In this episode of the Digital Cinema Show on the Language of Camera Movement, we hear from noted motion picture veteran Andy Romanoff. Andy’s background is so deep and diverse it is hard to encapsulate. His own website is challenged to summarize: “Andy Romanoff is a storyteller, inventor, entrepreneur, corporate executive, and a lot more.” Andy is also a longtime DCS Advisory Board member and we know to be an author, a gifted photographer, a recovering cinematographer, and a man largely responsible for introducing the remote camera crane to Hollywood. In this interview, he explains some of the history and dynamics of camera cranes and tells the story of his involvement with the pioneering Louma crane.
This episode was recorded on location at SIGMA Burbank with their beautiful lenses on Panasonic Varicams with camera support by Cartoni. Our volunteer crew included Cinematographers Cameron Cannon and Brad Haskell with James Mathers serving as Interviewer. Post production was handled by Warren Eig, (who happens to also be the inventor of the EigRig Slider.) In addition to camera support, Cartoni also provided financial support without which this series would not be possible.
View Andy’s Interview here: https://vimeo.com/1129020906/725b5070ee?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
About our series, “The Language of Camera Movement and Support”:
From the earliest days of cinema, movement has been an important tool for storytelling. How the camera is supported, panned, tilted, raised, lowered, trucked, flown, or armed are critical aspects of what the filmmaker is trying to communicate. In this series, we aim to explore the many ways a camera can be operated or moved, the benefits of each, and what those various methods might express to the viewer.
For more about Andy Romanoff, visit his website here:
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