Technocrane is a

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widely utilised in the

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and in

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production. Originally commissioned, manufactured, named and marketed by Technovision Ltd. in

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, the first TechnoCrane was exhibited by Technovision during Photokina Expo in

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in September 1986. Today, TechnoCrane derivatives are available from several different manufacturers, such as SuperTechno, MovieBird, Filmotechnic, Servicevision among others, and come in many different sizes and various specifications, with extended arms reaching to . The camera is mounted on a remote head on the end of the crane arm and is remote controlled by a

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at a control desk. The Technocrane can telescope at variable speeds on demand. It allows camera moves that cannot be achieved using a jib arm crane and camera dolly, and the telescoping can be used to compensate for the camera moving in an arc called "arc compensation".

History

The Technocrane was first introduced to

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by Simon Jayes in the late 1980s who was one of the first Technovision trained crane technicians in London. Similar camera crane technology was also introduced to the Soviet film industry by Ukrainian Academy Award winning cinema engineer Anatoliy Kokush ( Filmotechnic ) at the same period of time. In 1999, the Society of Camera Operators (S.O.C.) presented their technical achievement award to Technovision, Gyula Mester and Keith Edwards for the "First Telescopic Camera Crane" and for their significant contributions to the Art, Craft and Safety of the Camera Operator. In 2005, the

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presented

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Gyula Mester
and Keith Edwards for the invention and development of the Technocrane.

Usage

Productions that have used the Technocrane or the later SuperTechnocrane include ''

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'' films, the ''

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'' films, and all the

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films of the late 1990s and 2000s, among many others.

Gallery

File:X-MEN First Class.JPG, Technocrane used during the filming of X-Men: First Class (2011) File:Technocrane with Newton stabilized remote camera head.jpg, Technocrane with remote camera head File:MovieBird in production.jpg, Technocrane in production File:NEWTON stabilized camera head on a technocrane.jpg, Moviebird 52, telescopic camera crane with stabilized head to control the camera at a live TV show in Norway File:Technocrane demo 2006.jpg, SuperTechno 30 File:Telescopic Camera Crane MovieBird 45.jpg, MovieBird 45 () File:Inside plane mounted with MovieBird Crane.jpg, MovieBird Crane mounted inside airplane File:MB-Ghost-Protocol.jpg, Technocrane used during the filming of Ghost Protocol File:Technodolly12.jpg, The incrdedibly versatile TechnoDolly10/12 installed with PGA Tour Studios.

References

External links

1st Technocrane related Patent - 1988 - by Gyula Mester / Technovision

Maker of MovieBird telescopic cranes

Maker of Super Technocranes

Maker of the Scorpio telescopic cranes

Maker of Technoscope telescopic cranes
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History

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