There are a lot of those who think filming with a mono pole is only good for taking selfies. They think that it is to unstable and that's where I want to emphasize another approach.
I do make a product that can help in this area but I actually want to focus on the method of filming on this thread. I believe its important because the approach so far has been to just hold the mono pole from the end and try to film as steady as possible using only "ONE HAND".
I have found that by having some type of handle (in my case,it happens to be a light mount that has approx 3" handle area for holding) on your mono pole, could significantly add stability. I stumbled across this aspect as I was compensating for the weight of the light mount on the mono pole. I naturally put my hand on the mount and I found that when I did so I was able to steady my shot.
I would think this could be an easy DYI for those who do not wish to have a light on their pole but merely want to have more stability when they film. I also found that by placing one hand on the handle and having the mono pole resting in the shoulder pocket area, seemed to also be a good way to get good stability. The weight and stability of our torso provides an excellent anchoring point to which one can use to their advantage. I want to post these pictures of some using this type method and also a video of our mount
but in this particular case lets try to focus on method filming, for the goal of achieving the most stability out of a mono pole.
[video=youtube;IFzR0eAx0Y0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFzR0eAx0Y0[/video]
I do make a product that can help in this area but I actually want to focus on the method of filming on this thread. I believe its important because the approach so far has been to just hold the mono pole from the end and try to film as steady as possible using only "ONE HAND".
I have found that by having some type of handle (in my case,it happens to be a light mount that has approx 3" handle area for holding) on your mono pole, could significantly add stability. I stumbled across this aspect as I was compensating for the weight of the light mount on the mono pole. I naturally put my hand on the mount and I found that when I did so I was able to steady my shot.
I would think this could be an easy DYI for those who do not wish to have a light on their pole but merely want to have more stability when they film. I also found that by placing one hand on the handle and having the mono pole resting in the shoulder pocket area, seemed to also be a good way to get good stability. The weight and stability of our torso provides an excellent anchoring point to which one can use to their advantage. I want to post these pictures of some using this type method and also a video of our mount
but in this particular case lets try to focus on method filming, for the goal of achieving the most stability out of a mono pole.
[video=youtube;IFzR0eAx0Y0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFzR0eAx0Y0[/video]
