Riggin Design Inc
telescopic and fixed length camera cranes
remote heads, camera dollies, and more...
What makes us different........
The owner of Riggin Design and designer of the equipment displayed here is Scott Buckler. Scott has been active in the film industry since 1984 and has personally designed, fabricated, and wired every piece of equipment and wrote the software code for all the servo systems.
That level of knowledge is priceless to the productions that he is a part of. The effort and commitment will always be top of the line.
Riggin Design offers a unique package of camera cranes and remote heads. This website displays a rather substantial array of equipment that has been designed and constructed from the ground up to service its primary market: the East Coast.
The equipment is very durable, reliable, efficient, and cost effective. It comes housed in a single truck that allows for changes to be made on set in response to particular situations and needs.
With any other operator or rental house, the production gets either just one camera crane or "what they ordered." With Riggin Design's exceptional package, a large array of telescopic and fixed length cranes, different remote heads, and the camera dolly, along with track and remarkable accessories, arrive on set ready to go.
The flat rate no surprise pricing makes the job easier for all involved.
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Feature Credits:
The Lottery Ticket....camera crane technician....2009
Rocksteady....camera crane operator.....2009
Darkon...........camera crane operator....2006
Brooklyn Lobster...camera crane operator....2005
Meet the Family.....camera crane operator...2004
The Next Big Thing....camera crane operator...2001
The Opponent.....camera crane operator....2000
Leonard Bernstein's New York....rigger....1997
Milk & Money....camera crane operator....1996
The American Experience.....grip....1995
Edison's Miracle of Light.....grip....1995
Schindler's List.....rigging grip....1993
Blades....gaffer....1989
Astonished....gaffer....1989
The Stuff....electrician....1985
Toxic Avenger..........gaffer......1984
Riggin Design started building camera cranes in 1989. The original concept was to have a camera crane, a remote head, and a camera dolly.
It was never imagined in 1989, that 20 years would go into reaching those goals. The equipment that Riggin Design offers is very well designed and solidly built from the perspective that it needs to always work on demand.
The latest innovations that have come forth in 2009 is the development of a wireless remote head that was used for extensive car rigging for a feature shoot . Also developed was an entire new car rigging system that we now offer.
The upcoming year will bring forth some new products that are in development that we are very excited to be working on. Keep in touch to see what we have in store!
Specifications:
The SuperScottiScopic in an excellent tool for camera movement and placement. The unique motorized base allows for one man base movement and positioning.
The SuperScottiScopic has worked in every weather condition imaginable: rain, heat, humidity and freezing cold.
High grade linear track is available for the SuperScottiscopic, giving excelptionally precise camera movement.
The ScottiScopic TechnoJib was first introduced in 2004. It is very quiet and smooth, and in many cases replaces the need for a camera dolly.
The TechnoJib is an excellent small Jib that allows for the DP and crane operator to work out small moves "on the fly" while shooting. Its low mass and small footprint let the jib work in tight interior locations.
It can be operated in either "dual mode" or "solo mode". The solo mode option lets the TechnoJib compete with Jimmy Jibs, but giving the production the ability to have telescopic shots.
The Skeleton Dolly was designed to be similiar to the Fischer 10 dolly. The arm movement utilizes an electronic over hydraulic design which allows for very precise joystick control of the boom.
The arm movement is silent.
Ergonomic features allow the camera operator to adjust the arm up and down with his own set of controls.
The straight track design features easy on-off dolly track without use of track trays.
Fixed length cranes represent an older, tried and true technology that still have applications today. The strength and stability of the camera moves are excellent.
The equipment is also capable of being broken down to a component level when the pieces need to be taken into difficult locations: Rooftops and river embankments are but a few examples.
The Clipper Crane can be built many different ways to give different sizes, shapes, and characteristics.
Cipper Jr................12' or 18' reach
Clipper18...............riding crane, 18' camera height
Clipper 25..............25' reach, 23' camera height
Clipper 38..............40' reach, 35' camera height
Track......................36' linear rail track
60' stainless steel rail
An entire car rigging system was created for the feature film "Rocksteady." Utilizing a top mount remote head and wireless controls, the camera and its controls could be separated for the best shots with the greatest operator safety.
This system greatly expands the "hostess tray" concept without the costs and limitations associated with either a hostess tray or a process trailer.
The camera is mounted on an air ride piston that greatly absorbs shocks and vibration while still giving a gritty look that enhances the driving effects.
Night Car Race
Corn Field
In rear mount, a grip would operate the arm and the camera operator would operate the remote head.
The center mount can be removed from the base and attached to a Chapman dolly for the ability to do tracking shots.
Maximum Reach........10.5'
Minimum Reach..........5'
Telescopic Action........5.5'
Base dimensions........32" x 40"
The Shotgun Jib is a small telecopic jib that is designed for table-top, product shots, interviews, and other applications looking for compact and versitile telescopic movement.
Comprised of a single telescopic tube, the Shotgun can be operated from the front or rear.
In front mode, a Weaver Steadman head would be mounted to the jib. The camera operator can move the arm in and out with a touch of a botton for different speeds and can frame and move the jib at will without assitance. This function would be similiar to a Straight Shoot'r, but the telescopic range is greatly increased.
Bayer asprin TV commercial
LStainmaster TVcommercial
Finnean's Rainbow TV commercial
Windstream commercial
Shania Twain music video
Onyx video
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