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New Camera And Tripod
Carrier Developed At MGM
No longer necessary to remove camera
from tripod when moving to new setup.
By FREDERICK FOSTER

A

accessory developed by the MetroGoldwyn-Mayer camera department now makes it pos¬
sible to quickly move a tripod-mounted un-blimped Techni¬
color camera without removing camera from the tripod and
re-mounting it later. Designed by John Arnold, A.S.C., execu¬
tive director of photography at MGM, the gadget is called
the "Tripod Easi-Lift."
As its name implies, its basic function is to ease the task of
lifting camera and tripod between setups, when either a black
and white or Technicolor camera is mounted on the conven¬
tional tripod. This it does by rigidly securing the tripod legs
in their set "spread" or position, and affording means for three
grips or camera assistants to lift the whole unit by hand.
Heretofore, moving a camera-especially a heavy Techni¬
color camera-from one setup position to another on location
has been a time-consuming chore and waste of production time
and money-this, of course, where the camera is used on the
conventional tripod. Indoors, of course, and on some locations,
the camera-when enclosed in a blimp-is usually erected on
one of the mobile type camera mounts.
Another feature of the Tripod Easi-Lift is that it permits
using a camera on more rugged terrain and in what heretofore
was considered inaccessible locations. Where a choice setup
calls for using the tripod on a slope, one leg can be extended
for the lower elevation and secured in this position with comNEW CINEMATOGRAPHIC

FIG. 2-Clamp sections slip over tripod legs and
are locked in place. Sturdy welded handle per¬
mits easy lifting by camera assistant.

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AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER

FIG. I-The Tripod Easi-Lift in action. Charles Rosher, A.S.C (right)
directs his camera crew in moving the unblimped Technicolor camera
to a new setup on location for MGM's "Showboat."

plete safety, with no danger of the tripod toppling over.
(See Fig. 3.)
Normally, a cameraman might hesitate to move the camera
fifteen or twenty feet for a new setup on a rugged exterior
location, to gain advantage of improved composition or camera
angle, because of the time and trouble involved (in removing
and remounting the camera). With the Tripod Easi-Lift
employed, such a move is a simple procedure. Three grips lift

FIG. 3-Where tripod is to be used on hilly
terrain, one leg may be extended for the lower
elevation and locked securely in place.

DECEMBER, 1950

(Continued on Page 4.24.)

FIG. 4-The Easi-Lift may be left attached to
tripod and folded for storage or easy carrying
when not in use.



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