Building a Perfect Short Film Shoulder Rig

Hello Crew, it’s Rob from The Film Look where we drop filmmaking knowledge bombs...AND…We’re going to build the shoulder rig used to shoot our short film Sixty Seconds so you can take some inspiration for your camera rig as everyone's setup is a little different.

Heres all of the parts that make up the rig which we collected over the last few years.  A lot of parts are from Small Rig and you can find links to everything in the description. 

To help build the rig, I’m going to be using this filmmaking multi-tool. It’s replaced the box of random Allen keys because it has the 4 main Allen Keys most rig part-use. It also has a flat head for the tripod screws, T25 and a Philips head bit. You can even store a couple of spare screws on it.

Here are all of the parts we used to build the shoulder rig -

Small Rig Multi-Tool - https://geni.us/VOmG

Camera Sony A7s Mark 1 - https://geni.us/L4mL5xi

A7s Cage - https://geni.us/6792f

Universal 15mm Rail Support System Baseplate - 2272 - https://geni.us/mhkFKW

SmallRig Shoulder Mount - 1954 - https://geni.us/Okj4QO

Rig Screws - https://geni.us/dwUvf7h

SMALLRIG Rosette Extension Arm - 1870 - https://geni.us/DHHGHOa

Rosette Handle - https://geni.us/ybBJagr

Rosette Wooden Grip - https://geni.us/A8JA

Wooden Grip + Record Button - https://bit.ly/35CPirV

Top Handle Record Button - https://geni.us/x91Eex

Monitor - AndyCine 4K - https://geni.us/MAKo5Gp

SMALLRIG EVF Mount Monitor - https://geni.us/Fz6E

15mm Rods - https://geni.us/9j9fyG

SmallRig 15mm Rod Clamp with Rosette Mount - https://geni.us/l8Q5Bbc

Wireless Follow Focus

Tilta Nucleus-M - https://geni.us/gIWEqTu

Dummy Battery - Sony A7s - https://geni.us/MmlH

DC Extension Cable - https://geni.us/qb83AB

NPF Battery - https://geni.us/jecVAk

NPF to T-Tap - https://geni.us/mYs6G

V-Lock Plate - https://geni.us/uZi1

V-Lock Battery - https://geni.us/8D3S07e

HDMI to HDMI Micro - https://geni.us/kfPcBxT

SMALLRIG HDMI Cable Clamp - 1822 - https://geni.us/K7ecK

Cable Ties - https://geni.us/yD13


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