Wooden Camera's Sleeker, Cheaper Shoulder Rig V.3 Is Now Shipping | No Film School

We covered Wooden Nickel's announced updates to the Shoulder Rig line at NAB in April. The updated versions are substantially redesigned and incorporate features like telescopic arms (Pro), additional arm rotation points (Pro) to widen or narrow grip spacing, a larger and more durable shoulder pad, and an integrated kickstand for setting the rig down.

Now, both the Base and Pro versions are shipping.

Another nice touch is that there are two shoulder pad options included to accommodate different shoulder sizes. Both versions use the Arri standard safety dovetail and are natively compatible with all Unified Baseplates, Unified Bridgeplates, and Dovetail Clamps. The Crossbar uses an integrated NATO standard rail with thumbscrews and can be quickly adjusted left and right for camera balance. The crossbar also has threaded holes for attaching monitors, rod clamps, cheese plates, battery mounts, and other accessories. Each version is available with brown leather or rubber hand grips.

Shoulder Rig v3 (Base)

270400-shoulder-rig-v3-base-rubber-1_1800x1800 V3 Base model with rubber handles

In addition to the more substantial shoulder pad, the V3 Base model is 18% lighter than the popular V2.

Shoulder Rig v3 (Base, Rubber Handles): $499
Shoulder Rig v3 (Base, Brown Leather Handles):$499

Shoulder Rig V3 (Pro)

Pro_leather_1800x1800 V3 Pro model with leather handles

The Pro model has upgraded pivoting ARRI rosette mounts at each end of the crossbar, enabling full 360-degree rotation and two telescopic arms allowing for a much more ergonomic fit than with the Base model.

Shoulder Rig v3 (Pro, Rubber): $995
Shoulder Rig v3 (Pro, Brown Leather):$995

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What's the Hype With 'Interstellar' Revisiting Cinemas After a Decade in 70mm IMAX?

Here's Why You Need to Revisit 'Interstellar' in 70mm IMAX

Celebrate the love and hope at the center of Nolan's space epic in the format it was meant to be seen.

If we know anything about Christopher Nolan, he likes to go big. Nolan started with smaller-scale stories (as many of us do) with early noir adjacent works like Following, Memento, and Insomnia, then started going and staying big with his illusionist drama The Prestige. Since then, the scale has been various degrees of massive, with the biggest scope in his time-and-space sprawling epic, Interstellar.

While Interstellarmight not be everyone's favorite Nolan outing, there's no denying it's an impressive feat of filmmaking and his most emotional—if watching Matthew McConaughey's Cooper desperately try to reach his family through quantum space-time doesn't make you cry at least a little bit, what's going on, dude?

With Interstellar'sIMAX release, it's a great time to shed some tears in a public setting in one of the most prestigious film formats around. As we mentioned in our film gauge piece, Nolan loves shooting on film and utilizes 65mm intentionally to provoke a tone of massive scale. In that regard, Interstellar was made for 70mm IMAX. That goes without saying, dawg. That being said, other factors make Interstellar a perfect movie to revisit in theaters while you can.

Let's break down the release further below.

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