Jimmy Jib Shots
Like everything else in the world, there is the right tool for the right job. The Jimmy Jib is often the right tool to offer the exceptional production value you seek. For most film and video applications the Jimmy Jib can give you the shots you want, when you want them, within a reasonable budget.
The Jimmy Jib can work in very restricted areas, and requires a much smaller crew to execute complex shots. The Jimmy Jib can go higher and lower, offering ground hugging shots all the way up to a lens height of 35 feet. Because the Jib arm is built in 3 foot sections it has a range of 6 feet to 30 feet in arm length.
The Jimmy Jib is the perfect dolly “drift” platform
Many shows seek to add the dynamics of camera “drifting” during an interview or scene to enhance the visual perception and production value. The Jimmy Jib can add far greater dynamics than just a dolly or pedestal. For very little or no additional money the Jib can add very high and very low shots in addition to the drift. Even with just a 6 foot or 9 foot arm the Jimmy Jib outperforms almost every dolly and pedestal for the “drift”.
The Jimmy Jib is excellent for moves requiring sweeps with the arm, moves up and down with the arm, dolly moves over track or smooth surfaces. It can replicate dolly moves, however, it does it in an arc that is measured around the base.
