Multi-Angle Camera Rig With Telescoping Arms for Tight Film Sets
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current filmmaking practices for capturing multiple angles require either tedious single-camera operation or expensive setups with multiple cameras and operators, leading to time and cost inefficiencies, as well as logistical challenges in cramped spaces and during social distancing requirements.
Innovation Solution
A standalone audiovisual apparatus with a three-headed camera system that includes a main camera and two satellite cameras mounted on telescoping arms, allowing for simultaneous acquisition and live editing of multiple angles, reducing the need for multiple camera setups and operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If three separate cameras and three camera operators are used to capture multiple angles simultaneously, then the shooting speed and coverage quality are improved, but the cost, device complexity, and space requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple camera functions into a single camera body by integrating multiple image sensors and lenses. The camera system captures multiple angles simultaneously using one unified device rather than three separate cameras, thereby maintaining high productivity while reducing device complexity and operational requirements
Solution Approach 2:
The single camera system is designed with multi-functionality to perform the roles of three separate cameras. By incorporating multiple image sensors positioned at different angles and a lens system that can capture multiple fields of view, the device achieves universal coverage of master shots, angles, and reverse shots that traditionally required three dedicated camera operators
2Productivity
If three camera operators and their tripods are deployed to shoot coverage, then all angles are captured simultaneously, but the space requirements become prohibitive in cramped filming locations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple camera systems into a single compact device that can be positioned in cramped spaces. By integrating multiple image sensors and lenses within one camera body, the system eliminates the need for three separate tripods and operator positions, thereby maintaining simultaneous angle capture capability while dramatically reducing the physical space footprint
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system employs a nested structure where multiple image sensors and optical elements are arranged in a compact, space-efficient configuration within the single camera body. This nesting allows the device to pack the functional equivalent of three cameras into the space of one, enabling deployment in confined filming locations such as elevators, small rooms, or tight corridors
3Device complexity
If a single camera is used to capture multiple angles, then equipment cost and complexity are reduced, but the shooting time increases due to the need to move the camera and repeat takes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple image sensors and lenses in a single camera body, enabling simultaneous capture of master shots, angles, and reverse shots. This eliminates the need to physically move the camera between positions and retake scenes, thereby reducing device complexity while preventing time loss by capturing all required angles in one continuous take
Solution Approach 2:
The multi-sensor camera system maintains continuous recording across all angles simultaneously, ensuring that useful action is captured without interruption. By having multiple image sensors recording at the same time, the system eliminates the breaks and repetitions required when using a single camera to switch between positions, thereby maintaining continuous productive action throughout the scene
4Manufacturing precision
If multiple camera operators are used to shoot coverage, then image quality from multiple perspectives is improved, but crew size and operational cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple image sensors and processing units into a single camera system that can capture and process multiple angles simultaneously. This merging maintains the image quality benefits of having multiple perspectives while eliminating the need for multiple camera operators, thereby preserving manufacturing precision while reducing the quantity of human resources required
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein is a standalone audiovisual apparatus for the simultaneous acquisition and management of coverage, the simultaneous recording, and live on-the-fly editing of multiple angles, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the audiovisual apparatus comprises a body and arms. Further, the body comprises an upper body portion and a lower body portion. Further, the upper body portion comprises a body adapter disposed on the upper body portion. Further, the body adapter is configured for detachably attaching a primary recording device to the body adapter. Further, the lower body portion is disposable on a surface. Further, the arms are coupled to the body. Further, the arms comprise arm adapters. Further, the arm adapters are configured for detachably attaching secondary recording devices to the arm adapters. Further, the arms are configured for moving between arm positions in relation to the body for positioning the secondary recording devices in secondary recording positions.