Portable Cross-Shooting Camera Rig for Low-Profile Multi-Subject Filming

Solution Overview

Problem

Current film and video production methods for cross-shooting multiple static subjects require extensive equipment setup and large crews, making them costly, invasive, and inconvenient for filming in non-artificially constructed locations, especially in unscripted television where location fees and permissions can be challenging.

Innovation Solution

A self-contained, portable recording arrangement with a plurality of video and audio recording devices, deployment hardware, and electrical components that can be easily set up to achieve a cross-shooting orientation without the need for extensive crew or equipment, using extendable limbs and remotely controlled IP cameras to position devices on either side of the subjects, minimizing hardware and crew requirements.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional cross-shooting equipment and crew are used, then video recording of multiple subjects can be achieved, but setup time and costs increase significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo recording capabilityVSAvoidsetup time

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple video recording devices, audio recording devices, deployment hardware, and electrical components into a single integrated portable recording arrangement. This merging eliminates the need for separate equipment setups and reduces overall setup time while maintaining full video recording capability for cross-shooting multiple subjects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The portable recording arrangement is designed to be self-contained with integrated deployment hardware that can automatically position the recording devices. The system includes self-sufficient power supply through electrical component hardware, eliminating the need for extensive external equipment and crew assistance, thereby reducing setup time significantly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If traditional cross-shooting equipment and crew are used, then video recording of multiple subjects can be achieved, but filming costs increase due to location fees and crew requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvevideo recording capabilityVSAvoidfilming costs

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple video recording devices, audio recording devices, deployment hardware, and electrical components into a single integrated portable recording arrangement. This merging eliminates the need for separate equipment setups and reduces overall setup time while maintaining full video recording capability for cross-shooting multiple subjects.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The portable recording arrangement is designed to be self-contained with integrated deployment hardware that can automatically position the recording devices. The system includes self-sufficient power supply through electrical component hardware, eliminating the need for extensive external equipment and crew assistance, thereby reducing setup time significantly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Manufacturing precision

If traditional cross-shooting equipment is used, then proper cross-shooting orientation can be achieved, but equipment presence becomes invasive and affects subject performance

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecross-shooting orientationVSAvoidequipment invasiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Manufacturing precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the recording system into multiple compact modules including separate video recording devices and audio recording devices that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each device to be small and unobtrusive while collectively achieving the proper cross-shooting orientation through coordinated deployment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The portable recording arrangement is designed to be self-contained with integrated deployment hardware that can automatically position the recording devices. The system includes self-sufficient power supply through electrical component hardware, eliminating the need for extensive external equipment and crew assistance, thereby reducing setup time significantly.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11457128B2Self-contained low profile cross shooting video apparatus

Publication Date: 2022.09.27 BRAINBABY INC

AI summary

A recording arrangement is provided including at least one outer enclosure configured to receive and maintain therein a plurality of video recording devices and a matching plurality of audio recording devices, deployment hardware configured to deploy the plurality of video recording devices to a desired location, means for moving the deployment hardware, and electrical component hardware. The at least one outer enclosure is portable to different physical locations. The electrical component hardware is configured to deploy the plurality of video recording devices in a cross-shooting orientation wherein a first subject on a left side is video recordable by a first video recording device positioned on a right side and a second subject on the right side is video recordable by a second video recording device on the left side.