Shortly after the SKATER® Mini Camera Dolly was awarded with the Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in February 2008, P+S TECHNIK expanded the product range with the SKATER® Junior.
The SKATER® Junior is a smaller cost-effective version of the well-known SKATER® Mini Camera Dolly. The Junior is usable for cameras up to 12 kg / 26 lbs and offers a similar functionality to its larger brother. All sorts of circular and linear tracks can be set up within seconds.
Key Features
Allows precise movements in almost no prep time
Operator has full control over camera movement
Extremly low camera angles
Lightweight
User Quote
“It can be such a time saver and it‘s great fun to work with. That‘s why I put quite some energy in the development and the patents of the SKATER®. Many thanks to the great team at P+S Technik, it‘s such fun working with you.“
Sebastian Cramer, Director/ DoP, who created and patented the SKATER®.
“It‘s a precision German instrument that‘s fast and simple. It sets up quickly and without any fuss because you‘re not beholden to motion control. The movement is precise and repeatable. I fell in love with it after I first saw it at Cine Gear.“
Russell Carpenter, ASC, used the SKATER® with the Genesis camera on the set of “21“.
“The SKATER® should be booked on every production, replacing the humble hi-hat with something far more useful.”
Jon Fauer, ASC.
Details
The SKATER Junior can be equipped with a wide range of smaller camera heads from manufactures such as Cartoni, Sachtler, OConnor, Manfrotto, Silk and others or with photo heads, like three way heads, ball heads etc with a 3/8“ or 1/4“ mounting screw. To maintain a low lens position, these camera heads should have a flat base or a removable bowl.
Engravings on the bottom side of the base plate indicate several sets of mounting holes for different manufactures.
The new patented adjustable wheel shows detailled scales in metric and imperial which allows to directly determine the radius for a rotation tracking shot. No other adjustment is required. To execute linear tracking shots the adjustable wheel is set to a parallel position within seconds.
Of course rotating shots can also be set up with a laser pointer which is identical to the one used on the SKATER® Mini. A wide range of additional accessories from the SKATER® Mini can be used on the Junior as well (see below):
Selection of suitable camera heads for SKATER® Junior (must show a flat mounting base):
Cartoni - Action Pro (bowl needs to be taken off)
Sachtler - FSB 2, FSB 6, DV6 SB to DV12 SB, Video 15 SB
(requires newer models with integrated flat base fitting)
