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Miller Camera Support
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Showcases arrowF
Miller Camera Support's latest fluid head range is to
start shipping during the show...

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iller Camera Support, a leader
in the production of innovating
camera support solutions, will start
shipping its new range of arrowFX fluid
heads during NAB.
The series, including the arrowFX
3, arrowFX 5 and arrowFX 7, is an
extension of Miller's new arrowFX
line of fluid heads, providing the
latest solution for high-definition
live television productions where
augmented reality effects are inserted
into the picture.
The arrowFX Fluid Heads feature
robust,
high-resolution
magnetic
encoders integrated into the fluid
head. The arrowFX can precisely
monitor and communicate, in real
time, the exact position of the fluid
head with zero latency.
Augmented Reality
The arrowFX also features an
Augmented Reality Interface (ARI)
box, which interfaces between the

arrowFX fluid heads and well-known
real-time graphics engines such as
Vizrt, Orad and others. This provides
accurate real-time pan, tilt, zoom and
focus data, as well as lens geometry
information to create life-like precision
augmented productions.
"In today's world, we must evolve
our product offerings to satisfy the
latest production trends, including
adapting to augmented reality effects
in real-time," says Charles Montesin,
Global Sales and Marketing Manager,
Miller Camera Support Equipment.
"The arrowFX range allows our
customers to achieve higher quality,
more realistic and attractive digital
effects."
The arrowFX line features a pan
resolution of 1,589,246 counts per
360 degrees and a tilt resolution of
491,520 counts per 180 degrees. It also
features Miller's patented CB PLUS™,
a unique sequential counterbalance
design
that
takes
traditional

counterbalancing
a step forward,
resulting in repeatable, accurate and
rapid setup. CB Plus makes the
new arrowFX Series the ideal
choice for any broadcast where
frequent and fast rigging is
required.
Payload Ranges
The arrowFX 3 is designed for lighter
cameras and boasts a payload range
of 1kg to 19kg (2.2lbs to 41.8lbs),
16 positions of counterbalance and
5+0 pan-and-tilt drag positions. The
arrowFX 5 is ideal for larger rigs
with longer lens where more drag is
required.
It has a wide payload range from 2kg
to 21kg (4.4lbs to 46.2lbs), 16 positions
of counterbalance and 7+0 pan-andtilt drag positions. The arrowFX 7 is
best suited for heavier rigs, including
in-studio and OB applications, and
has a payload range from 6kg to 25kg

Miller's arrowFX range
feature an AR Interface

(13.2lbs to 55.1lbs), 16 positions of
counterbalance and 7+0 pan-and-tilt
drag positions.
Each arrowFX model comes with a
120mm sliding travel plate to help
quickly rebalance changing camera
payloads. In addition, it is designed
with illuminated controls that allow
users to work no matter what lighting
or environmental conditions they are
in.
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Project Aims to Influence Plastic Change
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s a producer and director who also
has an honors degree in genetics
and a personal interest in surfing, Mike
Cunliffe brings this eclectic set of skills
and knowledge to any project in which
he is involved.
All were recently enlisted for The
Plastic Project, which documents the
negative effects plastic has on the
environment on both a macro and a
micro level. To help Cunliffe capture
the action for the project he turned to
his Miller Arrow 40 2-Stage Sprinter II
Carbon Fibre System.
Environmentally conscious, Cunliffe
found himself drawn to this project
not only for professional reasons, but
personal as well. "I filmed a couple
of segments with Tim Nunn, the
stills photographer who started the
project," he explains. "We found the
most pristine, beautiful beach I think
I've ever seen in the Lofoten Islands,
which are located just inside the Arctic
Circle in North Norway. On these
most unbelievably beautiful beaches

we would just find plastic
rubbish from pretty much any
country in Europe that you
could think of, including the
inland countries. There was
also rubbish from anywhere
that bordered the Atlantic,
both North and South; it was
extraordinary."
Cunliffe needed a system
that could support his entire
setup, including his Sony PXWFS7, Convergent Design Odyssey7Q+
monitor/recorder, Canon EF 100400mm lens, matte box and adaptors.
"The base of my setup is about four
kilos and the last time I weighed the
camera with everything it was about
16-and-a half kilos," he said. "I find
the counterweight of the Arrow 40
very good, particularly when you're
using long rods and a long lens.
You're putting an immense amount
of pressure on the counterweight on
your setup and need a reliable system
that's going to work. The other thing

Producer / Director Mike Cunliffe

about the Arrow 40 is the carbon legs
are rock solid. We deal with howling
offshore winds, but it's a very solid
platform that we're on and the carbon
doesn't flex."
The team plans on giving clips to
schools to recut and revoice and allow
them to make their own environmental
multimedia projects, furthering the
education of students on the negative
effects of plastic on the environment.
Although the Arrow 40 is
discontinued, it is still supported

and in use worldwide. Miller
expanded on the Arrow Fluid
Head's success with the
creation of the arrowX range
of fluid heads, including
the arrowX 5, which is the
successor to the Arrow 40.
"We are very pleased our
Arrow 40 helped to make
this project a reality," says
Miller's Global Sales and
Marketing Manager Charles
Montesin. "The Arrow 40 has helped
serve Mike for a number of years and
he has produced some great work with
it. During 2016 Miller built on user
feedback from the Arrow range and
was tremendously proud to launch the
arrowX range of fluid heads. This new
series replaced the Arrow range and
highlighted several new key features,
including our CB PLUS™ technology.
Our mission to support filmmakers,
like Mike, who make a global impact
with their work will continue with the
arrowX for years to come."
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