How to Film Over Your Shoulder for Hours With a DJI Ronin Gimbal Mounted to a Steadicam

When asked to help document two guys who are walking every street in the five boroughs, I knew I'd be shooting on foot for hours—and would need a better solution for mobile interviews than a handheld MōVI.

As Riley Hooper's DP for a video in The New Yorker, I faced a particular technical challenge. We were tasked with following two people who are attempting to set foot on every single street on the map of New York City. By the time they’re done, they will have walked past every house in New York, every apartment, every ice cream shop, you name it—over 6000 miles of streets in total.

Here is the final video, and if you want to learn more about how we did it, keep on reading:

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