Alexa Mini Rigging and Setup

Learn how to rig and set up an ARRI Alexa Mini camera for professional filmmaking and videography. This tutorial covers essential techniques, including general safe practices, attaching accessories like a follow focus, lenses, monitors, batteries, and video transmission, and adjusting camera settings for optimal image quality.

[CompleteProducer]

Thank you for making this! So helpful (:

[colemowery]

couple things I noticed for future reference - 

you'd want to wait to add the battery until all attachments are on the camera, including focus motors, transmission systems, or anything else you may need in a given scenario. Especially when plugging in dtap accessories. It's surprisingly common for the electricity to arc through the plastic on higher voltage accessories.

second - you always want to leave the lens caps in the case (or on the cart). You never want somebody to grab a lens cap, and have the lens fall and hit the ground.

Third - you should always have a prep day - especially if it's a camera you've never used before.


and lastly - your bridge plate is backwards 😉

[arivor]

In your first minute of the video you describe about picking up the camera and spending 2 hours crosschecking everything - in the professional world that is what you are supposed to do. AC's, sometimes with help of Camera Utility person would cross reference and double check that everything is set up and ready the way it is supposed to work on set. Nobody leaves without checking that the camera is working with the lenses and the filters. Their job is to calibrate everything before showing up to set. Otherwise if the check out center gave you the camera or another piece of equipment that isn't working - you are supposed to let them know before the gear leaves the center. You did it correctly, and don't be hard on yourself because professional equipment centers require you to do that. However, if the camera was already set up and tested by AC, then - yes, you just grab the gear and go :).

[liamrooney]

This is great, thanks for sharing this online. Are you likely to do other talks with other cinema cameras?