Top 10 Ways for an event Patron to Disturb a New York City Jib Operator!!
To be fair, these can be great ways to bug a Boston Jib Op, a Washington D.C. based jib op, a New Jersey Jib operator, or gasp….some guy with Cammate rig ; ). Operating a Jimmy Jib in New York City has its challenges with tight spaces and obstructions, so it’s best not to talk to a jib op while he or she is swinging a rig around. Here we go, the best ways to create distractions, ALL of which have happened to me.
Jump over a jib barrciade and slap the operator in the butt. It’s ideal to do this mid shot, on a tight zoom, and while the shot is live on IMAG.
Throw beach balls at the jib operator. Aim for the face!
When your favorite song plays at some kind of crazy teen event, everyone swarm the stage and climb over the bike rack baricades to get there.
Go near the jib operator and try to strike up a conversation despite the op working and having a heavy duty double muff headset on.
If and only if you are extremely tall, stand near the jib permitter, find a chair to stand on to be even higher OR put your kid on your shoulders.
If you’re a photographer, place an enormously tall monopod or flash stand very close to the jib.
If and only if it’s an extremely loud sound environment, approach the jib area looking very concerned and like you have a very big issue on your hands. It’s super loud, so you can’t really hear anything but eventually get to the point that you need to plug in your phone somewhere or else your Instragram Live is going to go down!
When the jib op and assistant are on break, go unplug all the gear to charge your phone and vape pen. .
Leave unfished drinks or empty glasses near the jib for the operator to inadvertantly kick over.
Dress up in a gorilla costume and throw bananas at the jib operator.