Jimmy Jib Rentals NYC on Broadway!

Last month we had the amazing opportunity to work with the broadway show, Maybe Happy Ending! We supplied a 12’ Jimmy Jib Triangle rental, jib operator, jib assistant, and flew an Alexa with a Angeniuex 22-60. It was a fast paced shoot, many marks to hit with the leads, and lots of cool lighting elements. IATSE 1 set up an awesome and super solid platform above all the seating so the jib was free to fly. The cast and crew (especially IATSE 1), were beyond amazing to work with! The show recently posted this behind the trailer which features out NYC Jib Operator team quite a bit :). Check it out!

Dual NYC Jib Operator Experience! Two Jimmy Jibs for Basketball!

This past March we had a unique event at Basketball City in NYC. We got to provide two Jimmy Jib rigs for a 1 vs 1 basketball tournament. We supplied the NYC Jimmy Jib Rentals, the NYC based Jib Operators, assistants, and Sony FX9s for this marathon event. The show kicked off at noon and the winner was declared around 9:30pm. What a day of swinging jibs! Here’s a small highlight reel of the action!

"Jimmy Jib Rentals" or "jib operator NYC" vs The Gimbal

When is a “Jimmy Jib Rental” or “NYC Jib Operator” better than a gimbal? Gimbals are an amazing tool to create the smaller scale motion of a jib shot, tracking shots, and much more. There is a lot of cross over with what a jib and gimbal can do! When it comes to live events, jibs are much more helpful in capturing the size and scale as the jib arm can physically move the camera from a few feet off the ground to 30’ in the air! However, a gimbal can do fun tracking shots such as flying down the length of an isle. These are both fantastic options! However, in live events people don’t enjoy staring at the operator’s back for too long. Gimbals tend to need to be right in the action which means they are parked right in front of people trying to see! With a jib flying from above, the base set up from further away, and arm constantly moving, the sight lines of the people attending a show are much better preserved. The jib also gets a much more grand perspective of a space since it can fly higher!