[Steven Lomas]

Hi Mark,

Thanks for such an informative reply!! It’s appreciated.

For me, I would put a rail across the ceiling parallel with the stage, but toward the back near the sound-desk. Also two vertical rails at each side of the stage, also set back a bit. I’ve spent a long time on the internet trying to find long tracks for sale, but I have only found the ACS company who make long rails.

But where I struggle is; what cameras do I mount on these ceiling and wall rails and how do i operate them remotely? Will lenses steam up due to the amount of hot sweaty bodies about?

I was hoping for a reply from ACS (Aerial Camera Systems) to the two emails I’ve sent them, but no luck. CamCat replied suggesting their Colibri system would be good to use, but is VERY expensive as it has to come with the skilled operators. I ruled that out of the question as it’s just TOO ambitious!

https://www.aerialcamerasystems.com/_resource/_pdf/CAMCAT-Colibri.pdf

I MUST spend more time researching HD cameras. This is a completely new subject field to me.