Return | Newsletter Back Issues | Previous | Next 1995 New Products Chapman is proud to announce that front boards are now available for the ATB Base.  This revolutionary accessory was designed specifically to accommodate a low-angle shot for Key Grip, John Stabile, who was filming a Chrysler-Plymouth commercial in Mojave (see story page 1).  The two-foot long front board allows for a steady, low angle shot as close as six inches to the ground.  The front board is sturdy enough to hold two people (an operator and assistant) plus a camera on the nose because it is assembled as part of the crane base.  Height and width of the boards are adjustable with camera risers and extensions. ABOVE: ATB front boards enable steady, low angle camera shots. A new feature to Chapman's hottest item, the Pedolly®, are sideboards, created by Chapman's design team.  The accessory package includes two sideboards and a front board, all of which enable the operator to stand on the dolly during use.  The sideboards are capable of two height settings and also come with 3" steel extensions.   "The sideboards can be used in a raised up position or turned over to obtain a drop down position", Pedolly Tech, Bob Stawinski, says.  "The extensions also turn the narrow sideboard into a wide sideboard.  These sideboards give the operator more options when deciding how to position him/herself around the Pedolly.   The front board is also reversible from a raised up to a down mode and can act as a battery plate, as well.  The extensions screw into the dolly chassis, making the switch from narrow to wide boards both safe and easy!" Welcome Aboard Chapman/LA is proud to welcome new Accounting Manager, Riki Mancinetti, and Iris Alvarez of Accounts Payable to the Chapman team.   Cartoon by Frank Requena, Chapman LA Dolly Technician Orlando Studio & Production Center: Update Above: The crew of Vampire Wars poses at Chapman's Orlando Stage where the filming was done. (Photo by Patrice Lauzon) Orlando Stage Hosts its first Feature Film: Rosewood Productions "Vampire Wars" Orlando,FL--The new year has been an exciting time on the Chapman Stage in Orlando.  Recent events onstage include filming of Rosewood Productions, Vampire Wars. Producer Wally Parks, Director Hugh Parks, and DP Greg Patterson were very pleased with the results from dailies shot at the Chapman Stage.  Other productions filmed on the Chapman Stage were Platinum Production's spots for "Don Mealey Chevrolet"; Tim Weber's celebration for Disney Development; Mesita, Ltd. produced a Cleveland Golf Clubs commercial featuring pro golfer, Corey Pavin; 1/33 Productions' shot spots for Super 8 Motels, and a variety of Golf Channel promotional spots produced by New Media Producers Group and Walt Disney World/MGM Studios found Chapman's stage Ideal!  Tammy Stone, Production Manager, for 1/33 Productions' recent Super 8 Motels shoot called Chapman's stage a Production-pleasing facility, saying, "Chapman, as always, was comfortable and accommodating.  I look forward to coming back in the future." On the equipment front, Florida-based Chapman products have just returned to the depot from recently-wrapped features Gone Fishin' and Striptease. Current features include MGM's Fled in Atlanta and Terms of Endearment sequel, Evening Star, in Houston. By the end of January, Chapman will be rolling onto location for the much-anticipated, Rosewood, directed by John Singleton.  Commercials and music videos have also kept Chapman equipment busy in Florida.  Look for the flawless camera movement in Shaquille O'Neal's latest Reebok ad and you know you're seeing Chapman equipment at work.

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