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  1. Stimulate Students' Interest in Learning Chinese Characters

    When students do not understand the relationship between the glyphs and phonograms of Chinese characters as well as the origin of Chinese ideograms. They feel that Chinese characters are difficult to learn. Under such fears, it is difficult to have an interest in Chinese characters. In the early stage of Chinese character teaching, we must stimulate students' interest in learning Chinese characters and help them overcome this fear. Only in this way can Chinese teaching be carried out smoothly.

 

There are two ways to stimulate students' interest in learning and overcome the fear of difficulty. The first is to introduce the origin of Chinese characters, and let students understand how Chinese characters evolved to what they are today. How did the original shape of Chinese characters come from? And how does it express the meaning? In the process of introducing the evolution of Chinese characters, students are also allowed to understand the ideographic functions of Chinese characters, especially the pictographic and ideographic characters and the shape of the sound words. The second method is to introduce the relationship between glyphs and words, glyphs and meanings so that students can understand the relationship between sound and meaning, eliminate the fear of difficulty, and provide more clues for the memory of Chinese characters.

Introduce the origin of Chinese characters. There are 7 kinds of sayings about the formation of Chinese characters. Among them, pictographs express meaning most directly. Introducing the origin of Chinese characters from hieroglyphics is easier for students to accept and understand. The specific operation is as follows: Give the students a few Oracle characters that they have already learned, and let the students guess what the words are. Students will make all kinds of guesses. Of course, it is very likely that they will not be guessed correctly. It doesn't matter. After students have used their imagination, teachers can tell them what the words are. Most of the Chinese characters have changed a lot, and very different from the current simplified characters. Comparing the original Oracle with the simplified characters often arouses the students' surprise. The students will feel very strange and very interesting. At this moment, the teacher should give them a history of the development of this Chinese character, and let the students understand how it evolved into what it is today.

For example, write the oracle of the horse on the blackboard and ask the students to guess what does it mean, then tell the students the answer. The students will find that the two "horse" characters are very different, then the teacher will show the students how the word "horse" gradually evolved from the pictogram to the current glyph.

2. Resolutely Implement The Component Teaching Method

Component teaching is an effective teaching method. It can help students understand the relationship between various parts of Chinese characters, and can also reduce the number of things students need to remember. In the study of psychology, people's cognition of Chinese characters has both first whole then part processing and first part then whole processing. These two processing methods can be flexibly utilized according to the relationship between the whole and parts, parts and parts of different Chinese characters. As mentioned above, the relationship between the whole and parts, parts and parts will affect the learning of Chinese characters. The part mentioned here refers to components rather than strokes. In the component teaching, it is not only to let students understand the relationship between the whole and part, part and part, but also to improve the students' familiarity (or sensitivity) with specific exercises. This level of familiarity can improve the speed of recognizing Chinese characters, as well as enhance memory.

Now, for us, there is no need to emphasize the advantages and importance of the component teaching method. What we need to focus on is how to truly adhere to the component teaching and improve students' familiarity with the relationship between Chinese characters and components, components and components. I think there are two exercises that can achieve this goal: one is the Chinese character split practice, and the other is the Chinese character combination exercise.

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Zhiyun-Tech just announced their new flagship stabilizer for higher payloads – Zhiyun CRANE 3S. With its new powerful motors, the gimbal can support loads up to 6.5kg (14.33 lbs) so it should be able to handle many cinema cameras. It also offers modular design with EasySling Handle and SmartSling Handle and it can be used with EasyRig. It is available now in three kits.

The Chinese gimbal manufacturer Zhiyun-Tech first introduced the new gimbal design with the CRANE 3 LAB and Weebill LAB back in 2018. The aim of the gimbals was to improve the ergonomics for easier underslung filming mode – when the camera is underneath the gimbal. Since then, the smaller stabilizer Weebill LAB already got its improved successor with the Weebill-S compact gimbal in October 2019. Now the time has come to improve the larger model. Zhiyun-Tech just announced its new flagship stabilizer for higher payloads – the Zhiyun CRANE 3S. Let’s take a short look at its features and specs.

 

Zhiyun CRANE 3S

One of the most significant changes in the new Zhiyun CRANE 3S are its new, more powerful motors which allow it to handle up to 6.5kg (14.33 lbs) payloads allowing to use the gimbal with heavier camera setups. According to Zhiyun, the gimbal will be able to handle setups with Canon EOS 1DX, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras, Canon Cinema EOS, Sony FS and FX series, and RED Digital Cinema cameras. It should even be possible to balance a Blackmagic URSA on the gimbal, although it has to be mounted reversed.

Zhiyun CRANE 3S should even carry the Blackmagic URSA. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

Zhiyun CRANE 3S should even carry the Blackmagic URSA. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

 

CRANE 3S also features a modular design in the motor axis and handles. For larger cinema camera combos, users can attach the included extension module onto the roll axis. For smaller DSLR combos, the extension module can be removed to make the setup compact and portable.

 

Zhiyun CRANE 3S features extendable arm. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

 

With CRANE 3S, Zhiyun-Tech also introduces a detachable second handle with two options:

 

EasySling Handle extends the grip for more comfort upright & underslung operation

SmartSling Handle features an intuitive control panel and OLED screen, for direct camera & gimbal parameter adjustment

It is possible to combine both handles as they are easy to fit and remove. Both provide multiple thread holes in different sizes to mount accessories. The modular design makes the CRANE 3S compatible with motorized dollies, jibs, cable cams, EasyRig, etc. Especially the compatibility with EasyRig is important in my opinion as some setups with the CRANE 3S will be very heavy for handheld operation.

Zhiyun CRANE 3S gimbal announced. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

 

With three 18650-format batteries, CRANE 3S can run for up to 12 hours. A DC-in power port on the battery compartment allows input of up to 25.2V for direct charging. To support long shoots with larger setups, Zhiyun introduces the TransMount PowerPlus Battery Pack which houses six 18650 batteries and independently provides 18 hours of runtime for the gimbal.

Zhiyun CRANE 3S gimbal announced. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

 

The newly-designed locking system can lock all three axes without noticeable swinging. The modular design comes with double locks for additional safety. A larger lens support has been added to the zoom and focus system.

 

Image Transmission Module

Zhiyun-Tech’s TransMount Image Transmission Module is, of course, compatible with the CRANE 3S. With the transmitter, the video can be streamed to up to three monitoring devices including smartphones. The ViaTouch 2.0 system in the ZY Play app bridges the communication gap between stabilizer, camera and monitoring devices, allowing users to adjust camera and gimbal parameters remotely. The ViaTouch 2.0 system also enables a visualized remote motion control for the gimbal.

Zhiyun CRANE 3S gimbal announced. Source: Zhiyun-Tech

 

The Zhiyun CRANE 3S is now available for pre-order. There are three options (kits) available:

 

CRANE 3S (with SmartSling Handle) priced at $739 (€849 in Europe)

CRANE 3S-E (with EasySling Handle) priced at $649 (€769 in Europe)

CRANE 3S Pro (with SmartSling Handle, PowerPlus Battery Pack, Zoom&Focus Controllers, Image Transmission Transmitter and Smartphone Clamp) priced at $1,149 (€1,299 in Europe)

What do you think about the new Zhiyun CRANE 3S? Do you have experience with other Zhiyun-Tech gimbals? Let us know in the comments underneath the article.

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