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DIY $25 Camera Crane or Turbo Mini Jib

Posted on May 15, 2009 in Cinematography | 1 Comment

IndyMogul shows you how to build a Camera Crane that anyone can afford in this DIY video.

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Instructions for DIY Camera Boom

Posted on September 15, 2008 in Cinematography | No Comments

Here are illustrated instructions to build your own DIY camera boom. The guide was created in 2000 by Paul Turner, the site is now preserve by Archive.org
…My first boom was made from a “No Parking” sign mowed over by some drunk down the street from a bar. The pole was 2 1/2 inch (5 [...]

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How to Build a Camera Jib/Crane

Posted on September 5, 2008 in Cinematography | 4 Comments

This video tutorial by Tony Reale of Next Wave Graphics shows you how built a camera crane. This was all done with a table saw, drill and hack saw. He has measurements and pictures listed on his blog, HERE. They also have some other great DIY and film related topics on that blog [...]

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202 DIY Filmmaking Tutorials

Posted on July 21, 2008 in Featured | 20 Comments

Why buy it when you can build it? Well… most of the time you don’t have a choice. Other times it’s just way too much fun! In our first DIY (“Do It Yourself”) featured list we will focus on the production side of filmmaking. Stay tuned for other DIY featured lists [...]

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