Posted on January 5, 2012 in General Production | No Comments
Olivia Speranza takes a look at the Kamerar Cinema Skater Flex Dolly – a three wheeled dolly that can do full 360 degree turns while supporting a DSLR or ever medium sized camercorders.
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Posted on September 8, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 2 Comments
Here’s a very inexpensive dolly for small HD Cameras that will add more fun and creativeness. Small enough to still support large Ball/Fluid Heads with Full Size DSLRs, but specifically designed to be the smallest and lightest footprint for new small cameras like the GH2, Sony NEX-5n, Sony NEX-7, EP-3, and more.
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Posted on August 12, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 2 Comments
Here is a simple idea by Peter G for creating a cheap camera slider using felt, a board and a picture frame.
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Posted on April 19, 2011 in Cinematography | 5 Comments
Zoom is an often misused term to describe camera movement. This video by Filmstudies_DaVega clarifies and demonstrates the difference between Zoom and Moving Camera.
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Posted on April 10, 2011 in Music, Sound Design | No Comments
The viral music video for the recorded version of “This Too Shall Pass” off of the album “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky” was recently remixed in Dolby 5.1 Surround as part of an upcoming CES announcement from Dolby.
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Posted on April 6, 2011 in Cinematography, Featured, General Production | 4 Comments
DSLR cameras have revolutionized the world of independent filmmaking. One of the most attractive features is their relatively low cost, but once you starting adding rigs and other accessories that cost can go up quick. In an effort to expand your DSLR’s capabilities without shrinking your wallet we put together this DIY DSLR round-up for you.
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Posted on April 5, 2011 in Cinematography, Featured | 12 Comments
Tectonically many of these are long shots and not tracking shots, but if I wrote 25 Long Shots you may think I was referring to my bar tab or the 25 girls I hit on while racking up that bill.
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Posted on March 14, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 1 Comment
This is an simple track dolly using 40mm PVC tubes and some wheels taken from a pair of Rollerblades. You’ll also need a few pieces of hardware to attach it, like screws.
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Posted on December 13, 2010 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
MiLapse shows you how to setup a HDR timelapse shot using the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly, MX2 DollyShield and Pentax K7.
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Posted on October 28, 2010 in Cinematography | 2 Comments
There’s a lot of DIY camera motion systems out there involving either roller skates wheels or elaborate balancing rigs, but this easy technique (although it is limited to certain uses) beats them all in terms of it’s sheer simplicity.
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Posted on September 2, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 3 Comments
Here is the timelapse dolly stage zero prototype. Dynamic Perception’s mission is to provide low-cost and easy-to-use photographic motion control systems.
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Posted on August 30, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 8 Comments
Sliders have really caught on in popularity recently with the lightweight DSLR camera explosion. Some say that the effect is overused – perhaps it is, but in my mind adding some slight subtle camera movements to your shot adds a tremendous amount of production value. And when it comes to subtle movement, sliders deliver the most bang for the buck, both in terms of cost and ease of setup and use.
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Posted on August 3, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 2 Comments
The skateboard is pulled by a motor which you can buy at electronic supply stores all around the world. The Camera is controlled by a selfmade interval-o-meter with Arduino.
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Posted on July 31, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 3 Comments
This is a video describes how you can build a cool little do it yourself “Spider Trax Dolly” for only $25.
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Posted on July 6, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 2 Comments
In this video DIY tutorial BFX shows you how to make a super effective and compact camera slider! This awesome filmmaking tool attaches to the top of any tripod and lets you get super smooth professional looking shots!
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