Posted on November 15, 2011 in General Production | No Comments
This infographic made by Column Five for Wistia, illustrates a basic do it yourself kit for filmmakers. It offers quick tips for reusing paper lanterns, fake blood, wheelchair dollies and more.
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Posted on September 13, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 1 Comment
This video by Miguel Vicente shows you how to build a simple, but effective steadycam.
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Posted on August 3, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 1 Comment
This video by Just Basl Productions shows you how to build your own camera rig handles. These grips are not up to the quality of RedRockMicro grips, but if you are looking for really inexpensive handle grips, these would be a good alternative.
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Posted on August 2, 2011 in Cinematography | 3 Comments
Reduce or eliminate blurred photos and videos with this simple trick. Make your own camera stabilizer and see how sharp and crisp your photos and video can be even without a tripod.
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Posted on May 26, 2011 in Cinematography, General Production | 4 Comments
This video by Dave Knop covers the process of building your own DIY PVC shoulder rig for your camera (Also known as a Camera Stablizer). There are all kinds of PVC shoulder rig tutorials on the web, but this design is made specifically for a DSLR camera.
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Posted on November 22, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 4 Comments
This video tutorial shows you how build a do it yourself (DIY) Cable Cam using parts from the local hardware store.
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Posted on October 5, 2010 in Cinematography | 8 Comments
This DIY Camera Slide was put together with very common and inexpensive parts, as a bit of an experiment in frugality.
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Posted on September 1, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 4 Comments
This video tutorial describes how you can build a DIY DSLR cage for about $50.00.
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Posted on August 30, 2010 in Cinematography, Editing | No Comments
This is a tutorial on how to eliminate the shakiness in videos. The programs and files used are VirtualDub, ffdshow, and DeShaker v2.4 Image Stabilizer.
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Posted on August 26, 2010 in Cinematography | 1 Comment
Have you ever wanted to have a sweet steady cam rig, but don’t want to spend up to $300? This video teaches you how to build a crazy cheap Fig Rig!
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Posted on August 25, 2010 in Cinematography | 5 Comments
This video will show you a technique for converting a tripod to a “steadicam”, or MerriCam using only a screwdriver. The Sunpak Platinum Plus 7500 Pro tripod was used for this video, along with the Canon HV20. This technique is not meant for very large or heavy cameras, but is ideal for consumer-sized camcorders like the HV20.
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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 11, 2010 in Cinematography | 5 Comments
A wooden shoulder rig for a DSLR videographer. Two handlebars, one can change the focus.
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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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Posted on June 15, 2010 in Cinematography, General Production | 2 Comments
This video tutorial demonstrates how to build a Do it Yourself (DIY) DSLR Camera Jib for under $200.
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