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The DIY Filmmaker’s Toolkit Infographic

Dennis — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:01:05 +0000

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.

Build a DIY Steadycam

Dennis — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:23:10 +0000

This video by Miguel Vicente shows you how to build a simple, but effective steadycam.

DIY DSLR Rig Handles

Dennis — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:39 +0000

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.

Parts List
2 1/2″ 4″ long galvanized pipe $1.33 each
2 bike handle grips $10.00 for the pair
Epoxy – $4.81
15mm rails – I had extra laying around.
File – you should have one in your tool kit

DIY: $1 Image Stabilizer For Any Camera

Dennis — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:05:14 +0000

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.

VIA: chuvak1

DIY DSLR PVC Shoulder Rig Tutorial

Dennis — Thu, 26 May 2011 09:05:12 +0000

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.

DIY Cable Cam

Dennis — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 22:46:40 +0000

This video tutorial shows you how build a do it yourself (DIY) Cable Cam using parts from the local hardware store.

VIA: Auston Shadow Wilson

DIY $14 Camera Slide

Dennis — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:09:25 +0000

This DIY Camera Slide was put together with very common and inexpensive parts, as a bit of an experiment in frugality.

VIA: Darren Levine

$50 DIY DSLR Cage

Dennis — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:27:06 +0000

This video tutorial describes how you can build a DIY DSLR cage for about $50.00.

VIA: Just Basl Productions

VirtualDub DeShaker Image Stabilizer Tutorial

Dennis — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:58:59 +0000

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.

Download links:
Virtualdub http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/
DeShaker http://www.guthspot.se/video/deshaker…
FFDShow http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow/

VIA: JaymarkTech

Build a DIY Fig Rig

Dennis — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:12:04 +0000

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!

VIA: indymogul