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Posts tagged with 'dolly'

  • Build a Tracked Camera Dolly for Cheap : BFX

    POSTED BY ERIK BECK, JUNE 23 2008 11:15 AM | PERMALINK

    Shooting handheld is great, but sometimes you need the smooth motion of a camera dolly. We've made a dolly in the past, but this week we are making one with a track! Plus an original Steve Nelson Test Film!

  • Build Plans: Dolly

    POSTED BY JERRY RIZZO, MARCH 24 2008 02:46 PM | PERMALINK

    Hello everyone and welcome to the Build Plans for Episode 46: DIY DOLLY.

    Shopping List:

    1. 6" fixed pneunatic casters x2.
    (If you can't find something like this at your local hardware store you can get them online.)

    2. 6" swivel pneunatic caster.
    (If you can't find something like this at your local hardware store you can get them online.)

    3. A piece of 3/4" scrap plywood at least 28" x 38".

    4. A piece of 2" x 4" x 8' lumber or a minimum of about 6'.

    5. 1/2" dry wall screws x22.

    6. ...

  • DIY Camera Dolly: Fun Cheap Video Effects: Indy Mogul

    POSTED BY ERIK BECK, MARCH 24 2008 08:30 AM | PERMALINK

    Does your production need the smooth graceful movement of a dolly, but lack the $1,800 dollars it would cost to buy one? Welcome the D.I.Y. Dolly! Watch this episode as Erik and Jared show you how to build your very own dolly. Plus the Test Film was guest directed by the very talented Bobby Miller.

    Check out the Build Plans!

  • Wesley's Weekly HOW TO: Mini-Dolly

    POSTED BY WESLEY SCOGGINS, JANUARY 23 2008 10:13 PM | PERMALINK

    You've been asking for it and I finally decided to try this, how to get tracking shots with your very own Mini-Dolly.

     Tracking shots are great, and adding just a little big of movement to your scene can really make things look much more alive, and make your film look far more professional.

    I know you're saying, "But Dolly's are super-expensive", and while that is true, you can sometimes spend hundreds of dollers for a pro rig, if you want to build your own, its not nearly as heart breakingly expensive,...

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