Weekend Extra: Steadicam Operator

I want to blow erik but this guy will do. p.s. who is the long-haired guy behind the stephen speilberg mask?

for spending so mutch 8 grand the fight was lame

hahahahaha, i just lied.

If you want a basic steadicam rig there are tons of cheap non-powered systems out there. One setup would be the Flycam Steadicam stabilizer, mounted onto a padded supportvest by an articulating arm. The basic principles are the same as in the episode. You can pick up a complete setup (stabilizer, arm and vest) for like $4-500 on eBay, you could even get it for less if you look around and find the components one by one.

How much of a difference is there between the $8,000 rig that you have and $2,600 Steadicam Merlin (now with vest and arm) or a $1,800 Glidecam 2000 Pro - Smooth Shooter Combination. Is the quality between the 3 rigs that noticeable or is it more of a distinction of "One is a more PRO-Looking rig than the other" kind of thing?

Awesome until the test film. How can you have an $8,000 piece of film equipment with great camera and make little clips like that. Well, I guess it was just a demonstration.

Anyone have other ideas for low cost film equipment?

Poor Man's Steadycam!! Check this out, low cost steadycam (I have no financial interest in this, just looks good!) http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/steadycam/

Justin Why r u like the only one of the guys on the coments and fourms get erik and steve on them too !!! great Weekend Extra !!!

okay guys, I may be stupid and unable to find it myself, but then again maybe not... WHERE ARE THE BUILD PLANS FOR THE JIB ARM???? Get back at me thanx

oh shit i just killed someone lmao!

This is a good episode. But It kinda went against the idea of indymogul. Being cheap and affordable

YOU ARE SOOOOO UGLY AND SMELLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know thats not the only steady cam in the world. There is alot of different types at different prices. Check out a couple of these website below. Ones really cheap but probobly not all that effective and the other still pretty expensive but alot more reasonable than 8 grand. http://www.guerrilla-productions.org/Tutorials/?p=5 http://www.videogear.co.uk/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=113&gclid=CIWD7t6P1Y8CFQH9EAodfTg

this steadicam is worth breaking into a film college for. or somehow mounting the 14 dollar cam to ur body like that. couldnt be too hard. and wtf does it need batteries for. especially 1500$ batteries . what are thos? like 170 000 v

i saw mention of the poor man's steadicam, but i saw no link. so here is the URL for info on how to build your own steady cam for $14. steadycam.org. maybe someone already posted it. but i didn't see it.

I can buy a second hand car with 8000 dollars

Does the audio on this video seem to pan from left to right rapidly to anyone else?

Where do I get a Stedicam T-Shirt !

look at the test film when theres 38 sec to go and you see another camera man

Cool vid, but as others have said the $$$ is a deterant to just going out to bye one. Please show a DIY on this for the guys working on a McDonalds budjet. (not that I work at McDonalds. . .)

the steadicam is too much $$$$ where can you get it for cheap?

What's up with the audio in this episode? This was pretty crazy. I've been working on a design for a DIY one of these... on a budget, of course, heh. ...A skateboard fight. Of course. Haha.

awsome but SOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXPENSIVE!

It's pretty awesome. I never knew you could jump up and down like that lol.

cant you not have given 1 for the pumpkings contest XD i know i would have enter XD

I have see demos of the Steadicam Merlin (~$900) and was completely impressed with the smoothness of the shots. I have also seen many other similar options for far less than $8000. Maybe not as good, but more reasonable to us common folk. I still liked the episode and learned from it.

Like were gonna have $8,000!!!

That was really great. I know it's expensive to go the steadicam route but people pay a lot to rent it if you own one which can make those 8 G's go away really quick. There are alternative methods to making the "poor mans" steadicam which I'd also love to see on the show. I've seen versions made with metal pipe and lead weights on the bottom that seem to work . . . ok . . . but nothings gonna give you the full flexibility like the real toys. Erik, make us one dude!! Then let me borrow it ;)

wow, That's was really cool

hey justin, is weekend extra for speshal effect ideas and things that us indy mogulers send in? just to clarify, i want to send in a weekend extra about something gruesomely c............. lol! i have alreddy sent a q into q and erik. its about those lines you get when filming witha camcoder. anyways, do you think you could get it on nxt friday plz? its with a chestnut haired kid on it ( me)! i relly need to know!!!!!!

that was a great episode. seeing what pros and low budget pros actually use is a great way to inspire low-dollar equivalents. There are great tutorials on the web about how to make a cheap steadycam. Guys, I'd love to see an episode on 35mm adapters, ie how to make them.

that was a great episode! wish I could say more but...

Why does a steadicam need batteries?

I really liked this video. Very informative. I own a glidecam and have yet to really put it to use. Id be interested in seeing a video on that or more techincal stuff like this in the future.

This video isn't totally useless, its more of just like a presentation to people who may want to become a steadicam operator. I knew steadicams were expensive but dang I would totally buy one if i had the money. Plus they a way cool looking. Nice vid.

My school spent the majority of their budget for film studies last year. Now we have pretty much no books, and have to buy all our own tapes and edit at home. But the shots look amasing and so much easier to set up than track and dolly. thats test video was funny by the way.

3:39--camera in the shot Otherwise, good one. even if i could never afford one of those dohickeys.

This one was worthless unless of course you have an extra 10 bones to spend. Now if he would have given a good low cost alternative you could build, (Indy Mogul is all about DIY right?) this video would have been worth watching.

haha you american kids u lot have to school or elementary school or whatever they call it!!! here its 17 oclock and its the weekend! wahey!!

coolio 7th

i bet erik could make one, like it wouldnt be nowere as good but better than a hand! hey! why dont we ask him on BFX? and by the way you should listen to justin and dont do that "1st or 2nd or 3rd" thing! its really annoying and too competitive!

Although its expensive, this is very cool, if i had a couple thousand pounds to spend i would buy one

Last? lol

Wow thats a high price...Ohh cool I'm first!