How many times have you wanted to setup a tracking dolly shot but didn't because you didn't have a dolly, rails, etc.? Depending on where you're shooting and how much room you have to work with if you've got a car, you've got a dolly! Here's a vid from Vimeo's Video Filmmaker School that gives some solid tips on how you can put your wheels to good use....
Greg Olson - April 01st, 2013
We all try to make the most out of the gear we have, but every video producer hits points in their career where they become limited by their equipment. Anybody who does video seriously knows it can be an expensive venture, and that it takes time to acquire all the gear we want. The world of camera support equipment is vast and can range from relatively affordable to shockingly expensive. A good tripod is worth it's weight in gold and everyone should have a shoulder mount to get basic handheld shots, but eventually, you're going to want to get some more dynamic shots.
Mike Wilhelm - December 19th, 2012
A stabilizer is a really important tool to have. The iStabilizer Dolly helps you achieve silky smooth dolly shots with relative ease.
Slight noise from the wheels on the metal rails, but otherwise this dolly works quite well. Any advice on lubricating the wheel/metal contact? Thanks in advance, and thanks for all the awesome info on this forum!
Mike Wilhelm - July 06th, 2012
Dollies are used in studios and on locations to provide a smooth movement of the camera while shooting. To ensure best quality of the video, a dolly must be as smooth as possible. When small amount of movement is required, transporting entire dolly systems becomes impractical. Digital Juice has addressed these issues with their Slyder Dolly. The Slyder Dolly is a track mounted camera dolly system designed for short but extremely smooth camera movements.
Mike Wilhelm - May 30th, 2012
One of things tripods are always missing when you buy them is a means of horizontal movement. Either you have to buy or build a set of stable wheels for your 'pod or get an elaborate dolly setup with tracks and so on. Here's a concept by Justin Jensen of 'Cinetics' and his innovative compact version of a wheeled tripod.
CineSkates Camera Sliders from Cinetics on Vimeo.
Derek Sine - November 12th, 2010
Derek Sine - September 09th, 2010
A cheap alternative to the other track rigs that cost several hundreds of dollars.
The Track & Dolly:
http://vimeo.com/8857717
Sample Footage:
http://www.vimeo.com/8803312
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