the famous $14 ’steady cam’
pretty amazing what people can shoot with a just a bit of inertial damping and a balanced grip. pipes & bolts:
this certainly takes care of the hand-held shakes – the rest is technique. here is an example of a first stab, without practicing. almost looks like something:
steady-style mk1 from razielpanic on Vimeo.
There is a newer more flexible Home Built Steadycam Design that has quite a few more usability options than the classic $14 design.
They also have a tutorial and some sample footage. check it out!
http://www.STEADYCAM-PRO.com
[IMG]http://www.steadycam-pro.com/anatomyofsteadycamprohbe.jpg[/IMG]
Comment made by FilmDP on 25 January, 2008 @ 6:11 am
where by “They” he undoubtedly means, “we”… but it is a nice design, so I’ll let it slide.
Comment made by razi on 30 January, 2008 @ 2:25 pm