Testing a DIY Steadycam on RollerBlades
Here I am testing a steadycam that I built and designed to let me sling my camera low — between ankle and knee height over the ground. This is my first day out with it, so with a little more work things should get smoother. It is much easier to keep steady when walking, but I couldn’t resist taking it out on the roller blades. Its great for low angle shots. All footage was taken on the Canon HV30.
Testing my Small Version of the Poor Man’s Steadycam
Testing out my small version of the Poor Man’s Steadycam as well as practicing with After Effects for titles and for the second time. The video is not jumpy on purpose, there was a problem with the rendering…but it kind of fits the music so I left it alone. Recorded on my friend’s HF100. HV30 from me coming soon. The music was done in FruityLoops.
DIY Steadi-Cams
These were made using the Poor Man’s Steadycam tutorial created by Johnny Chung Lee. His design kicks ass in simplicity and functionality. A great solution for someone who cant afford a real Steadicam.
The tubes are all 1/2″ pipe purchased at home depot. The small one is for my HV30 mounted alone, and the large setup is for my heavier 35mm DOF adapter rig. There is a 2.5 pound weight at the bottom of the small steadycam, and a 5 pound weight at the bottom of the large one. I made some modifications to the tubing lengths used as follows… Small Steadycam: 10″ top and bottom tubes, and an 8″ side tube. Large Steadycam: 18″ bottom tube, and 10″ top and side tubes with a flange fitting and wooden mount for my inverted DOF adapter rig on top. Finally, I wrapped them both up in black hockey stick tap so I’d have a good gripping surface and so they looked cooler.
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