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Topic: smooth as butter on a bald monkey
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RICKDIRE
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posted 11-22-2000 06:28 AM
Does any one have any ideas on how to make a decent steadicam like contraption?------------------
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sketchman
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posted 11-22-2000 01:55 PM
i use a poorman's steadicam... my tripod  after a bit of practice, i get surprisingly smooth moves (not as smooth as a steadicam, but smoother than handheld). i keep the legs contracted, hold it by the base of the head and use one of the legs as a handle. i think it also helps to have it to the side, instead of directly in front of you.------------------
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Mr. Hutt
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posted 11-22-2000 02:23 PM
LOL!!! Smooth as butter on a- bald monkey. That's from Veggie Tales, isn't it?Look at the tomato. Isn't it sad? He can't dance. Poor tomato. He WISHES he could dance, like the cucumber. Free and smooth.. but he- he CAN'T.. LOL, sorry. ------------------
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Mr. Hutt
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posted 11-22-2000 03:34 PM
...But yes, I use my tripod as a steadicam too. Works pretty good, from what I can tell. I keep my (tripod) legs open, s it seems to distribute the weight a little more evenly all around. I'll have to try sketchman's method.  ------------------
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TheRookie
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posted 11-22-2000 08:58 PM
Here is a link to a site that has quite a bit of info on how to construct a glidecam. http://w1.226.telia.com/~u22604215/stabilizerdollylinks.html |
Erik S
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posted 11-23-2000 08:34 PM
Something similar to a steadycam is called a "pogocam" and it's basically a tripod, like you guys are saying, but you add a little counterweight at the bottem to smooth things out. You can even do fairly good crane shots with a ladder and a assistant! It works![This message has been edited by Erik S (edited 11-23-2000).] |
RICKDIRE
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posted 11-26-2000 09:46 PM
Yes, Mr.Hutt that is from vegie tales, do you like that show? Any way i am working on a device with a ball and socket joint off a car and some aluminum flat bar with a counter whieght i don't know if it works but if it does i will try and get some blue prints out. |
moviedirector
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posted 11-27-2000 11:24 PM
I love vegietales! Over the summer, my church had a Veggie tales VBS and asked the adults to help in the skits, I got to be larry and wear a huge costume. I got to talk in that high-pitched squeak/lisp too. It was really funny. Then all the kids in my grade level I taught at VBS were like "Larry's my leader!" It was funny. Mark |
Prism
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posted 11-28-2000 12:39 AM
Kinda scares me when kids like to dress up as talking vegetables with buck teeth and freckles. Isaiah ------------------
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moviedirector
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posted 11-28-2000 07:54 AM
It was for the kids! They all loved it, and I like acting anyway, so it was fun. Mark |
Sloan
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posted 12-05-2000 07:09 PM
WTF?------------------
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ADOM
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posted 12-09-2000 03:30 AM
I recently bought a monopod for a trip I was taking (didn't want to mess with the extra two legs). I found that it greatly improved the hand held stability of my small camcorder when used as a shoulder extension when held be the center of the shaft to walk and turn the camera. I even used it on a winding staircase in a castle (a few actually)ADOM PS Only used it as a monopod once. |
