Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Props and DIY camera equipment

I want to say sorry for taking so long to post.  I have been working a lot and have had little time to post. I have however been working on perfecting my PoBoy Dolly/Slider.  I found many tutorials on how to build a camera dolly out of pvc and old inline skate wheels.  This was simple and has been around for awhile.  I made a cool discovery while trying to find a way to mount a set of tracks to a tripod.  I finally came to conclusion that everything would work better if I just had a flat platform to put everything on.  The drawback to this is that a table is heavy and cumbersome.  So while rummaging in the attic I found our old ironing board.  This made a great adjustable platform in which to operate the dolly.  Since I already had one it cost me nothing.  I have seen them at thrift stores for around $3.00 and new ones run anywhere from $10.00 and up.  What I really like about this setup is that it is light and ADJUSTABLE :)  Thats right the ironing board will adjust from 4 inches off the floor up to about 3.5 feet off the floor.  The whole setup cost under 20 dollars.  Check out the video below.


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