DIY Ring Light
That’s right, it’s DIY Friday.
Today we found this tutorial for how to make a glamourous ring light for your video machine. More from the creator.
DIY shoulder rig and mini slider
This is a DSLR shoulder mount made from PVC. What makes this one different than the last PVC shoulder rig we posted is that it has a glider built into to it. That’s pretty cool, and really sets this version apart. Thanks to Jon Barnes for posting it on vimeo. Click here for more info.
DIY Follow focus, it’s a jar opener… $3!
This vid comes from the folks at Quick fix. It details how to use a rubber jar opener as a DIY DSLR follow focus. Happy DIY Friday.
Build a dolly for $25
You can pick up the CamOnWheels for $20 on Ebay. It looks like the most stable option would be on the PVC pipe. One major drawback I see in a lot of these DIY videos is the assumption that little urethane wheels are going to stay stable. On anything but the most optimized surface, wheels like that are going to generate vibration. However, for twenty bucks, plus something to screw them on to, and some pvc pipe… that’s a pretty cheap dolly. Have fun on this DIY Friday.
DIY Video Light Kit
We were browsing the interwebs this morning and came across this cool and inexpensive DIY light kit on Youtube. It’s fairly well rounded, and pretty creative. Watch the vid. More from the creator.
DIY Wireless Follow Focus for DSLR and Steadicam
It’s DIY Friday, and this is a pretty rad setup from the guys over at Cheesycam.com. It’s a wireless transmitter that allows someone to pull focus on a DSLR mounted to a steadicam without losing balance on the rig.
The idea is to build my Steadicam setup to use a very shallow depth of field. Of course I can’t pull focus on it without knocking it off balance. If I can stream the video out, someone else can monitor the video and pull focus with a Wireless Follow Focus for me. (I’m still shopping for one).
For more info go here.
Put a gel on it
Check out this informative video on gels and diffusion by Framelines TV. It’ll come in handy next time you’re lighting a room with big windows and all you’ve got is a couple of tungstens. No idea what we’re talking about? Watch the video.
We snagged this off of Vimeo Video School for our DIY/ Learning Friday’s. Never mind that we’re posting it on Sunday, we’ve been working on the site ok? The point is that the Vimeo Video School is excellent. It’s a great place to brush up on your basics, browse it some time.
Build your own Merlin
Today’s DIY Friday continues on the DSLR stabilization theme. If you shoot with DSLR’s you know that stabilization is key. This is a video tutorial for making a Merlin-esque stabilizer. For parts list and more info, click here. For more from the creators, Studio Amarelo, click here.
Johnnie Behiri’s Rig
DSLR Rig’s are like Erector Set’s and we’ve been getting a lot of compliments on our 7D rig from Redrock Micro. That made us curious about what other shooters are doing, so today’s DIY Friday is the evolution of Johnnie Behiri’s ENG rig from the Vimeo DSLR Mods and Pimps Channel. The music is awesome.
Gear in this vid:
Camera rig: Vocas
vocas.com/
Mattebox: Vocas
vocas.com/
EVF (Electronic View Finder) Cineroid:
cineroid.com/web/eng_ind
Microphone: Hosa tech
hosatech.com/product/365837/QENG-KIT/_/ELECTRONIC_NEWS_GATHERING_MICROPHONE_KIT
Audio recorder: Tascam DR-100
Camera light: Rotolight:
rotolight.com/
DIY PVC DSLR Camera Stabilizer
That as a lot of alphabet soup. We skipped DIY Thursday yesterday to blast It’s a Rough Life, so we’re picking it back up today with this video from Dave Knop.
It’s a PVC shoulder rig! Beats spending a G for Redrock… maybe? Like them on Facebook and build stuff.