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.
Build an 8 foot Camera Slider Tutorial
We are SLAMMED! Jeremey is cutting a string of Reba McEntire videos for Pandora and tomorrow he’s headed to Salt Lake City for Rough Side of the Traxx, a crazy Roughneck event on Saturday. We bring this up because we bought an awesome DIY slider from J.G. Pasterjak about a month ago, and it’s sitting on our living room floor waiting to be put into action. Other than ordering a piece of composite 2×6 for it to slide on, we have yet to rock it out. BOO.
In other news, the video above is not that slider, it’s another one. Enjoy your DIY Thursday with this tutorial on how to build a 6-8 foot slider using RigWheels. If you like the vid. Check them out here and here and here:
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DIY Dolly that fits on a ladder
Here’s a quick DIY Thursday via Benjamin Ziegler’s vimeo. Cool footage, could use a little more in the “how to” though.
London Bus Tour
Head in to the weekend with this cool video shot…
handheld with an hd camera and a DIY 35mm adapter while sitting in one of those red vehicles of London.
Produced by Moritz Oberholzer.
How to build a DIY Jib/ Crane
DIY Thursdays are back with a special mega DIY build your own camera moving awesome gear.
First up the classic How to Build a Camera Jib/Crane by Tony Reale. Click that link for a more in depth look and parts list. This one has been up on the interwebs for a while, but if you’re good with power tools, it’s still a great how to vid. For more from the creators go here.
Next up is this motorized pan and tilt dolly for DSLR’s by Brad Justinen. Click the vimeo link for a parts list.
Last but not least, the Light Camera Crane by Martin Roberts. The video is beautifully shot, but a little light on instructions. Get a better look at the parts on his Flickr page.