What are those "mini-dollys" called that fit on top of your tripod?

[c.g._eads]

The ones that allow you to do like an 18 inch push-in? What's the biggest length they make of these and how much do they run?

[Luis Caffesse]

Are you talking about something like the Indie Slider (http://www.indifocus.com/products_indisliderpro.htm)?

[c.g._eads]

Ah yes, that's the one. Have you used this Luis? Seems like a compact way to get some nice movement into your shot.

[Luis Caffesse]

No, I've never used it.
But someone on here must have - I'd recommend doing a search for 'indie slider' and seeing what you can find.

[MattinSTL]

I've never used on of the cheaper ones, but that is a common addition to the Fischer Dolly system and those work great. With a stable support you can do some cool moves like looking over a railing... I mean a dynamic shot of the rail coming towards the camera and the the shot tilts down to mimic a person looking over the rail down at something.

If the thing works well then it would be a fun thing to have on hand.

[Kegan]

Hmm, it looks really interesting - it would be rather useful to keep on hand. I'll look into that.

-Kegan

[Jim Brennan]

Wow, I had never seen those. I was hoping for some sample footage on their site though.

Could be a great addition to the bag o tricks.

[Beat Takeshi]

I find it strange they have no footage from it. Is it really as smooth as they say?

[Spartacus]

Footage is a MUST these days!
But will probably follow soon...

Could this be enough to get some movement in talking-head style interviews...?
Or is the way not long enough (of course in proportion to the distance of the interviewee...)?

[Oynk]

Any luck finding footage? Who is the competitor they mention? Maybe they have footage on their site.

[Rich Lee]

Sliders plates are rad...