what is this piece of equipment? dolley on tripod head?

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basically i was on a shoot in NYC doing behind the scenes for a music video. being the amateur music video director i am i took ALOT of notes and took notice of how the big dogs do it. This piece of equipment never once fathomed my mind.

a dolley on the tripod head. Does anybody know where i can find something like this or if anybody has made one themselves. they used it basically the same reason i would but couldnt. for tight confined locations but only for short moves it made so much sense to me. check out the pic attached and let me know if anybody has any remote idea if this is made on a prosumer level or where this can be found regardless.

I searched but all i got was those dolleys/wheels you attach to the bottom of the tripod wheels. :crybaby:
 

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They use it on Prison Break. But their slider has a Panavision Millenium on it so it's a bit beefier than these. It's a good concept and with the right lens length and framing, you would be surprised what a 36" move can look like.

Dan
 
to help with some questions
the cam was a arri film cam of some kind not sure which because I have zero knowledge of film cams

What drew me too it was I shoot alot of commercial and music videos and was pleasantly surprised at how they made a 36 inch move quite epic

Shoot was mad skillz featuring talib kweli directed by chris Robinson in NYC.
 
I have the t-slide version, which I bought @ NAB.

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It uses Bogen monopods at either end to stabilize the slide:

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Its in another class over the indyslide. I have used it with both with my HVX AND my HPX with no problems.
 
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Looks neat... Gives just a little movement to the shot. Could have done it with a dolly for less money though. I bet that is very expensive machined like that. Nice toy; I'd take it. :Drogar-BigGrin(DBG)
 
ZazaCast said:
Here's a great thread on the subject:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=132115

Build your own...it's cheaper!
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Ooooooo! I love it when you talk like that! I am building my own 20ft dollying camera jib right now. Most of this stuff sold for big bucks online can be made by an enterprising fabricator for a pittance of the cost retail. It just takes some simple tools and a good mig or tig welder. :thumbsup:

Have recently built:

Shoulder camera mount - Two handed, counterbalanced shoulder mount rig for Red camera and lighter cameras.

Hypercam - Stabilized camera for high, mid, and adjustable low rig. Built for Red Camera weight.

Hyper-Fly - Wire fly rig for flying an actor up to 100' horizontally and up to 20' up or down; also a superior angle-adjustable flying camera mount.

Hyperglide - Static flying rig for green screen flying; standard position and prone.

Working on:

Hyperjib - Camera crane rig for up to 20' high shots with dual axis camera movement on the end.

Hyperpod - Lightweight Ultra-heavy duty rolling, dollying tripod for use with Hyperjib or other device.

I LOVE building it myself... Saves money and gets your production team the goods to use on producing a high quality movie product like the big boys. :grin:

Plus, with Matt Sconce and Mark Aro, I work for talented directors that will know what to do with the toys. :)
 
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