Need ideas for a certain type of snorricam setup

[Angelshare1]

I need a shot of the camera doing circles around my actor that's stable. It has to be from the waist up so I don't think a traditional chest mounted snoricam would work. I don't want it bouncing up and down either. Just a smoth horizontal motion. Similar to Denzel in the first few seconds of Mo' Better Blues trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7m3HjwsWg4

A gem of a movie if you've never seen it.

Anyways, I'm thinking of a lazy susan type merry-go-round platform that the actor stands on with 2x4's providing a sturdy place to screw the camera on and be pushed by me. (It will travel about the same speed as Denzel does.)

If I could fit a merry-go-round in my basement, it would be fine! Any ideas to making a spinning base? Maybe a wheelbarrel wheel bolted to a piece of plywood? It'd have to be sturdy and strong enough to hold a 150 pound actor and be able to attach 2x4's on and be stable and smooth.

Any ideas are appreciated!

 

[armisiano]

Hate to not be very constructive, but I sincerely wish you the best of luck and would love to see a successful low cost setup of this kind. DIY is a lot easier when you're dealing with less weight. But getting into things that include an entire persons weight as well as camera set up, with movement, pretty difficult.

Again, best of luck, I hope some ideas come your way.

 

[lowercase]

i'd try making a circular platform with three wheels. something smaller than wheel barrow wheels but the same type. like an indi-skater, just bigger and with a rider as well as a camera.
you'll hafta have a smooth surface to spin it on but it should work.
good luck
-k-