Stabilizing camera on horseback/donkey cart

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David Krause

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I'm planning to goto South Africa this summer to create shorts and hopefully come out with a demo reel in wildlife film making. I'm a film student (At a Canadian uni) so I'm trying to get an internship in South Africa. Even if that doesn't pan out, I plan to go to my familys game farm to film wildlife. I get to see family and get great experience making wildlife documentaries.

On the farm we have a donkey and cart which we use as it doesn't scare the animals. I'm looking for a way to stabilize the camera on the back of the cart. Any suggestions? I'll probably be doing horseback riding as well, so suggestions on camera stabilization on horseback would be fantastic.
 
That sounds like an awesome trip! Hope you walk away with good stuff to show :)

Honestly, it sounds like a very simple shoulder rig will do you well, but it also depends on what camera you are using. A standard small-chip, fixed lens camera will probably work great, like the EX-1, which also comes with image stabilization built-in.

Shooting while on horseback - now that's not a skill everyone can put on their resume!
 
Jordan Scott Price said:
That sounds like an awesome trip! Hope you walk away with good stuff to show :)

Honestly, it sounds like a very simple shoulder rig will do you well, but it also depends on what camera you are using. A standard small-chip, fixed lens camera will probably work great, like the EX-1, which also comes with image stabilization built-in.

Shooting while on horseback - now that's not a skill everyone can put on their resume!
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Thanks for the advice, but I want to stabilize a tripod somehow as I would like to hook up a glide rail and get tracking shots if possible. Smooth tracking shots with the donkey cart might be possible, but it's spring stabilized and African terrain is bumpy.
 
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