DIY Track Dolly

[gotDesign]

mmmm the vieo is shaky when it hit the union of the tubes...

[mrwashur1991]

its not too bad but it is a bit shakey...i'd say just get two long pieces of pvc instead of hooking them together...

[datprius]

i think ur wheels might be misaligned. I know i was trying something similar out, and if its not straight, the dolly will try to correct itself every few units of distance.

but urs seem like its jittery and shaky the entire time. Those wheels look brand new tho.... I am hesitant to use my old skateboard wheels because they might have small holes in them that might make the dolly jittery

[whole27]

yeah i need something more portable as well???

[AORPAD]

great dolly!!! love it!!!

[LikeAVideo]

I need something more ''portable" '-'

[feign3]

I think that's... ummm.. yep, I know that squirrel! He used to live at the Love Farm.

Tell your old man that Craig says hi.

[morpheus1870]

That was shit, shaky and too much vibration.

[nyamjargalant]

camera? DSLR?

[provenknowledge]

shaky footage ftw

[musichistorynut]

Hey there. Just saw this. I wanted to just chime in about some of the vibration. I know on my dolly, if I have the center post on my tripod raised AT ALL, almost every little vibration or bump is totally amplified. With it down, it is smooth. Just food for thought. Not sure if yours was raised or not, but wanted to add that as a possible suggestion.

[musichistorynut]

Also - Here's what I did to avoid the gap problem between tracks: I have 1 inch PVC with thick walls as my track. I took a 3/4 inch thin-walled PVC pipe used my connection pieces Now, as is, they are too big to fit into the inside of the 1 inch PVC, so I ripped a 1/8 inch along the length of the piece (I used 6 inches) and that allowed me to squeeze the pipe enough to fit it inside the 1 inch PVC. This makes for a solid, pretty snug joint. Works for me. Just wanted to pass this along.

[razvanesq80]

the effect starting at 2:44 is really cool!

[lImbus924]

called Vertigo Effect/Dolly Zoom/Travelling Zoom

[007wii]

lol wen she walk she made the screen shake lol!

[realinohio]

Nice pictures What camera are you using?

[disasterupload]

It's good but why is it so jittery every once an a while.

[honeybeever]

All signs seem to point to the skateboard wheels. Once possible, we will have to replace those with rollerskate wheels, which are smoother.

[jahanzebk91]

i think i know wat the problem is

the footage is only jerky when it goes over the areas where you join the segments of the pipes together

Roller Blade wheels are quite smoother (and less noisy)

[SeeBillyRun]

I agree. After watching this video twice I would say that's the issue.

@honeybeever have you tried using it w/o the tape? and have you added new wheels?

[honeybeever]

@SeeBillyRun Yes, but it doesn't make a difference. In fact, the tape holds the pipes closer together for less of a gap. I haven't used this dolly's multiple sections ever since the creation of this video. Rather than investing the time and money to find a solution, I'm just going to wait until a point where I can buy an "Eazy Dolly".

[KALSoundProductions]

@honeybeever

[mrmikerotch]

Try putting a bag of concrete or sand on the dolly. Makes for a fluid/less jittery dolly.

[maltijien]

very good DIY dolly

5*

How did you do the effect @ 2.45

thx

[honeybeever]

It's called a dolly-zoom. The camera started out far away from the subject, all the way zoomed in. Then, while dollying towards the subject, you zoom out at the same rate. This way, it appears that the only thing changing is the field of view.

[carlylespicks]

@honeybeever Classic Hitchcock effect. Have not seen that in a while.

[whole27]

@honeybeever great cam quality! What make and model camera did you use??

[mrwashur1991]

@honeybeever thats called the push pull effect.

[Stlcards789]

Watch Jaws or MJ's Thriller for the same effect.

[whensoundkills]

The first 22 seconds of this is hilarious.

[cruddbucket]

Hey man, just curious - did you consider using roller blade type wheels instead of skateboard wheels? As vibration in some sections is quite noticable... I think the softer rubber compound of roller blade wheels would be more forgiving. Were the skateboard wheels new, or used, when you fitted them? Cheers man, nice video

- Luke

[honeybeever]

First of all, thank you for the comment. :)

I'm not quite sure what type of wheels they are. They were supplied to use by a police shooting range. Apparently the wheels are used to move the targets around. They look a lot like skateboard wheels, so I can only assume that they are. Since we were already getting those wheels for a good deal, there wasn't a way we could really change our mind. I'll look into roller blade wheels. Thanks again.

[cruddbucket]

Hi again, I too made a similar designed dolly a few days ago. At first I fitted some cheap roller blade wheels, but experienced vibration. Upon closer inspection the wheels appeared to be 1-2mm out of concentricity. Anyway, so I went and bought 8 new "soft" skateboard wheels and bearings, fitted them, and now I get no vibration at all. Runs on the PVC rails like a dream! if you're interested check out my dolly test videos :) cheers dude and keep making videos for youtube!

[josh010407]

good job :)

[sonicballer8888]

btw, how did you secure the tripod to the dolly?

[honeybeever]

So far, we have nothing that actually secures the tripod to the dolly. If necessary, we'll install 90-degree brackets for each of the legs to fit into.

[sonicballer8888]

horrible audio in the beginning. you need an external camera mic.

[honeybeever]

It IS an external camera mic. The Rode VideoMic. What the problem was is the it was VERY windy. We'll be ordering a "dead cat" windscreen as soon as we can afford it. That will significantly reduce wind noise.

[sonicballer8888]

seriously? the rode VideoMic?

maybe you should increase the audio gain, even though it would increase wind noise. It would also increase voice volume pretty well.

[honeybeever]

I turned down the input a lot because the wind was making the mic levels peak at above 12db, and I thought that was bad.

[sonicballer8888]

oh well, no biggie :)

[firepath33]

im impressed

[snowman2153]

oh sweet! looks good

[gezzasaunders89]

nice

[crappyfilmproduction]

Nicely done!