Glidecam HD1000 | Canon 550D T2i | Super Smooth Shots

[davdud101]

Gotta admit, this video made me nearly hyperventilate. Not only is it a great test of the tool, it also even has some odd form of... subsctance.

[JSWoodhams]

Would love some tips on how you balanced it with the 550D :)

[fearlessfreakarc]

@JSWoodhams It doesn't really make a difference what camera body you use as its all the same technique. Unless you have a specific problem, all I can recommend is practice and trial and error. Be prepared for a large learning curve to get the results you want.

[JSWoodhams]

@fearlessfreakarc well the T2i is an extremely light camera, I heard it can be a little difficult to balance?

[fearlessfreakarc]

@JSWoodhams For my setup I had quite a heafty 18-200mm lens which added a lot of weight. You can add an extra battery grip if you have one and that will significantly increase weight. But overall mine was just the lens and the body and worked great

[JSWoodhams]

@fearlessfreakarc yeah I'll probably get myself a battery grip or something. Thanks for the advice :)

[benzin77]

My personal favourite thing ever, made me laugh so hard love you guys :D

[hokageismylifetoo2]

very nice job, but one thing i do not understand, the 550d has no Autofocus so how did you managed to keep the "runner" in focus?? i also have a 550d and the only option is to focus manually. is it what you did there? did you focus manually while running?

[fearlessfreakarc]

@hokageismylifetoo2 Well if you look closely, the focus is very deep when the camera is moving. I therefore set the focal length before shooting and tried to stay the same distance whilst running. When there is some shallow focus, the lens is different and the camera is static. You'd have to have a remote rig to pull focus whilst running. I hope that helps

[G22PRODUCTIONS]

I like !

[Knoptop]

smooth

[BG3Productions]

holy crap that looks amazing!

[JonathanHoleton]

nice! well done:) I have the Glidecam HD as well..bought it second hand..would love the vest one day. Thanx for subbing,,ur subber # 325! =D

[davdud101]

WOW!! So the cameraguy was running, and there was THAT little camera shake?? Not only that, but the test film was very humorous. Makes me want to look into this little tool... :)

[12ewardatgmaildotcom]

How does it work? Action Video 2012 needs one

[fearlessfreakarc]

@12ewardatgmaildotcom It works but isolating the operators body movement allowing for smooth 'floating' footage. I'm not sure on the exact engineering of it but I'd definitely recommend it to anyone

[12ewardatgmaildotcom]

@fearlessfreakarc like a steadycam? or something trickier?

[12ewardatgmaildotcom]

@12ewardatgmaildotcom google reveals that it is indeed cooler. Steadicams require you wear a crazy vest arm thing

[fearlessfreakarc]

@12ewardatgmaildotcom I love the steadicam. This glidecam is designed for cameras around the 3lb weight region. Theres a picture of me operating on my blog, check the description

[MoreGamerz]

Awesome, how does it work?



[ZekeMahogany]

Cool. You guys better do some fun sh*t with that thing! Looking fwd to some sweet action stuff! :D

[ChicoValenciano]

haha nice

[Trampathon]

Really nice man! Is this homemade or did you buy it?

[fearlessfreakarc]

@Trampathon It was borrowed from a friend. But his did buy it. Check the description for more details

[TheMizDog]

very nice