Trolley Dolly (Camera Slider)

[blondegaijin]

U did it again, MacGuever..!!!  ^_^

Eggggscellent prezentationnnnn...!!

[CALICOTV301]

LOL! No wonder you make these things. You have what 98% of us dont have...a table saw. After I saw everything, I said "simple". Then I saw the table saw.

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@CALICOTV301 If it makes you feel any better, it's not my table saw. I had a friend cut the cutting board up for me, which is what I encourage everyone to do.

[simpleplan123100]

There were so many that's what she saids in the video.

[pistacik74]

great video

[MarcFRosbachFilms]

uum'h Were did you buy/get your Video Camera???

[VideoClubMuenchen]

Tolle Konstruktion !

[bazytherapper]

Thank you for this video Mr. Obama :).

[RoadsideRon]

You need to edit the last two minutes of that video out.

[spineblaZe]

Thanks for this video!

[exes9378]

How do you fix it on tripod?

[Blasian62]

Steve Terada brought me here.

[TheScottishPole]

One way to solve the tipping over/falling off problem would be to simply add a set of wheels below the track. It'd probably be best to make them spring-loaded so that traction is preserved. Just my two cents.

[JacanaProductions]

Excellent, I just build a little min dolly and wondered how to attach it to my beefy tripod (have the  same as you) The shelf rail is just what I needed!

[jacquesone100]

Cool thing man! great vid.

.like the way u presenting things :)

Jacques

[WakeUpDummies]

Nice. Subbed!

[denithy]

Anyone want to build me one, and sell it to me? Please. :)

[enigmao1o]

love u

[CaljuCotcas]

your like mike delfino



[batmanitaly]

Thank 'u very much for this video!!!

you'r great!!!!!!

bye XD

[PalmaMultimedia]

Just made my tabletop dolly - Xlent !!!

After three attempts of my own - yours works and is extremely portable.

Thanks for the inspiration.

[zacandmillie]

Room 1053. Knock knock: I have come to clean ze pool!!!

[izaya35]

@TheFrugalFilmmaker, could i ise the whole diy table dolly and just make the track wider?

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@izaya35 I don't see why not!

[MaKsPuA]

@thefrugalfilmmaker

People ask some weird questions sometimes.....

[homicidalmasturbator]

Simply the best I've seen so far, thanks a bunch :)

Keep up the good work

[MrNyuntshwe]

Thank you so much for your clear and precise guide of building an effective slider. I'm going to build one today. Thanks again.

[AnnexGroup]

This is brilliant.. thank you for sharing

[nuksfilms]

just awesome,, ill probably build one.. thanks for this =)

[SoulTempleStudios]

will this build still work if i want to make the track longer?

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@SoulTempleStudios If you make it any longer, I wouldn't recommend you mount the track on a tripod. Use two separate supports (like a pair of sawhorses) and you should be just fine.

[thesneil]

Milay lesy e!!

[Ashleebears]

How much did it cost for you to put the Trolley Dolly together?

[ProjectCarTV]

@thefrugalfilmmaker I just attached a video to this on a slider I made for around $10. I like your idea much better than mine, but I'm of the same opinion as you, there is no limit to what you can create with a little ingenuity and a lack of funds!!!

[terraage]

00:42

What is this on the camera stabilizer?

(White long pvc thing)

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@terraage It's an experimental boom arm. Watch the episode entitled "Multi-purpose Mic" to find out more.

[mp3remix171]

AWESOME! i will defenetli bluild this!! but i was woundering, the patr list is in insches right? cuz im from europe so i only understand cm haha, do u mind convering the mesures into cm? thanx for a great show!:D

[geedoboi]

Really enjoyed this!

[GreenPeasProductions]

whats the link for your cutting board Scott?

[DuckHouseProductions]

Also - you could change it so there are eight wheels - four on top and four on another two rails which are upside-down. That way it couldn't fall off so easily.

[DuckHouseProductions]

You don't drill a whole hole with a countersink bit - you drill with a normal one then bore out the end with the countersink bit. Nice tutorial though :)

[RedSpectrumPictures]

great idea, probably the best version of a tripod dolly I have ever seen on youtube, thats out of all the DIY versions. I have a full sized tripod dolly system, would be great to see what you think of it in my videos, I didnt make it though, a friend makes them and sells them online

[marlonhall11]

i think you might have missed listing 5 nuts in your parts list under the trolley track. i copied and pasted the list to print and take to the hardware store. once i started putting it together i realized i was five nuts short.

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@marlonhall11 Good point. Thanks for pointing this out. I'll amend the list.

[Minerdog123]

To make sure it dosent smash on the ground all you need is two peices of rope one to the front and one to the back.then they connect to the center of the trolly. Key point rope must be as long as track

[skinVISIBLE]

Sweet man!! You have style now! Just wait for the viewers to come in and you'll have tons of subs!

[osweetamma]

you are the best!!!!

[frozensnakee]

jeez. calm down. 

[codebreaker2001]

Now you can use the longer scrap piece of the cutting board for a DIY shoulder mount, too. :)

[KeithCampbell]

Love this Channel! Another great build from the Mastermind known as The Frugal Filmmaker!!! We want stickers!!! Will NOT be frugal buying stickers so I can put them on all my builds designed by you!

[Films4You]

I found with a type I was using, quite close up, I had to track extremely slowly do you have any tips about this?

[ANigerianPrince]

I think the reason people want to see YOU make these things is because they want to see you. Other than your obvious techniques in lighting, composition and color correcting, you display a from of grace in the way you handle yourself and describe the process. It's a presentation method that puts you at the top of my list for DIY projects.

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@ANigerianPrince Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!

[cumanagoto]

Amazing!



[TomBabbTV]

I pretty much built mine the same way, except for the cutting board (BTW good idea) I used a piece of scrap wood.

I didn't use PVC for the ends, I bolted some scrap 2" aluminum angel to the ends that also acted as a stop for the dolly.

I enjoy your tutorials, keep up the good work!

Cheers

[ParkerGibbons]

Thank you so much! Tis is the best slider tutorial I have seen yet!

[happycowsfoo]

I really like these tutorials! could you do one for a steadicam?

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@happycowsfoo If I'm successful this time (I tried before with a Glidecam clone, failed miserably), you'll see one in the near future.

[happycowsfoo]

@thefrugalfilmmaker great! much appreciated

[felipipi]

She almost die at 0:53 with that crazy door !

[the13thwolfman]

Another great episode. Really begining to dig these this is really nice how you came up with this.

[Farout5150]

You always come up up with some extremely helpful ideas!

Thanks so much for what you do.

Take care, and keep up the great job!!

[cheeseitzz]

KABLAM. Nice work, much more simple than building a bigger dolly that you would normally connect the tripod to instead of the camera. Love it!

[KrykoStorm]

For a more professional look, you can cut two pieces of the cutting board and attach them the same way but to the ends.

[ncankirik]

you can actually make one more track to stick the slider. first will be standing under the slider's wheels, second will be on the slider's wheels.

[getreferals]

Will this work for dslrs as well, or will they be too heavy?

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@getreferals I don't know why it wouldn't, but you may need a beefier ball head.

[harlequin75]

Awesome!

[RedHandedRejects]

Could I just take a long piece of wood, cut some thin PVC in half, measure and hot glue it to the board, make the trolley, and then just use it as left to right?

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@RedHandedRejects You probably could! If you're successful, send me a picture and a writeup and I'll put it on the blog!

[RedHandedRejects]

@thefrugalfilmmaker

I'll try!

[NitsanPictures]

PS. I find that you can get really amazing shots with a glidecam or flycam with enough practice and it's actually more versatile and easier than using a slider UNNLESS you want to zoom in or use a med/tele lens.

but for wide shots it's fantastic. You can see my glidecam HD1000 test on my channel.

[NitsanPictures]

nice build but a tiny bit of shaking on some of the shots. but i suppose for the price it's great. I'm just used to the more expensive ones.

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@NitsanPictures I noticed this as well. I bet if I used new rollerblade wheels instead of used ones, I'd fare better. New wheels, however, are four times as expensive.

[theenragedbean]

best one ive seen

[jan4iks]

Verz nice tutorial!

thanks =)

[samwatson120]

good job. ps: you have really long fingers

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@samwatson120 They come with the really long body.

[samwatson120]

@thefrugalfilmmaker how tall are you?

[Shawnkimbo]

awesome im making it!

[TheSlimeBox]

how to you achieve the "light up" affect when u show all the things u need?

[mrcmoes]

@TheSlimeBox he most likely puts a layer of transparent black over it and than masks out the tools to make them "light up"

[TheSlimeBox]

@mrcmoes yea thats what i thought

[thefrugalfilmmaker]

@TheSlimeBox I have two identical video tracks in my editor (Vegas Pro 10). I lower the opacity on the lower track (which dims the video) and create a mask for each group on the upper layer. Basically I'm cutting a "positive" hole in the top video track so the dim bottom track appears to surround it. I also feather the mask for the soft edge.

[chazztastic]

Awesome vid! Thanks!

[freestylefilmsinc]

wouldn't a work around be put wheels underneath

[MegaGeekTutorials]

New Video! I should build this but I have no money!

[thoughtgrenades]

@MegaGeekTutorials Search ebay for parts mate, I bought a pair of roller blades with ABEC 5 bearings for 99c :). The most expensive part of this build is the tripod head