We built our own DIY cable cam for End of the Spear

In order to capture some of the shots that we needed while filming in the Panama jungle for End of The Spear, we decided to build our own cable cam. This video shows the construction and test of the device and output footage. For even more info visit
http://tribeonline.everytribe.com - the online community about our films.

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Film & Animation

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• film
• filmmaking
• overhead
• aerial
• everytribe
• movie
• camera
• end
• of
• the
• spear
• behind
• scenes
• action
• footage
• cable
• cam

[everytribe]

Thanks! It was shot in Panama.

[rome769]

very cool

[Tom12drummer]

What is the music ;) 

[Tom12drummer]

That looks awsomee ;)

[digitalbroadcaster]

Try that with one of our Wescam's or Cineflex systems! It'll be stable enough but the 28vdc (helicopter power) would be an issue. But great to see you improvise guys. That's what we all do best huh? Fix on-the-fly.

But I'll stick to rotors :o)

[Jazza159]

wow awesome

[scubadude73]

This isn't what I was looking for, but very good all the same. The trailer on the "End of the spear" website is great!

[acroduster]

i built a non manned one with servo pan tilt control for a production in the northwest, total cost for a fulll sized 3chip hd camera came out to around 1500 dollars for materieals, machining, and rc control sytem. most cost is in the mechanical design and rigging! if you dyi, you can save BIG!

[oneeyedgeek]

Wow. Thank you for pointing that out before I spent all that money and effort trying to shoot an entire film using nothing but a camera and a zip line! You saved me, kind sir!

[acroduster]

yep, just like when an amature gets ahold of a steadicam too, they forget every basic thing, and there films get all flashy and dead. now the production team on spear knew when to use what. and they maintained production balance in some of the most remote and hostile shooting locations there are! some of their work puts national geopgraphic to shame!

at least in my opinion!-) just remember, its just another tool for moving the camera, not the only one! use everything at your disposal!-)