Film Making - DIY - Track & Dolly - Make your own.
Loading...
Uploaded by theeditcrunch on May 20, 2009
For a professional film track and dolly kit your looking to spend in the high hundreds of pounds.
So why not build your own?
This setup used:
8 Rollerblade wheels (With bearings)
2 X 8ft pvc pipe. (Each pipe cut into 1ft and 7ft peices)
6 x 1ft plank of MDF
8 1/4" bolts at 3 1/2" long.
8 1/4" washers
16 1/4" fender washers
16 1/4 nuts.
1 X cheap old tripod.
You dont have to copy this design. It's important you experiment and customise your track/dolly so that it works well with how you work.
The reasons for this track and dolly set up are:
Quick and cheap to make. Its very mobile and easy to transport from location to location. The track is ideal to use on staggered ground levels like curbs or stairs. This is difficult or more traditional designs. Can place the track on walls, roofs, curbs etc at a range of different heights.
Music - Clint Mansell - Stay with me - Fountain Film soundtrack album.
For more information, visit editcrunch.co.uk
Helping Film Makers, Make Films.
Top Comments
All Comments (58)
-
@samdpotts hey, this is just a guess but that looks like a zoom in effect during editing, because the focal length doesn't seem to be changing
3 months ago 2
-
Nice stuff. People who begin their careers using homemade gear like this I think have a better grasp of the basics than some trust-fund film school grad who never got their hands dirty. Plus, they also know better how to communicate their ideas to and get the respect of their crews.
-
What in camera preset or profile do you shoot with?
-
hah, i dont have to build a dolly, i use my wheelchair! ;D
-
@samdpotts my guess is remote control?
-
@samdpotts maybe a wireless remote
-
Dollys make ALL the difference in a great looking shot. Well done.
-
@samdpotts editing program
-
mike lilly wheels, dopeee. Randomly came upon this video looking for a dolly and your a rollerblader too!!!
- 100 videosYouTube Mix for Clint Mansell
- 9:12
How to Build a Camera Dolly the Right Way the First Timeby zoltan52244,545 views
- 10:14
Making a Radial Dolly Trackby yangfilo43,099 views
- 2:33
The 15 Dollar Camera Dollyby Fluffydragonz215,702 views
- 3:03
DIY Camera Slider Under $50by xiongvideo56,001 views
- 1:42
My DIY dollyby knupps13,367 views
- 1:51
Green Screen Gone Wrongby jdlempi74,599 views
- 1:27
$5 DIY Slider is now $6.50by defnyung124,948 views
- 1:26
How To Film Skateboardingby xxXXcarjuanXXxx64,950 views
- 0:45
DIY: Cheap DSLR SLIDERby Koorocci52,451 views
- 3:20
Amor Real (Saia e Bicicletinha)by ivspfc6,146,689 views
- 7:07
DIY camera Stabilizer, crane, dolly and slider by Jaan AlBalushiby md4all100,283 views
- 9:35
Home made Dolly - Low budget DIYby spankmeyer51,395 views
- 4:45
DIY Camera Dollyby 2dphotography62,120 views
- 3:50
Indie Dolly Tutorialby HelloWorldNYC16,421 views
- 1:02
DIY Slider Tutorial Cheapby shouldigetit26,553 views
- 5:26
How to build a CAMERA CRANEby JordanBlackbox26,426 views
- 1:44
camera dolly build from scrap metal and of course some inline wheelsby theweebee123,927 views
- 5:00
The Merricam - No-Cost "Steadicam" DIYby SundogPictures389,474 views
- 1:40
My Low Budget Homemade Dolly HDby MEPproductions0738,617 views
How did you do the zoom while dollying?
samdpotts 11 months ago 10
Very nice shots and really cool music! Keep rolling man!
Pikors 2 years ago 4