At last! The long awaited and begged for video!
The cameraman himself, explaining to you how to build one of these majestic rigs to shoot those awesome smooth videos!
Please let me know if you have any questions, and we will try to answer! Good luck on making your own.
It wasn’t worth going through exactly how to make this one with all of the exact measurements, and so on because it’s more of a custom rig, built for your needs and for your camera. Basically, make everything as straight as possible and as precise and sturdy as possible, because this will help the glidecam work much better in the end. The stronger the materials you use the better.
I’m eager to see your success! Respond with videos of your own, I want to see how they turn out!
2015 UPDATE here: https://youtu.be/ItILEsDPWHg
Materials List (Minimal):
- Two sections of tripod leg (preferably the thicker two), with range from 10″-15″.
- 3″ piece of hollow tripod leg
- 12″x2″ piece of wood or metal for base plate.
- A rollerblade wheel w/bearings intact
- 3 more scooter/rollerblade bearings
- 6″ wooden dowel/pipe/scooter handle for gimble handle.
- 4 large fender washers (2.5″ wide)
- 4 smaller washers ( 1.75″ wide)
- 2 1″x0.5″x4″ pieces of wood
- 2 1″x0.5″X6″ piece of wood
- 1 0.5″x2″x5″ piece of wood
- 2 1.5″x0.25″x2″ pieces of wood
- 2 2.25″x0.5″x1″ pieces of wood
- 1 2.25″x0.5″x1″ piece of wood
- 1 2.5×0.375″x5″ piece of wood
- At least 16 0.5″ flat head screws.
- 4 1/4″x1″ carriage bolts
- 1 1.5″x1/4″ bolt
- 4 1/4″ wing nuts
- 2 1/4″ hex nuts
- Approximately 8″x3/8″ threaded rod.
- 3 3/8″ hex nuts + washers + split lock washers
- A piece of 1/16 sheet metal cut to about 1″x2″
Oh, and one 1/4 bolt that’s about an inch long, with a washer and wing nut, to attach the camera to the platform.