Killer camera rigs that you can build [electronic resource] : how to build your own camera cranes, car mounts, stabilizers, dollies, and more! / Dan Selakovich ; foreword by Michael Ferris.

Author/Creator:

Selakovich, Dan, 1960-

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, c2010.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (427 p.)

Subjects:

Cinematography -- Equipment and supplies -- Design and construction.
Motion picture camera stabilization systems -- Design and construction.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Construct professional-quality camera rigs on your own with this comprehensive, step by-step guide and stop wasting your money on overpriced equipment rentals and purchases! Dan Selakovich guides you through the creation of jibs, dollies, cranes, car mounts, sandbags, tripods, and more.

Contents:

Cover; Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build: How to build your own camera cranes, car mounts, stabilizers, dollies, and more!; Copyright; Dedication; Table of Contents; About Michael Ferris; Foreword by Michael Ferris; Section 1: Dollies; Chapter 1: The Dark Passage Dolly; Chapter 2: The Killers Dolly; Chapter 3: The Gun Crazy Camera Pedestal; Chapter 4: The Naked Kiss Upside-Down Dolly Camera Mount; Chapter 5: The Dark Corner PVC Dolly Track; Chapter 6: The Cry Vengeance Dolly Rail Padding; Chapter 7: The Thieves' Highway Angle Dolly Track; Chapter 8: The Glass Key Pro Dolly Track
Chapter 9: How to Lay Out and Level Dolly TrackChapter 10: Troubleshooting Dolly Problems; Section 2: Handheld Rigs; Chapter 11: The Shock Corridor Camera Stabilizer; Chapter 12: The Sweet Smell of Success Pooper-Scooper Cam; Chapter 13: The City Streets Circle Rig; Chapter 14: The Storm Fear Shoulder Mount; Section 3: Cranes; Chapter 15: The Killer's Kiss Crane; Chapter 16: The Big Combo Crane; Chapter 17: The Double Indemnity Crane; Chapter 18: Working with a Crane; Chapter 19: The T-Men Crane Weight Holder; Section 4: Filmmaking Tools you Just Gotta Have
Chapter 20: The They Drive by Night Car MountChapter 21: The Third Man Tripod; Chapter 22: The Guilty Bystander Camera Mount for the Third Man Tripod; Chapter 23: The Steel Trap Spreader; Chapter 24: The Harder They Fall Sandbag; Chapter 25: The Harder They Fall Sandbag, Jr.; Chapter 26: Painting Your Rigs; Appendix Working with Metal; A Final Word; The Films the Rigs Are Named For; About the Author; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Contributor:

Ferris, Michael.

ISBN:

1-136-04105-2
1-282-77031-4
1-136-04106-0
9786612770319
0-240-81338-3

OCLC:

668210522

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