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slimdog55
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by slimdog55 Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:58 am
At this point you guys are probley saying,"Oh damnit! What does this little s*** want." You know on the website it describes how to make a camcorder dolly. Has anybody made one yet? If you have, does it work ok? And the question I want an answer for is How much money will it coast?
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by padawanNick Fri Feb 14, 2003 3:42 pm
It looks like this guy built the same dolly and it cost him about $60 total.
Build a camera Dolly by Don Mansfield
Should work great.
PVC "track" (pipe) usually sells for about $1 for an 8ft length in my area.
Have fun.
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by Raven Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:17 pm
Check out HomeBuiltStabilizers for lots of different dollies people have made. I'm going to be building a small crane that goes on a dolly, something like this
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by Grant Fri Feb 14, 2003 10:47 pm
Nick's link was great. You know in all my years of film making i have never used a dolly .
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by Ornsack Sat Feb 15, 2003 12:02 am
Lol!
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by Grant Sat Feb 15, 2003 3:05 am
Even a small tricycle or such like. Just a smooth wheel action.
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by Ornsack Sun Feb 16, 2003 1:59 am
Lol! If anyone tries filming on a Tricycle please take a picture! The mental picture alone is hilarious
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by Grant Sun Feb 16, 2003 7:49 am
Don't knock it until you try it!:D
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by Matt Sun Feb 16, 2003 3:59 pm
Sitting in a shopping trolley could also work. You could 'borrow' one from a supermarket.
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by Ornsack Sun Feb 16, 2003 7:52 pm
Originally posted by Grant
Lol well I'll give it a go but I'll blame you if I break any bones
And a shopping trolley would be a good one... Make sure you trust the guy who's pushing you though
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by Grant Mon Feb 17, 2003 7:39 am
Every shopping trolley i have ever used could not steer straight!:P
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by Ornsack Mon Feb 17, 2003 9:58 pm
I remember seeing on a BBC technology show (namely Tomorrows World) a shopping trolly that could actually go in a straight line. You'd think that after years of them existing they'd do that by now anyway!
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by Grant Mon Feb 17, 2003 10:58 pm
The evolution of the shopping trolley has been very slow indeed!
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by thewarmovie Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:04 am
Originally posted by Matt
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by cruznseal Sat Apr 05, 2003 3:46 am
kinda stole my thunder with the shopping trolley idea but the best dolly i've found to date is a wheelchair. very smooth and you can even get away with steering it.
