Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Camera Dolly

Over the past several months, I've been slowly building a dolly for my camera based on one I saw being used on a shoot I was working on awhile back.



I first built the platform with scrap wood, including notches at the top to hold the tripod and some triangular pieces at the bottom for the wheels. I bought some skateboard wheels for about $15 from eBay and screwed them in with some large bolts and washers I picked up for a few bucks from Ace Hardware on Trumbull. I then took a long piece of PVC pipe my Dad had laying around in his basement and cut it in half.



Next I built two saw horses with lumber I bought new for about $10.



And finally, here it is in its fully-functioning form for about $30. The one I originally saw from Dana Dolly retails for almost $900.

1 comment:

  1. Great information I found here. If you're a videographer, and want to elevate your work from just looking competent to looking slick, one of the best things you can do is put your camera on a dolly.

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