I want to use something to steady the shot of a film as I follow someone walkingImagine it's a Canon GL2 or an XL1 or 2I think my school has one where you mount it onto a machine that has four wheelsI asked my film teacher and she says she has no idea and that she just found it (useless)I looked up camera trolley and got nothingCan anyone tell me what I can use to steady the shot of following someone because it's not like I can push a camera on a tripod smoothly.
Big Phat Cobra is correctbut there is a bit moreAs you know, most surfaces - grass, dirt, roadways whatever, are not very smoothIn order to get smooth follow shots, you have a couple of optionsIn the trolley world, you can mount wheels to a tripod or use a flat-bed hand cart - but that only works to a pointIn either case, they work best if the wheels are air-filled - but slightly flat so they don't bounce on small imperfectionsTo eliminate any sort of potential shake, a series of tracks is run for dolly (not trolley) shotsThe trackes are generally metal, round pipe lengths that look like train tracksThe four wheels in the cornes of the platform are specially mounted wide skate wheels that lock on to the trackthe track needs to be leveled with whaterver is handy - but the easiest is using small wood wedge inserts under the track rails similar to shims used for making door jambs straight when being installed (only these wood shims are larger)If it is only a short follow shot, then a camera crane can work very effectively as wellTo understand what I am talking about, check the Kessler Crane websiteThey have a great camera crane (I have one) and they also have accessories - including a track systemDepending on the shot, you might be able to use a home made system that uses an aluminum extension ladder (horizontally) as the trackThe trick is getting the tripod wheels to stay on the ladder railsAgain, depending on the shot, it might be possible to mount the camera on the tripod in a car or back of a truck (or on one shoot I was on they opened the side door of a mini-van owned by one of the grips and the mini-van - with the camera mounted inside - tracked the subject walking down the street)Solid wheels on a tripod or a flat-bed hand cart can work IF the floor is smooth - like indoor flooringbasketball court, warehouse concrete, etc.
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