Tag: Slider
Per the relatively new player AXIBO, the PT4 System is “the pinnacle of motion control technology.” That’s quite a claim. It’s a good sign then that some well-known reviewers …
Being a one-man band has a lot of advantages. It also has a ton of disadvantages. Filmmaking is generally considered to be a collaborative medium and if you have …
A nice tripod shot is a staple of filmmaking. Adding motivated movement is where things start to get truly cinematic. It really is the elevating factor. Motion is a …
A fun announcement that might’ve slipped under the radar of many filmmakers was the Manfrotto MOVE System. It isn’t reinventing the wheel here, but it does a lot of …
Moza has been making some interesting and weird products for a while, some of which I’m sure you haven’t heard of yet. One of their more niche products is …
The greatest thing about the past decade of imaging tech is that it continues to come down in price for your average user. Latest to join this trend is …
Every now and then someone tries to bring some innovation in the field. Take the Speed Booster. When the first rumors about the adapter came around, many thought it …
If you look back a few years, you’d be shocked by the lack of gadgets and tools in the filmmaking market. Many camera operators (the term filmmaker was still …
There are tools that allow us filmmakers to convey emotion and energy through otherwise dull and boring shots. It may be a crane, a steadycam, a dolly, or for …
Many of you are familiar with iFootage and their products. At IBC 2018 they had a lovely stand packed with everything from their latest tripod technology to monopods, which …
Matthew Grip kit doesn’t really need an introduction. It’s proven to last ages, and is used in major Hollywood motion pictures and episodic TV. I own a few Matthews …
Traditionally, shooting motion timelapse videos is a very time-consuming process, especially since one will have to manually move their equipment to perform a simple motion (such as curving around …
Kessler Crane‘s brand has been synonymous with high-quality sliders, cranes, jibs and motion control systems for quite some time now, and universally embraced by professional filmmakers and enthusiasts alike. …
Even now in the age of 3-axis brushless gimbal stabilisers flying off the shelves and totally dominating the market many filmmakers still prefer to use some of their good old and well-trusted tools …
OK, so now that Christmas is behind us, and we’ve (sort of) sobered up, maybe feeling a little depressed after seeing the latest credit card bill, hoping the wife …