How to build Cable Cam or other filming instuments

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How to build Cable Cam or other filming instuments
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flag blkmrkt78
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Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 4:09 Quote
OK filming for school and i want some mad camera angles to get get the best mark possible since its yr 12. Interested in making a cable cam, does anymone have a explanation on how to make one the easiest way, any help would be great, if you know any other filming instruments u have used n got wicked angles tell us also !!

cheers
flag phil-sherwood
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 4:11 Quote
what kind of riding ? street/dirt/dh/fr ?
flag blkmrkt78
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Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 4:19 Quote
all types like the movie is a bit of a documentry on riding and where its going as a sport so filming everything but im guessing the cable cam will be freeride or downhill
flag drew-ross
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 7:44 Quote
We used a cable cam to film the shot at 130.0-137.0
kop-productions Andrew's Segment in Bromont and Whistler

by drew-ross
Views: 5,718    Faves: 60    Comments: 25


We simply got some steel cables to string between two trees, and he built a box that the camera could sit in and was protected. Some small pulleys were mounted on the box for it to roll down the track. We controlled the speed by changing the slop of the two cables, and if spaced them further apart then the pulleys of the box, it would also slow the camera down. A new rig is in the works for this year that will allow more adjustability of the camera.
flag fujative
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 18:18 Quote
here are a few designs

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and for the video, a few suggestions.
- get a tripod, and make sure you know how to use it. having a tripod and not knowing how to use it is just as bad as not having one at all
- when your making the video, dont use every single transition/effect that your program has. try to only a few and use them equally throughout the video
- make sure you get different angles. same angles over and over again gets really boring.

and to the guy above me, sick job on the video. what was the last song?
flag drew-ross
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 18:25 Quote
These are the three songs that were used:
Fort Minor: High Road
Swollen Members: Killing Spree
Dangerdoom: Space Hoes
flag morse-code
Posted: Apr 28, 2008 at 18:32 Quote
Also when making the video try to get the music to match up with the picture. Like having a beat when the scene changes.
flag blkmrkt78
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Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 3:23 Quote
ok cheers thats heaps of help n yeah should give it a good camera angle
flag RossBuchanan
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 6:34 Quote
I'd go with a crane

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/newskaone/crane1.jpg

look into it, it offers very smooth shots and usually goes for about 300 bucks, breaks down to fit in a car. check it out anyways! good luck bro
flag nwatkins
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 21:14 Quote
RossBuchanan wrote:
I'd go with a crane

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/newskaone/crane1.jpg

look into it, it offers very smooth shots and usually goes for about 300 bucks, breaks down to fit in a car. check it out anyways! good luck bro

You could probly make that out of a normal tri-pod and long wood shafts.
flag RossBuchanan
Posted: Apr 29, 2008 at 21:33 Quote
SavageMountainAnimal wrote:
RossBuchanan wrote:
I'd go with a crane

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/newskaone/crane1.jpg

look into it, it offers very smooth shots and usually goes for about 300 bucks, breaks down to fit in a car. check it out anyways! good luck bro

You could probly make that out of a normal tri-pod and long wood shafts.

No they have mad swivel points. not an easy thing to make. Just wont work. search them you'll understand
flag SpikeX
Posted: Jun 1, 2008 at 4:09 Quote
In case you're interested, I have a thread detailing the construction of my cable cam with a short testing video. It might help you to build your own:

https://www.pinkbike.com/forum/listcomments/?threadid=35572
flag epavichthesavage
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 at 10:49 Quote
kopp-productions wrote:
We used a cable cam to film the shot at 130.0-137.0
kop-productions Andrew's Segment in Bromont and Whistler

by drew-ross
Views: 5,718    Faves: 60    Comments: 25


We simply got some steel cables to string between two trees, and he built a box that the camera could sit in and was protected. Some small pulleys were mounted on the box for it to roll down the track. We controlled the speed by changing the slop of the two cables, and if spaced them further apart then the pulleys of the box, it would also slow the camera down. A new rig is in the works for this year that will allow more adjustability of the camera.

Nice , thats freakin genious. i always wanted to try something like this! i'm gonna do it this summer so watching these vids help a lot.
flag swan3609
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Posted: Dec 23, 2008 at 11:12 Quote
RossBuchanan wrote:
SavageMountainAnimal wrote:
RossBuchanan wrote:
I'd go with a crane

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/newskaone/crane1.jpg

look into it, it offers very smooth shots and usually goes for about 300 bucks, breaks down to fit in a car. check it out anyways! good luck bro

You could probly make that out of a normal tri-pod and long wood shafts.

No they have mad swivel points. not an easy thing to make. Just wont work. search them you'll understand

I have made a home made crane/jib/whatever you want to call it, using conduit, pvc and a old tripod and It turned out very good for $30 and 3 hours of work.. I would never drop $300 on one unless I was waaay into filming.. my quick one, once I got good with it produced amazing results.

EDIT: wow this thred is sooo old.. I doubt this guy is still working on that project. haha
flag emarciniak
Posted: Dec 23, 2008 at 11:14 Quote
RossBuchanan wrote:
I'd go with a crane

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i218/newskaone/crane1.jpg

look into it, it offers very smooth shots and usually goes for about 300 bucks, breaks down to fit in a car. check it out anyways! good luck bro

Where did you pick up a crane from for that cheap?
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