"The singular beauty of this book is that Mr. Selakovich has successfully dedicated himself to producing clarity with every page." - Michael Ferris, Camera Operator/DP (Die Hard) "For filmmakers who like to shoot their films with a mobile camera withough spending a fortune on equipment rentals, this book is a great gift indeed. I highly recommend it for its clarity and common sense." - Kris Malkiewica, Cinematographer/Author Don't buy or rent your fillm equipment-build it! Construct professional-quality camera rigs on your own with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide and stop wasting your money on overpriced equipment rentals and purchases! Dan Selakovich guides you through the creation of jibs, dollies, cranes, car-mounts, sandbags, tripods, and more. Features include: * Build inexpensive but reliable and sturdy rigs-including cranes, dollies, stabilizers, car-mounts, and more; most for much less than $100! * Includes over 2,000 photographs with clear step-by-step instructions, safety guidelines, material lists, and tool lists for each rig. * American standard and  meric measurements included. * Includes a companion web site: http://dvcamerarigs.com/  * Build cheap but reliable and sturdy rigs - including cranes, dollies, stabilizers, car mounts, and more for $50-$100 each! Even if you only use this book to make two sandbags - you'll make back your money. *All measurements are provided in both standard and metric units - now updated to include region-specific material information *Includes over 1300 photographs total- with clear step-by-step instructions, safety guidelines, material lists, and tool lists for each rig

Author: Selakovich, Dan
Publisher: Focal Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Killer Camera Rigs That You Can Build
Pages: 00427 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00427 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2010-08-13
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780240813370
Category: Performing Arts : Film & Video - General
Category: Performing Arts : Film & Video - Direction & Production