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    Syrp’s new Magic Carpet Pro is a high end filmmaking slider offering infinite length
    Mar 14, 2018 John Aldred

    Syrp has just announced the new Magic Carpet Pro slider. Designed to handle some seriously heavy duty filmmaking the Magic Carpet Pro offers some very…

    How to build your own DIY track dolly for under $50
    Mar 7, 2018 John Aldred

    Anybody getting into video soon realises that camera movement is the key to getting more interesting shots. Often the first investment made to get that…

    Upgrading a simple DIY PVC camera dolly with a motor and big wheels
    Feb 12, 2018 John Aldred

    Anybody who shoots video or timelapse knows that the key to getting great shots often involves camera movement. This is why sliders and dollies are…

    This DIY Ikea slider costs less than $20 to make yourself
    Aug 7, 2017 John Aldred

    Good sliders aren’t cheap. Most cheap sliders are rarely good. But when your budget’s ultra low, what are you going to do? Either you buy…

    Multi Slider is the world’s first bendable camera slider
    May 4, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    If you’re in search for a camera slider, Austrian startup Waterbird Systems will make you say “Shut up and take my money.” They have developed…

    This camera slider was made out of Lego bricks
    Apr 27, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When we were kids, most of us played with Legos. Now, as grown-ups, we play with cameras. Dutch filmmaker Victor Bart brought the toys of…

    Build an advanced DIY motion control slider for timelapse and stop motion animation
    Mar 13, 2017 John Aldred

    Since initially discovering the Arduino, Eduard Puertas has spent a lot of time experimenting with it. It’s all an attempt to make his working life…

    How to make a motorised camera slider with an Arduino and a stepper motor for $75
    Mar 2, 2017 John Aldred

    Despite the proliferation of sliders, motorised ones are still quite expensive. Without motors, they’ve dropped to ridiculously low prices. But it’s really not that difficult…

    How to convert a floor dolly into a DIY tripod track dolly
    Jan 30, 2017 John Aldred

    Floor dollies are fantastic tools for giving your camera some motion when shooting video. The problem with them, though, is that you need a perfectly…

    How to convert a table top dolly into a computerized time lapse monster
    Dec 13, 2016 James Wallace

    I have a really wonderful Cognisys Slider controlled by a Stackshot 3D. The Stackshot 3D is a very easy system to set up, program and…