Making the Movie: Build Your Own Steadicam Tutorial

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Saturday, September 18, 2004

This is just an amazing tutorial, telling you step by step how to build a steadicam for $14. Constantly updated and improved.
Johnny and his camera

Big ups to Johnny Chung Lee.

One thing to remember, even the real steadicams require a lot of practice and strength. Dan Selakovich recommends tai chi.

UPDATE: A comment below recommends steadycam-pro.com.

UPDATE: MAKEzine published Johnny's specs here.

RELATED: Build your own dolly tutorial.

On Fri Sep 24, 01:06:00 PM PDT, J. Ott articulated the following...: This post has been removed by a blog administrator.
On Fri Jul 13, 10:21:00 AM PDT, Henke articulated the following...: Thanks for this steadicam tutorial! It will come to good use.
On Thu Jan 03, 11:22:00 PM PST, Daniel Charleston ( Film Graduate ) articulated the following...: There is now a newer, much versitile vesion of this homemade steadycam.

They also have a complete tutorial and some great sample clips on their site.

Check it out.
http://www.Steadycam-Pro.com

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