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Assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

How to assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

Setup your RED ONE into the optimal configuration for light weight shooting. This is one of many incredible tutorials on the RED CAM we at WonderHowTo shot on location.

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Create a camera tripod with a rubber band

How to create a camera tripod with a rubber band

By now we've all heard Christian Bale's total freakout on the DP of Terminator Salvation... This little nugget of DIY steadycam goes out to all you aspiring cinematographers & filmmakers. With nothing but a ...

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Operate a steadicam

How to operate a steadicam

I love Indy Mogul. Here they give us an inside on how to use a steadicam. If you've ever seen a steadicam on set you know it is one of the most arduous operations in filmmaking. This tutorial certainly will ...

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Make a shoebox lens for your camera

How to make a shoebox lens for your camera

Try your hand at some camera special effects with a cool shoebox lens. This is a cool picture effect that can add life to your movie. It involves a magnifying glass, paint, and some plastic.

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Make a $15 flashlight camera protective housing

How to make a $15 flashlight camera protective housing

And by protective, they mean fireball explosion proof. And the $15 price tag could be easily avoided by just using a flashlight you already have. That's free, right? Very cool trick for keeping that camera ...

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Make a motorcycle camera mount

How to make a motorcycle camera mount

Make your own motorcycle camera Mount for less than five bucks! You won't believe how easy it is. This video tutorial will show you how to ...more

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Use a rubber band for smooth panning and tilting

How to use a rubber band for smooth panning and tilting

In this tutorial, learn a quick tip on how to get smoother panning and tilting using a tripod. A ...more

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Use a piece of developed film and a camera to see through clothes

How to use a piece of developed film and a camera to see through clothes

The ability to see through clothing has been pursued by voyeurs for millenia, and today with the ...more

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Views 38,524 | Comments 2 | Curated 1 year ago | 2:13 |Hot |
Make a Steadicam flying camera support

How to make a Steadicam flying camera support

Garret Brown's original Steadicam® is an icon that revolutionized filmmaking. Being the first and the best, it naturally and justifiably ...more

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Views 57,859 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 4:55 |Hot |
Make super smooth pan shots with your camera tripod

How to make super smooth pan shots with your camera tripod

Want to have super smooth pan shots? Yes? Well, all you need is some simple, stretched out, rubber ...more

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Build a $25 camera crane

How to build a $25 camera crane

The guys at Indy Mogul show you the Camera Crane (turbo mini jib) that ANYONE can afford! Attach it to your tripod and that good looking ...more

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Views 32,000 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 7:02 |Hot |
See through people's clothes with a video camera

How to see through people's clothes with a video camera

This video tutorial teaches you how to see through clothes using a blank roll of film and any video ...more

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Views 1,033,434 | Comments 121 | Curated 4 years ago | 2:58 |
Use the RED ONE camera - basics

How to use the RED ONE camera - basics

There are some essentials you need to know when shooting with the Red One camera, here we go over start/stop, SD card, AV connector board ...more

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Views 91,852 | Comments 19 | Curated 3 years ago | 2:52 |
Build a homemade steadycam camera stabilizer

How to build a homemade steadycam camera stabilizer

In this video tutorial, you'll see how you can build a homemade steadycam camera stabilizer for under fifty bucks. This is more ...more

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Views 48,420 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 9:55 |
Build your own ten foot long camera dolly track

How to build your own ten foot long camera dolly track

Need some smooth pan shots for your indie film? How about a cool dolly zoom effect? Well, you don't ...more

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Views 46,445 | Comments 1 | Curated 4 years ago | 10:08 |
Assemble the RED ONE into a film style camera

How to assemble the RED ONE into a film style camera

This tutorial builds the RED ONE camera from scratch into a traditional film style camera, complete with matte box and follow focus. Thanks ...more

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Views 45,739 | Comments 13 | Curated 3 years ago | 4:49 |
Build a cheap DIY follow focus for your Canon 5D Mark

How to build a cheap DIY follow focus for your Canon 5D Mark

In this very basic but informative tutorial, you'll learn how to build a follow focus for your Canon ...more

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Views 44,429 | Comments 0 | Curated 2 years ago | 0:31 |
Assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

How to assemble the RED ONE camera into a light weight mode

Here we assemble the RED ONE camera into a 22 lbs ultra light hand-held version, perfect for ...more

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Views 30,157 | Comments 4 | Curated 3 years ago | 0:56 |
Build a homemade film steadycam for cheap

How to build a homemade film steadycam for cheap

In this video tutorial, Wess does some research and builds a steady-cam for under fourteen bucks. Hooray for no more motion sickness! ...more

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Views 26,035 | Comments 0 | Curated 3 years ago | 10:01 |
Build a camera jib crane

How to build a camera jib crane

In this DIY video, we show you how we built our camera crane. This was all done with a table saw, drill and hack saw. Parts for the ...more

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Views 25,384 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 9:25 |
Operate a steadicam

How to operate a steadicam

A steadicam can mean the difference between a professional and steady wide shot of Victorian era London or a wobbly, user-generated ...more

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Use shutter speed to make your video look better

How to use shutter speed to make your video look better

Israel Hyman is a weekend videographer headquartered in Mesa, Arizona. In this video, he ...more

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Views 23,849 | Comments 1 | Curated 5 years ago | 3:49 |
Use the RED ONE compact flash cards

How to use the RED ONE compact flash cards

Learn the Red One Camera basics. Installing, removing, and formating the compact flash cards. Thanks to Indie Rentals - ...more

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Views 23,483 | Comments 1 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:25 |
Create a camera tripod with a rubber band

How to create a camera tripod with a rubber band

There are a lot of ways to keep your camera from shaking. Most of these involve expensive devices known as tripods. If you're super stingy ...more

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Views 22,936 | Comments 6 | Curated 3 years ago | 1:16 |
Build a cheap camera jib arm

How to build a cheap camera jib arm

Movies take us places we've never been before, and a big tool that has contributed to that age-old phrase "movie magic" is the camera jib ...more

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Views 22,143 | Comments 0 | Curated 4 years ago | 7:21 |

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