Youth Innovation (po-boy camera crane) at DVinfo.net

Roger Shealy · September 27th, 2007, 06:49 PM

My teenage son is working on a film project with some of his school mates and wanted a camera crane. Given he doesn't have much money, he cobbled something together. I thought you might enjoy what a little hunger and imagination can do!:

http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...512Kbps4x3.flv

Greg Boston · September 27th, 2007, 11:25 PM

Kudos to your son for doing that. Nice to see a fine young man being so creative with what's on hand.

I did notice his camera mount protrudes enough to get in the frame. Nothing a hacksaw blade won't fix. ;-)

-gb-

Roger Shealy · September 28th, 2007, 04:20 AM

Yeah, the mount is too long. He intends to mount a 3CCD Panasonic canmorder on the boom, which is quite a bit longer than the A620 still camera used for his trial run. Even so, I think you're right and he'll have to hack it off a few inches. He's now working on wiring a 8" LCD monitor at the base of the boom and running wiring up to the camera.

I've really enjoyed seeing him put this together. As crude as it looks, it operates much more smoothly than you would expect. I wouldn't recommend it, however for "paying" work!

Maybe my son has discovered a new niche for beginning videographers. You can use the boom for a shoot, then disassemble it and supliment your income by washing second story windows for your clients!

Russ Holland · September 28th, 2007, 10:41 AM

Love the idea of the pan/tilt head, that's great.
Well done to him!!!

Marc Landry · September 28th, 2007, 10:46 AM

Great initiative on the DYI crane. Nicely done!

Greg Boston · September 28th, 2007, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roger Shealy

Maybe my son has discovered a new niche for beginning videographers. You can use the boom for a shoot, then disassemble it and supliment your income by washing second story windows for your clients!

Now that's capitalism with a capital 'C'. Hehe, thanks for the chuckle!

-gb-

September 27th, 2007, 06:49 PM	#1
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	Youth Innovation (po-boy camera crane) My teenage son is working on a film project with some of his school mates and wanted a camera crane. Given he doesn't have much money, he cobbled something together. I thought you might enjoy what a little hunger and imagination can do!: http://s176.photobucket.com/albums/w...512Kbps4x3.flv

September 28th, 2007, 10:41 AM	#4
Russ Holland Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Burton on Trent, UK Posts: 193	Love the idea of the pan/tilt head, that's great. Well done to him!!! __________________ Sony Alpha a57 \| RODE VideoMic \| Adobe Premiere CS5 Manfrotto 785b \| Manfrotto 718b

September 28th, 2007, 10:46 AM	#5
Marc Landry New Boot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 10	Great initiative Great initiative on the DYI crane. Nicely done!

September 27th, 2007, 11:25 PM	#2
Greg Boston Wrangler Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 6,117 Images: 1	Kudos to your son for doing that. Nice to see a fine young man being so creative with what's on hand. I did notice his camera mount protrudes enough to get in the frame. Nothing a hacksaw blade won't fix. ;-) -gb-

September 28th, 2007, 04:20 AM	#3
Roger Shealy Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Fayetteville, GA Posts: 772	Yeah, the mount is too long. He intends to mount a 3CCD Panasonic canmorder on the boom, which is quite a bit longer than the A620 still camera used for his trial run. Even so, I think you're right and he'll have to hack it off a few inches. He's now working on wiring a 8" LCD monitor at the base of the boom and running wiring up to the camera. I've really enjoyed seeing him put this together. As crude as it looks, it operates much more smoothly than you would expect. I wouldn't recommend it, however for "paying" work! Maybe my son has discovered a new niche for beginning videographers. You can use the boom for a shoot, then disassemble it and supliment your income by washing second story windows for your clients!