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Jul
22

With more and more people having access to video equipment as prices come down it’s not surprising to see the newbie join the ranks of movie and video making. It’s until you realize that some of the extra stuff is soooooo expensive, like jigs made for 5 digit film budgets. Well rest assured that are DIY sites for lots of this equipment when you want to take it a step further from just holding a camera in your hands.

With only $30 to $60 of stuff, you can build yourself quite the jib or perhaps you want to create the cool effect of dept of field, adapt a 35mm lens and others on [ClosetFilms.com], or perhaps a stabilizer or even a fancy one that mounts on a bicycle.

For more including lighting, backdrops, rigs and even mic zeppelin see them all grouped in category at FilmLinker on their DIY page…

Jul
13

In case some of you haven’t seen DIY Network, do check out the entire site, it’s filled with great stuff.

More related to my entry is the section on Woodworking, see how to make a laminated dinning chair as the fist entry of this month. See here…

May
05

Miro-Democracy TV

Ever wish you could see detailed steps to what others create in the workshop? You can, and it’s for free, and what the hell is he using the word “Democracy” for?  Well for those that don’t know about Democracy TV, let me share. It’s all about videos and podcasts and its all about free. The way it works… hmmm, forget that, we want to play with tools, so get to the point:

1. Download a Democracy TV software (I could tell you that it’s RSS feed based and… ops! that about the way it works) Mac/PC: here

2. Subscribe (more like simply search RSS channel feeds, ops! Technology talk) to what you want.

Look up “Wood Whisperer”, “Stu’s Shed”, to get started, great shows on techniques, reviews etc. Wood Whisperer sometimes takes it from design, to building very intricate furniture. You can search around, share what you find.