CAMERA CRANE
Built for my son my son to aid in his cinematography work.
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Camera crane was designed to handle up to a 10 lb. professional movie camera up to 13 ft. high. It is adjustable down to 2/3rds size for Indoor work.
Camera crane being used for his final thesis presentation (An Empirical Evaluation of Perception - Part 1: REFLECTION ).
Camera crane was designed to handle up to a 10 lb. professional movie camera up to 13 ft. high. It is adjustable down to 2/3rds size for Indoor work.
Camera crane being used for his final thesis presentation (An Empirical Evaluation of Perception - Part 1: REFLECTION ).
Crane in action, while it does not show its height capability, it does show how well it performs in a moderately paced dance video my son filmed for a dancer who needed a promo done.
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Head assembly is designed with tilt and pan with adjustable fluid heads for very smooth motion using different weight cameras. Easy on and off feature using locking cam clamps. Built with very high tolerances to prevent any unwanted motion.
Fluid head parts, made from computer hard drive. PTFE plastic rings to interact with the hard drive platers and grease for smooth and varying resistances.
Hard Drive Motor
Fluid head core. .The 3 posts push on a plate the interacts with the PTFE plastic and hard drive platers for varying resistances. Springs and tighting knob not shown.
Crane rails being lined up for drilling.
Aluminum welded for the head mount assembly. Not to bad for my first project. I can say it would be a lot smoother with a spool gun as pushing 8 ft of wire jammed a lot.
These will go into the assembly that will hold the weight of all the counterweights that are needed to balance the crane. Designed for smooth motion.
Camera basket in process of being redesigned from the core of a scooter
Head assembly is designed with tilt and pan with adjustable fluid heads for very smooth motion using different weight cameras. Easy on and off feature using locking cam clamps. Built with very high tolerances to prevent any unwanted motion.
Fluid head parts, made from computer hard drive. PTFE plastic rings to interact with the hard drive platers and grease for smooth and varying resistances.
Hard drive motor assembly for fluid head base.
Fluid head core. .The 3 posts push on a plate the interacts with the PTFE plastic and hard drive platers for varying resistances. Springs and tighting knob not shown.
Fluid had assembled without cover
Crane rails being lined up for drilling.
Aluminum welding for the head mount assembly. Not too bad for my first project. I can say it would be a lot smoother with a spool gun as pushing 8 ft. of wire jammed a lot.
Bearings for counter weight assembly
Counter weight assembly for back of crane
Camera basket under construction.