The SPIDER DOLLY with flex trak. This piece of equipment has got to be the ultimate dolly system. You can curve the track, which is very awesome, and the whole system is also incredibly portable. The drawback is the price tag of 400$ for the track, and about 1,000 for the dolly. But of course, who really buys anything in this business? Here is a link to a video how to on building your own dolly: DJ TV Billy's Blueprints: The Wheel Deal
HMI Light + Cherry Picker
The HMI is just one wicked light. It uses an arc lamp instead of an incandescent bulb to be more powerful and more efficient. For the short Lullaby, the crew stuck an HMI at the top of a cherry picker and basically lit up the our whole location at night. And yes, a good moonlight effect was seen through the second floor window. Again though, this is equipment typically unavailable to small scale filmmakers. Will definitely need some contacts or a bit of a budget to get a hold of these, and before you, you will have to stick to day shots, and first floor night shots.
Lastly, THE RED...
There is a bit of a wait on these babies, but please do yourself a favor and check out the FUTURE of the RED. When you first go there, just scroll down all the way and take it all in. The red camera is going to allow an individual to build there own camera with removable parts. You can go from a digital photography camera, to the bottom of the line video camera, to the highest quality video camera that Red offers by just upgrading and adding specific pieces. No longer do you have to buy a whole new camera, you can simply switch "brains." This is genius and is going to start a revolution in the independent filmmaking world. Granted, the revolution will most likely be stifled by availability, but eventually one's investment in a cheaper camera will in the same token become an investment in a more expensive camera. The people at RED are geniuses, and it looks like exciting things will happen in the coming year. Also, if you scrolled to the bottom, you can check out a sweet 3D camera...oh hell yeah.
I never even wanted to make a 3D movie...at least not until I saw this sexy beast!
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