Methods
Clompared

 

Primary Methods

 

Capabilities

  • Versatile platform that can do it all

  • Simple gear package / minimal setup required

  • Sidewalks, streets, moderate grass, gravel, bricks, any indoor ground surface

  • Tracking shots: walking, leading, following, profiles, wrap-arounds

  • Slow Speeds: Min speed, less than 1 mph

  • Med Speeds: Max speed: 12.5 mph

Capabilities

  • Compact Jib + Doorway Dolly

  • Jib + Dolly Track / Speedrail

  • Compact Jib + Wheeled Tripod

  • Gimbal + Matthews Intel-A-Jib

  • Tracking Vehicle + Jib

  • Compact Jib range:

  • Intel-A-Jib range:

 

Fastest Methods

Pursuit Vehicle

3 - 70 MPH

Freefly Tero

1 -30 MPH

Gimbal + Rickshaw

0 - 18 MPH

Gimbal + Segway

0 - 13 MPH

Gimbal + Dana Dolly

0 - 10 MPH

Precision Methods

Gimbal + MoCo Slider

Any terrain
Keyframable or manual joystick
Macro-Lens Precision

Gimbal + Fischer Dolly

Vibration Isolator handles light bumps such as tile, carpet, smooth pavement or sidewalks

Gimbal +
Dana Dolly

Any terrain
Dolly handgrip + monitor

Gimbal + Jib

Vibration Isolator handles light bumps such as tile, carpet, smooth pavement or sidewalks

Gimbal + Segway

Moderate bumps, roads, grass

Fischer vs
Doorway Dolly + Jib


Fischer Dolly

Doorway Dolly + Jib

Cost

$500 / Day
(Not including Skate Wheels)

$150 / Day

Vertical travel

46.875"

7 ft

Min lens height

13.75" (Standard Head)
3.125" (Low Head)

3 in - 8 ft

Weight

420 lbs

136 lbs

Advantages

More steering modes:
REAR (Conventionl): Front wheels are locked, rear owheels can rotate 360.
CRAB: Front and rear wheels ocan rotate in unison 360.
ROUND: Front and rear wheels rotate independently with mechanical
compensation to allow variable radius turns, even down to 0 radius.
WIDE: Front and rear wheels ocan rotate 180 in any steering mode,
providing a wider wheel track for greater stability.

No track = unrestricted freedom
Vibration Isolator handles light bumps such as
tile, carpet, smooth pavement or sidewalks

Disadvantages

Track
Heavy — 4 people required to lift & carry

No crab steering

 
 
 

Capabilities

  • Execute walking / running speed shots with ease on smooth or rough surfaces

  • Avoid fatigue by operating remotely using the Flowcine Black Arm or from a comfortable seated position

  • Optimal stabilization over sidewalks, streets, moderate grass, gravel, bricks, any indoor ground surface

  • Optional rear wheel allows for precise maneuvering at slower speeds and in confined spaces

Leading Techniques

Black Arm Dolly ➜

Gimbal + Fischer Dolly ➜

Gimbal + Doorway Dolly ➜

Freefly Tero ➜

Gimbal control ➜

Non-Stabilized Movement ➜

The Lab ➜

Services

 
 
 

Director of Photography ➜

Stabilized Platforms
Pursuit Vehicles
Aerials

Advanced Gimbal Operations ➜

MoVI Pro
Ronin 2

Camera Vehicles ➜

Flowcine Black Arm Complete
Pursuit Vehicle Jib
CVI-XL Vibration Isolator (qUICK-mOUNT)
CVI-U Vibration Isolator (QUICK-mOUNT)
All-Terrain Vehicles

Aerials ➜

Heavy-Lift + MoVI Pro
Heavy-Lift + Ronin 2
DJI Inspire 2
DJI Mavic Pro 2
DJI Mavic 2 Zoom

Motion Control ➜

Mark Roberts SFH-50
eMotimo ST4 Moco Dana Dolly
DitoGear MoCo Packages
DitoGear Spinn360 Turntable
Dragonframe 4

Timelapse ➜

Motion Control
Long-Term / Architecture / Construction

Story / Concept Development

Look Development
Proof of Concept Development / Testing
Pre-Viz
Story Boarding / Animatics

 

Everything is possible
when nothing is impossible

 

Method: Ronin 2 + Jib + Doorway Dolly on Track

Brass Hand Wheels

Case Study ➜

Method: Heavy-Lift Drone

Method: MoVI Pro + Flowcine Black Arm

Pursuit Vehicle: Ford F150

Learn More ➜

Method: MoVI Pro + Doorway Dolly