186274 10 Arts & Media Film, Video & Television Film Production true Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:32:52 -0700 /system/videos/4/74/62/18/186274.flv arts, media, film, making, movies, FILMING, constructing, camcorder, stabilizer, stable How To Make a Camcorder Stabilizer http://www.howcast.com/videos/186274-How-To-Make-a-Camcorder-Stabilizer http://www.howcast.com/videos/186274-How-To-Make-a-Camcorder-Stabilizer/edit approved 210 640 360 <object width="425" height="273" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=186274"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=186274" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="273" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 20 carlo_scialla http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/stabilizer_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 2542 false false false 72672 0 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/47.jpg Begin building bottom Attach two 45-degree elbow connectors to either end of a 6-inch PVC pipe. This will be the bottom of your camcorder stabilizer.

]]> 72673 1 55 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/55.jpg Attach T-connector Add a piece of 2½-inch PVC pipe to each connector’s open end and then attach a T-connector to both.

]]> 72674 2 65 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/65.jpg Connect PVC to cross Separately, affix the two 3-inch pieces of PVC to opposite ends of the four-way cross connector. Attach an elbow to the open end of each 3-inch piece. This assembly will serve as your camera’s base.

]]> 72675 3 78 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/78.jpg Link Ts to elbows Attach the two assemblies you’ve built so far by attaching the elbows to two 1½-inch PVC pieces, and those pieces to the inward-facing holes in the T-connectors.

]]> 72676 4 89 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/89.jpg Add remaining PVC pipe pieces Add the remaining two 2½-inch PVC pipe pieces to the open holes on each T-connector, and attach elbow connectors to the pipes.

]]> 72677 5 100 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/100.jpg Connect side pipes Attach a pair of 6-inch PVC pipes to the open ends of the elbow connectors. Attach elbow connectors to their open ends.

]]> 72678 6 109 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/109.jpg Build top Now build the top of the stabilizer. Attach a pair of elbow connectors to either end of a 6-inch PVC pipe. Then, attach the two remaining unused 6-inch pieces to the other ends of the elbow connectors.

]]> 72679 7 122 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/122.jpg Attach top piece Connect the elbow connectors on the top pieces of your stabilizer to both 6-inch side pieces, forming an octagon and completing your basic frame.

]]> 72680 8 132 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/132.jpg Seal with cement Seal all the connections on your stabilizer by brushing on PVC cement, and let dry.

]]> 72681 9 137 Tip Spray-paint your stabilizer black to make it look sleeker.

]]> 72682 10 141 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/141.jpg Drill hole in end cap Create the camera mount. To begin, drill a hole the size of the bolt through the center of a PVC end cap.

]]> 72683 11 148 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/148.jpg Thread bolt in cap Thread the carriage bolt through the underside of the cap so it pokes through the top of the cap. Screw the nut down the bolt until it meets the cap, holding the bolt in place.

]]> 72684 12 160 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/160.jpg Connect PVC to cap Attach the underside of the cap to the remaining 1½-inch piece of PVC and cement them together. Let them dry.

]]> 72685 13 168 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/168.jpg Attach wing nut and washer Screw the wing nut onto the top of the bolt and add the washer.

]]> 72686 14 173 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/173.jpg Screw in camcorder Screw the bolt into the camcorder’s bottom tripod hole and tighten the wing nut.

]]> 72687 15 179 Tip For easier handling, apply grip tape to the two side bars of your stabilizer.

]]> 72688 16 184 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/186274/184.jpg Attach camera mount to rig Once your camera is secured to the bolt, attach the assembled mount to the top of the cross connector in the center of your rig and cement the connecting PVC. You’re ready to start recording, one steady shot at a time!

]]> 72689 17 197 Fact The first movie to use a handheld stabilized camera rig – or Steadicam – was the 1976 David Carradine film Bound for Glory.

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