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One of my startup ideas couple of years ago was cheap stabilized mini dolly/crane system for casual videographers. This space, I thought, was ripe for disruptio
by sytelus 12y ago
One of my startup ideas couple of years ago was cheap stabilized mini dolly/crane system for casual videographers. This space, I thought, was ripe for disruption considering tons of new professional grade cameras sporting HD video but other equipment remaining as expensive as ever.
Shooting with this kind of system really makes even bad video interesting.
Now I think drones could be just that dolly/crane system. I hope people make their control software open source. The key would now be software that can produce super stabilized flights in artistic trajectories automatically.
- david927 12y agoThat was exactly what was going through my mind as well. I just make short films as a hobby, and I've been so excited over the years to watch these huge quality/price inversions for high quality video. There's still a ways to go, but the movement has been amazing; it's been thrilling. And now this?! There are so many shots I have in my head that I could pull off with this. The idea that I -- I alone! -- could essentially afford my own dolly/crane system blows my mind. I feel like I have just seen the future. As for the software you mentioned: it's clear, the stability has to get better (but there was clearly a lot of wind on that beach, as you would expect, so maybe it would be better in different conditions). But for the trajectories, you could also contract someone that worked remotely, to whom you could draw out the trajectory you want or model in another way, and be your camera operator. (Wouldn't that be mind-blowing? "The camera operator on this film never left their home in Madagascar.") Really -- I've just seen the future, and as a (hobbyist) film maker, I'm ecstatic at the potential!