Operating Glidecam is an art, that you can really be proud of if you're good)) I just walk around the house whenever I got nothing else to do with mine for practice.
Personally I wouldn't depend on slow motion unless you absolutely need it because it will mess with your shutter speed & affect natural motion blur. Solid tips thank you!
You can manually set your shutter speed to be 1/60th while shooting 60fps, normally at 30fps 1/50th looks most natural anyway. Helps retain the motion blur for me and still lets me do slow mo
I'm seasoned with gimbals and stabilizers (basically everything *but* the glidecam), and I can confirm these tips are legit, even for other types of stabilizers and gimbals. I even learned something with the keyframed zoom tip. Definitely going to apply this in the future!
A BIG THANK YOU. Subscribed to your channel. I recently moved from Gimbal to Glidecam and this was one of the MOST helpful videos on UA-cam for me. Once again, THANK YOU!
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I watched your every single video and I love it and learned also you are awesome man appreciate 👍👍👍❤️ and don’t worry about the short views in your videos not everyone is seriously following their passion! And peoples are busy to scrolling their phones screen not learning from interesting stuffs.
REALLY digging this. I am from the audio side of filmmaking and I can certainly vouch for the hours and weeks and years and decades of practice. As I gained significant tips from your video about the glidecam, which I just recently purchased, I want to offer a simple audio fix for that wind screen/ popper stopper. Just aim that mic about an inch lower(leave it where it is just point it lower), which will put it "off-axis" slightly, and prevent the plosives that are still coming through your audio. Hope that helps and keep it up. Sub'd too.
been using warp stabilizer and i shoot at 60fps,after noticing ma footage being glittery after using the stabilizer and i thought i made a bad buy ,but nah u just made me feel good about this buy and confirmed im not the only 1 who has to deal with this ..Thanks man
Add a piece of tape or grease pencil marks for different focal length fore/aft, then you don’t even have to remember how many turns, just look at your preset marks
I really liked your slow motion tip. That was amazing man! But in order to keep the motion blur right, you have to set your shutter speed to around 1/120s. And that makes the footage really dark when you use a slow lens. What do you do? 🤔
Use railings to practice. Glide some point on your hands/fingers along a railing or tube you set up. The changing pressure from that contact point would be excellent feedback to hone your coordination.
Very good insights and tips. I especially liked that you showed the footage from 'bad' technique and then contrast with the proper technique. TQ for sharing.
I just rented a glidecam for a gig I have this week. I've always used motorized gimbals but for this gig I'm using a much larger camera and lens and I wanted to try the glidecam... I can't get the thing to balance for the life of me. Its so frustrating.
How do you deal with focus, other than trying to stay the same distance from your subject? Zoom in; focus; zoom back out? As high an f stop as possible to maximize DOF?
Loads of good advice. Just two pieces that collide sometimes - zooming in and slowing down the material requires higher resolution and frame rate than the rendered material. That means that you have to shoot in 4K 60 to go down to 2K 30. Many cameras only support either 4K 30 or 2K 60 , so you gotta pick your poison. I like the zooming and warp stabilizer option, so I tend not to slow down the footage. If I know that the footage will actually worth be slowing down (so something more interesting happening than a pair of skinny jeans walking in a park), I switch it the other way round and record 2K with 60 or 120 fps, which leaves no wiggle room for warp stabilizer. - Besides not every type of footage can be slowed down all of the time. Excellent tip regarding remembering the number of knob turns. Also applies to focus pulling :) I would contradict regarding no practice being required for a gimbal. Not much difference compared to a glidecam when it comes to foot work. Ninja walk FTW :))))
Shooting in slow motion is kind of 50/50 tip for me. Yes you get smoother footage, but if you're shooting something like let's say a short film you can't shoot in slow motion you just have to get better at using steadycams or deal with some shakiness which is fine for me, movies have camera shake too. If you want a completely steady shot use a tripod. Also I don't really understand why slow motion is considered "cinematic" when there's rarely any slow motion in movies.
So i should shoot everything at 60 fps just in case? Doesn't that make the video kinda off? Assuming i'm making a 24 fps project, that is. If i assume 24 fps for a 60 fps footage i get slow motion, but if i only drop it into the edit with no slowmotion doesn't it make it stutter or something?
Sterling Wood IMO, your dominant hand! It will be stronger and balancing will be more natural. Which hand do you hold your cup of coffee in to walk around so you don’t spill it on yourself? Use that one.
Benjamin Reed Handheld is definitely appropriate for some scenes. Especially the ones where you can’t use a stabilizer of any kind. A product video, certain wedding shots, etc, could use handheld (esp product shoots)
Nice info!! Subscribed❤️Bought Flycam nano since I'm new to stabilizers, is it any good for professional recording? Anybody pls suggest.. thanks in advance!!
Hi Justus, Will a glide cam make a dramatic difference, even when filming with a camera that has 5 axis optical image stabilization and image stabilization in the lenses? I've filmed while walking, using both those features in my Panasonic G9 and power ios lenses. The footage was fairly smooth, but it could be smoother. Also, did you ever trip and fall over a hidden fallen tree branch, or tree root or rock under the leaves, while running with the glide cam in a forest area, like shown near the end of this tutorial?
Im so curious about this stabilizer, i used the cheaper ones, yakutaz, but the ball bearing not to good. have you used your stabilizer with fullframe dslr and 24-70mm lens?
Our company bought a cheap glidecam to use for me. I tried stabilizing 2 different camera's on it the past years and each time I gave up. It seems Because the foot with the weight is not wide enough the camera will be stable but still moves all over the place gently. It kinda floats in directions. Tired of trying so am going to sell this. Might try a professional grade glidecam later
5:58 Walking slowly is like drawing slowly. Try drawing a super straight line as slow as possible. Then draw one quickly. The slowly drawn line has a lot of little wobbles to it whereas the fast line probably looks cleaner, even if it's not perfectly straight.
Thanks for the video! So, regarding shooting at 60fps... I would really like to utilize my camera's 4K capability but it will only record at 30 fps at 4k. However, at 1080, the cam can shoot up to 120fps. Would you prioritize shooting at 60fps over 4K? Thanks again!
I know the dilemma - try to prioritize. If you shoot something worth slowing down, use slomo, if it's too mundane for slomo, go for 4K 30. Either way the best advice is to practice and as a side comment gimbals are not that expensive anymore and take out much of the stress that you got with a glide cam. I used a DJI Osmo for a long time and now switched to its big brother the Ronin S. Cannot say I regret it :))) It offers the functionality of the glide cam with many added features and basically fully replaces a video tripod with added features like auto-track and programable pans in all directions. (I'm not paid by DJI and actually find their customer service lousy, but their products are top notch...)
Operating Glidecam is an art, that you can really be proud of if you're good)) I just walk around the house whenever I got nothing else to do with mine for practice.
Personally I wouldn't depend on slow motion unless you absolutely need it because it will mess with your shutter speed & affect natural motion blur. Solid tips thank you!
You can manually set your shutter speed to be 1/60th while shooting 60fps, normally at 30fps 1/50th looks most natural anyway. Helps retain the motion blur for me and still lets me do slow mo
@@arbockain4273or just use shutter angle
I'm seasoned with gimbals and stabilizers (basically everything *but* the glidecam), and I can confirm these tips are legit, even for other types of stabilizers and gimbals. I even learned something with the keyframed zoom tip. Definitely going to apply this in the future!
instablaster...
Fantastic advice man! Especially about adding a transition clip between pans that head in different directions!
A BIG THANK YOU. Subscribed to your channel. I recently moved from Gimbal to Glidecam and this was one of the MOST helpful videos on UA-cam for me. Once again, THANK YOU!
That's why I subscribed to this channel. Brilliant tutorials
One of the best tutorials I've seen. Now I'm amped up to use my Glidecam again!
WoooOoooW! JUST AMAZING!
Thank you millions of times JUSTUS for your EXACTLY ON POINT, CLEAR, EFFICIENT, & EXTREMELY HELPFUL TIPS!
You are amazing man!
God Bless!
Thank you man. The Best tips I've found on UA-cam. From Russia with love. Stay fab!
Awesome tips, and for anybody reading this, it really does take a lot of practice. I've been practicing quite a bit and it still sways.
Very helpful, working on my first music video and i am planning on applying these tips. thanks for taking the time to share
I watched your every single video and I love it and learned also you are awesome man appreciate 👍👍👍❤️ and don’t worry about the short views in your videos not everyone is seriously following their passion! And peoples are busy to scrolling their phones screen not learning from interesting stuffs.
REALLY digging this. I am from the audio side of filmmaking and I can certainly vouch for the hours and weeks and years and decades of practice. As I gained significant tips from your video about the glidecam, which I just recently purchased, I want to offer a simple audio fix for that wind screen/ popper stopper. Just aim that mic about an inch lower(leave it where it is just point it lower), which will put it "off-axis" slightly, and prevent the plosives that are still coming through your audio. Hope that helps and keep it up. Sub'd too.
been using warp stabilizer and i shoot at 60fps,after noticing ma footage being glittery after using the stabilizer and i thought i made a bad buy ,but nah u just made me feel good about this buy and confirmed im not the only 1 who has to deal with this ..Thanks man
Add a piece of tape or grease pencil marks for different focal length fore/aft, then you don’t even have to remember how many turns, just look at your preset marks
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I really liked your slow motion tip. That was amazing man! But in order to keep the motion blur right, you have to set your shutter speed to around 1/120s. And that makes the footage really dark when you use a slow lens. What do you do? 🤔
I would raise the ISO to a higher number.. 800 or higher. depending on lighting, if all else, get better lighting in the shot :)
Typically, you'd want a fast prime as a stabilizer/gimbal lens such as a 24 1.4 or a 35 1.4
Where is the first stabilizer video you mention? I can't find it and would LOVE to see it, your advice is amazing!
Thank you for this! I have a glidecam coming, this week, and these tips will help so much.
Some very good thoughts that are useful even without having a Glidecam. Thanks!
If you are going to shoot high fr be careful of the fr of the time line. 60fps on a 24fps time line = 40% or 80% reduction for smoothest effect.
Use railings to practice. Glide some point on your hands/fingers along a railing or tube you set up. The changing pressure from that contact point would be excellent feedback to hone your coordination.
Very good insights and tips.
I especially liked that you showed the footage from 'bad' technique and then contrast with the proper technique.
TQ for sharing.
Great tips!!! These are exact what I’ve wanted to know for next steps! Thank you!!
I just rented a glidecam for a gig I have this week. I've always used motorized gimbals but for this gig I'm using a much larger camera and lens and I wanted to try the glidecam... I can't get the thing to balance for the life of me. Its so frustrating.
Gosh!this are very important tips any newbie with stabilizer should know. Thanks
Just watched this in 2020 and I learned a lot with my new glidecam. Thank you
How do you deal with focus, other than trying to stay the same distance from your subject? Zoom in; focus; zoom back out? As high an f stop as possible to maximize DOF?
Thank you for the tips! this was wonderful
Great video. I saw that you do not have a camera strap on your camera body, is it necessary to remove them when using a glidecam?
Loads of good advice. Just two pieces that collide sometimes - zooming in and slowing down the material requires higher resolution and frame rate than the rendered material. That means that you have to shoot in 4K 60 to go down to 2K 30. Many cameras only support either 4K 30 or 2K 60 , so you gotta pick your poison. I like the zooming and warp stabilizer option, so I tend not to slow down the footage. If I know that the footage will actually worth be slowing down (so something more interesting happening than a pair of skinny jeans walking in a park), I switch it the other way round and record 2K with 60 or 120 fps, which leaves no wiggle room for warp stabilizer. - Besides not every type of footage can be slowed down all of the time.
Excellent tip regarding remembering the number of knob turns. Also applies to focus pulling :)
I would contradict regarding no practice being required for a gimbal. Not much difference compared to a glidecam when it comes to foot work. Ninja walk FTW :))))
Love this video and this guy .. this couldnt have been done better! Perfect!
Thanks so much! What a time saver!
I got myself a stabaliser and put the hours into learning it. Well worth it, as the weight of mine is so much lighter than my gimbal.
This video is a great resource to the community. Thank you
I don't even have a stabilizer and I already learned a lot from this video
Naaa. Slow motion equal cinematic? Tell me the last movie you watch at the cinema that was mostly in slow motion?
Shooting in slow motion is kind of 50/50 tip for me. Yes you get smoother footage, but if you're shooting something like let's say a short film you can't shoot in slow motion you just have to get better at using steadycams or deal with some shakiness which is fine for me, movies have camera shake too. If you want a completely steady shot use a tripod. Also I don't really understand why slow motion is considered "cinematic" when there's rarely any slow motion in movies.
What camera and lens are you using for filming you. Quality looks great and is it 4k? Thanks
1080
Rostov Grappling thank you
Thank you for the amazing tips
All of your video is encouraging .. thanks
In this video I have learned so much thank you😍
I"m totally against using warp stabilizer. Only time I may use it is if I go hand held. Never while using a gimbal or steadicam
you are the best out here !!! thanks soooo much one day I will pay it forward too
Thanks. Debating on getting one but think it’ll be a good thing to learn
So very helpful. Thank you.
Brilliant stuff bro.
I'm about to venture into filmmaking. Love the tips. PS you're eyes look beautiful.
Brooooooo shooting at Belmont Abbey. I love it. Graduated from there in 2010.
Very great content. Thanks for the comparison samples
So i should shoot everything at 60 fps just in case? Doesn't that make the video kinda off? Assuming i'm making a 24 fps project, that is.
If i assume 24 fps for a 60 fps footage i get slow motion, but if i only drop it into the edit with no slowmotion doesn't it make it stutter or something?
THANK YOU! Love the tips! Just one question! Are you left handed or right handed? Curious which hand I should use to grip the glidecam
Sterling Wood IMO, your dominant hand! It will be stronger and balancing will be more natural. Which hand do you hold your cup of coffee in to walk around so you don’t spill it on yourself? Use that one.
@@Brandon4Weiss hmmm, I use both. Haha. I think it feels more natural to hold it with my left hand and fine direct it with my right
Where are the video's where you are talking about bounce and operate the glidecam? Put it in the description please. Good video BTW! TY!
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Thanks, I appreciate it.
love from Iceland, great tips man!
if you shooting a 5 minutes movie, you can't slow down the whole movie, slo-mo is good for some scenes.
I don't think you should be shooting an entire movie on a glidecam
@@dripllc5088 You like the handheld look?
Benjamin Reed Handheld is definitely appropriate for some scenes. Especially the ones where you can’t use a stabilizer of any kind. A product video, certain wedding shots, etc, could use handheld (esp product shoots)
Good morning to all from Chicago. Thank you Justus for all these tips. They are really helpful for me.
Thanks for tips
Good tips thanks for sharing!
Love from india,,,..and thnx so much to guide me...
Help me so much. Thanks for ur videos!!
Woah that intro was 👌
I agree!
gave me a Peter McKinon Feel
thanks!! very helpful!!!
Very useful video!
Great tips, thanks!
is it me or is left to right much more pleasing to the eye than right to left
No, not just you👍
Nice info!! Subscribed❤️Bought Flycam nano since I'm new to stabilizers, is it any good for professional recording? Anybody pls suggest.. thanks in advance!!
thank you for sharing this
Weird question, I know - but was the paintball shot at 0:54 shot at Crowders ridge camp in Gastonia North Carolina? I feel like I recognize it
The slides at 1:43 too I think
And the basketball courts at 2:17
Subscribed great tips thanks i am going to start photography its will help a lot
which Glidecam would you recommend to buy? One which is not too much expensive...
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awesome hints. Thanks so much!
Shooting slow mo? What would you do if there is a dance or music video?
Hi Justus, Will a glide cam make a dramatic difference, even when filming with a camera that has 5 axis optical image stabilization and image stabilization in the lenses? I've filmed while walking, using both those features in my Panasonic G9 and power ios lenses. The footage was fairly smooth, but it could be smoother. Also, did you ever trip and fall over a hidden fallen tree branch, or tree root or rock under the leaves, while running with the glide cam in a forest area, like shown near the end of this tutorial?
wow great all around tips. thanks man
Thank you so much for the tips and trick! Helped me so much!
By far the most helpful video I have seen. Thank you!
Problem when ALLWAYS shooting slo-mo is the shutter angle will be inconsistent if you end up not slowing down some shots
Any idea how to hold a high angle shot while moving? Like not just tilt up/down.
Please where is that camp in the video if i could get their site thanks ...
I just bought Wild Cat Glidecam this made me my day man...Thanks bro
Im so curious about this stabilizer, i used the cheaper ones, yakutaz, but the ball bearing not to good. have you used your stabilizer with fullframe dslr and 24-70mm lens?
Clear info thank you sir 🙏🏼
What camera did you use to shoot this video? Its got an awesome quality
A very fancy potato
@@noregrets5714 Which make and model is your fancy potato?
@@chronicmisadventuresofslac374 Canon vixia hf r600. Not very fancy at all.
@@noregrets5714 its awesome so it may be the editing process thank you
Thanks a lot dude ! Keep up the excellent work and God bless you too 😉
Finally! Thank you.
Thank you so much
Our company bought a cheap glidecam to use for me. I tried stabilizing 2 different camera's on it the past years and each time I gave up. It seems Because the foot with the weight is not wide enough the camera will be stable but still moves all over the place gently. It kinda floats in directions. Tired of trying so am going to sell this. Might try a professional grade glidecam later
Absolute awesome and informative video! Many tips I'll be sure to use!
Thanks for what u do
Totally enjoyed this Info Vid man.. Continue the awesome work!
Thanks for the tips! Nice to see u brother
If you are using slow motion and warp stabilization then why use the glidecam?
JK’s Outdoor Journal try handheld with warp stabilization. That’s why
5:58 Walking slowly is like drawing slowly. Try drawing a super straight line as slow as possible. Then draw one quickly. The slowly drawn line has a lot of little wobbles to it whereas the fast line probably looks cleaner, even if it's not perfectly straight.
👍👍. One for the tips and one for that Zelda Tee.
This is awesome!
Thanks for the video! So, regarding shooting at 60fps... I would really like to utilize my camera's 4K capability but it will only record at 30 fps at 4k. However, at 1080, the cam can shoot up to 120fps. Would you prioritize shooting at 60fps over 4K? Thanks again!
I know the dilemma - try to prioritize. If you shoot something worth slowing down, use slomo, if it's too mundane for slomo, go for 4K 30. Either way the best advice is to practice and as a side comment gimbals are not that expensive anymore and take out much of the stress that you got with a glide cam. I used a DJI Osmo for a long time and now switched to its big brother the Ronin S. Cannot say I regret it :))) It offers the functionality of the glide cam with many added features and basically fully replaces a video tripod with added features like auto-track and programable pans in all directions. (I'm not paid by DJI and actually find their customer service lousy, but their products are top notch...)
Thanks for the great tips! :-)
Thanks for the tips! I was about to thrash mine and buy a crane 😅
Hi, could you tell me if it is possible to put a smartphone on a steadicam that is for devices up to 8 pounds?
What camp did you shoot this footage at?