Glidecam Training Vol. 1...The Basic
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2025
- In the new webseries in cooperation with Glidecam USA, Stefan shows the basic movements with the handheld stabilizer from Glidecam.
The right grip, the first "walk the line" and the basic tips for a good start.
Hey my friends once again, we all need to bend our knees to walk but not to crouch!
Stand up straight relax and walk as usual with slight bends in the knees that occur when walking upright :-))
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A bouns: regards to the first episode, we come back to the "never ever bend your knees", and show some good exercises.
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This video is basically telling us not to do anything that youtubers have taught us. And I agree, because with their teachings all I ever got was wobbly footage no matter how much I tried. Then my body naturally adjusted according to it's needs and what I currently have is 90% of what this video teaches. And I get much smoother shots. A Pro in the Industry is a Pro and UA-camrs don't compare. Learn from the right people. This is an amazing series! Thank you.
Thank you. I appreciate that 😊
100 percent
Lots of these types of glidecam how to videos on UA-cam. This is by far the best I've seen! Thanks for providing this free value.
Thomas Roberts thanks... i really appreciate that. Stay tuned, more will come. Cheers
Schön, dass ein Deutscher in dieser Branche so aktiv ist
Nik Azad.... danke dir
Man this guy is good , he makes it look easy
thanks CB
The best DSLR stabilizer training on the internet.. hands down the best one ...
Thank you for making this available to us.
Thanks a lot
Stefan, you are a natural teacher - this is very good. Thank you.
My pleasure
This is easily the best glidecam video I have watched. Not just your technique, but your process of educating is really spot on. Well done!
Jeremy Banchiere thank you very much.
The only really useful video I've found yet. There's so many people giving bad advice but this is practical and works. Excited to get out and film now. Thank you Stefan
Thanks a lot Stefan! You are the best!! Got the glidecam a while ago & was already frustrated. I abandoned it after hurting my wrist & my back, & still couldn't use it properly. Picked up the glidecam after watching this tutorial & I'm very impressed with my movement & shots :)))))) Thank you so much! Now I don't walk like a duck anymore!!! Learned that from many UA-cam videos.
Thank you Sane. I know there are a lot of "oppinions" out there, hahaha. I get some not so nice comments about my "never ever bend your knees", but to get a comment like yours is very welcome.
Cheers
I just picked up the NEEWER stabilizer on Amazon for real estate videos. It was $83 Canadian dollars but I wanted to go cheaper until I made a good amount of money with real estate. Then I will upgrade but these videos are super helpful for my first real estate video. Thx mate 🙏🙏
This is how a tutorial should be.
Every minute details of where mistakes might occur.
Secondly, no waste of time
everything,To the point
Great 👍🏻 thanks 😊
Thanks 😊
4:05, when you think about it, it's like dancing and the stabilizer is your partner. Fantastic video!
Thank you ;-)
So schnell und einfach die wichtigsten Dinge erklärt! Danke! Sehr hilfreich. :)
gerne 😊
hands down the best glidecam training video I've seen. Thanks a bunch!
Thanks Evan, Cheers Stefan
really appreciate this... right now im in a course, and this is a hurdle for me... now ive cleared out the garage, and added string lines to begin... today ill start this "muscle memory" routine...
Ditto! FTFM??
I've been exploring almost all youtube videos about glidecam, and found your series are the best. Including not to bent the knee thing, i agree with you.
Y.P. Putra thank you very much
Hallo Stefan!
Gutes praxisorientiertes Tutorial... (hätte ich gerne schon vor zwei Jahren gehabt, als ich meine HD2000 angeschafft habe) . Prima - freue mich auf Vol. 2
This guide is like the opposite of everything else I have seen from other advanced users. crazy
What "kind" of advanced users? Stead(y)icam operator or UA-cam Influencer?
@@StefanCzech To start someone that has had a glidecam named after him "Devin Graham" Ever heard of him? I mean he has nearly 6 million subs, so I'm guessing he is doing something right?... That being said I respect your tips and you have lots of good information that gives technique to achieve similar results. Just like the old saying goes, "there is more than one way to skin a cat".
I know Devin in person. He is a nice guy but he is UA-camr and not a Stead(y)icam Operator ;-)
Take the tips you like and find your way...and leve the cats!
Stefan Czech yeah most of them say to bend your knees and “ninja walk”
DX2tI most of them never ever make a slow walk around an object. Most of them are running kids.
I just got my flycam yesterday and this is 100% what I need! Really thanks!
you are welcome
Easily the clearer tutorial I've seen on the subject. Your demonstrations are a good illustration of the right movements and at the same time demonstrate your skill 👍🏼. And you're right, you have to practice and practice again, that's the secret . Merci Stefan !
Thank you
You had me at "don't bend your knees." Some advice that I like!
my pleasure
I learned something today. Learn from the people that actually made the Glidecam and not youtubers.
Thank you 🙏
This video contradicts all the other tutorials I have watched so far. However, you seem professional so I trust you.
Thank you very much
Appreciate your time and dedication towards making this video. It has been very helpful and useful to my glidecam work.
+Sitton Visuals ..thanks, you are very welcome. I´m glad you like it.
Cheers Stefan
Thanks Stefan. Very useful exercises. Looking forward to some more great video tutorials from you!
+J Oates thanks, you are welcome. Yes there will some more to come.
Cheesr
Stefan
Thanks, Stefan. Your training is the best among the others I've seen. And yes, if we get the Glidecam properly balanced, there's no need to bend the knees or walk like a duck. 😄
My pleasure 😇
Easily the best among all the tutorials I've seen.
Thanks, I really appreciate that
excellent beginners guide , thanks for posting
Thanks
You are a fine teacher sir, Thank you.
Thanks a lot! You are a brave man, when you are showing to whole
audience your know how. But it would show the future, who get the advice
right :-). I've just bought simillar system and the setting up is hell,
but your and few more videos helps me a lot. So many thanks again and
have a great successes! :-)
Pavel Schuster thanks Parvel.
Stefan, these tips are amazing - thank you.
This is great Stefan, thanks so much. Just got this and need to work on technique big time (and specific muscles) :)
Super useful tutorial - thanks a lot. I'll get practising on my movement and muscle memory.
Thx very much, I was unmotivated to use my until find your video. Congratulations!
haha, great ;-) Its a tool and you have to use it. Thats all. Cheers
Some extremely useful tips here. Thank you
Kevork you are very welcome
Great tutorial Stefan.
I gotta say when you talked about how to stand and walk with the glidecam you reminded me of my chiropractor ;)
+Pollux Chung hahaha...thanks. Yes its a common mistake of beginner to bend the knees by hoping to get a smooter shot. I will show some exercises in Vol. 2 to walk the right way.
Bending the knees is not stable, not clever and not healthy. I never say, hold your leds stiff!!! Hahaha...
Cheers
Stefan
Thank you so much. This is the only tutorial that actually got me to operate it smoothly.
Matt, you are very welcome
Matt thanks for your feedback
Great video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Thanks, you are welcome
the best video on glidecam training.
Thanks man ;-)
this is actually a very good instruction. you can really see the years of work in these tricks
Thanks a lot
the best ever glidecam tutorial I've seen
Thanks ;-)
so much detail and explanation! Thank you!
You are welcom
Thank you very much for all the helpful advice. Just started to train with a steady cam!
You are welcom. It will go on with some new episodes this year
by far the best glidecam instructional video I've come across! thank you for this!
Thanks. I really appreciate that
Stefan, Great tutorial! Thank you very much for posting this!
+Michael Stevenson you are welcome my friend. Hope you find something usefull for you.
Cheers
Stefan
Stefan, I did, thank you. I hope you can show the DGS Glidecam with the X10 arm too.
+Michael Stevenson yes, there will come a lot of this short tutorials. Basic, advanced and of couse also some specials with arm and west support like the X10.
Stay tuned, and ...never ever bend you knees ;-)
Yes thanks for that. With the Movi you are supposed to walk like a duck!
+Stefan Czech haha...nop...try to walk the same way like with the Glidecam. But you have to deal with the z-axis.
You a re good! Like a dancer! Good exercise! Thanks for the tips!
Thanks Gianpaolo
Sehr gut erklärt! Vielen Dank für die Mühe, wirklich KLASSE.
Gerne ;-)
This guy needs to do all camera instructional videos ever
Thank you so much 😊
This is ridiculously well explained!! I will go practice and develop some muscle-memory now :)
Thank you
These videos are so good !!!
Thank you
Thanks a lot Sebastian
Lots of other guides advise bending knees tho...?
I'm wondering this too. As most other Glidecam videos specifically tell you to bend your knees to absorb shock from your feet.
“Walking like a duck just isn’t cool” 😂😂 thanks for this video series, just learning to use one of these things and man what a work out! Heavy Sony a7iv had me load on 4 weights each side and after 30 minutes or so my arms are on fire!
Keep on training. Most of the time, there is no need for very long takes. Keep it short but stable. Best
@@StefanCzech thanks so much for the response! I’ve been practicing your drills and working my way through your video series, you are helping me improve greatly. Thank you.
@@boisebroncoadventures thank you, O really appreciate that😃
Love your Training Series Stefan, very helpful
Thakns, you are welcome.
Cheers
Thank you for taking the time to do this, I will use your advice. The interesting thing for me is that you have all your left hand fingers on the body of the gimble. Hopefully that will solve the swaying of the gimble.
it will ;-)
Excellent video, I'm going to practice using these techniques. Funnily enough I've often tried to do the "ninja walk" without bending my knees more than normal. It's certainly doable and I agree it can take away some control of your vertical position.
mfreeman313 thanks
Oh maaaan, musste gestern spontan das erste mal überhaupt und dann noch ohne Einweisung mit einem Glidecam Stativ arbeiten und hab ja mal ALLES falsch gemacht. :( Warum find ich das Tutorial erst heute????? Wirklich gut erklärt, Daumen hoch!
Moto-Ryker hhaha bester Kommentar ever😎
Thanks a lot for sharing such a great video with us. 🙏🏻
you are welcome ;-)
Stefan Czech Is there any chance that in future you will organise a workshop/training course in London?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Ali, I woud love to. I had made some in Dubai and Swiss in the last years.
If you find some reseller or company who invide me for a workshop, I will love to come to London ;-)
Stefan Czech thanks Stefan, I really appreciate your kindness. I will certainly contact to the potential parties. Can I have your email address? Or any other contact details?
This was really helpful
This is amazing! You are a great teacher... very clear.
My pleasure 😇
Superb video series!
Nice to learn from a PRO.... Thanks...
Thank you
Immernoch ein solides Standartwerk. Übe ich immer wieder gerne!
Danke
Toller Video, freue mich auf die DVDs die heute rausgingen 👍🏻
Excellent video. Thanks @Stefan Czech! Subscribed for sure.
Thanks, you are welcome JMW
This was espetacular. What a class. Looking forward for the others.
Thanks
just bought the hd pro , this video will help me alot
Cool
We love this. A must watch!
+Setlife you are welcome ;-)
thanks! great basic movements for begginers!
thanks
Super Anleitung! Vielen Dank dafür!
Bitte, gerne
Thanks Stefan.
Amazing tutor for my type of newcomers person please keep it up please 🙏🏻💐👑
My plesure 😀
Great tutorial! Are you planning a tutorial on how to get perfect shots in low-mode, 4:20?
I've found preplanning the operator's motion helps with framing and camera movement.
Yes why not. I will keep it in minds
Thank you. Low-mode could be saved for an advanced tutorial.
+Unique Photo and Video (UniquePhotoandVideo.com) Hi, its not a advanced technic. Its actualy a very commen type of shoting with a Steadycam.
I will go over this in one of the next episodes. But the very next, will be about "focal length" ;-)
+Stefan Czech Can't wait for the next tutorial! :)
+Unique Photo and Video (UniquePhotoandVideo.com) ...the plan is before NAB start in Las Vegas ;-)
you are awesome
thanks for this training
+Ayman Faris thanks. I´m happy you like it.
This is great ! i needed to practice and this is the perfect content for that purpose ! thanks so much !
Thank you! Really good advices!
Thank you for these techniques, we just added a glide cam to our tool kit and we’re excited to start using it!
The Van Project you are welcome
Great video. I am going to go back to glidecam and my electronic gimble will be a backup
Take whatever you need for the Job
Big thanks from Việt Nam.... Very useful for newbie like me 👍
You are very welcome
Klasse erklärt und gezeigt. Danke.
Gerne
Big Thanks, Stefan!! You are AWESOME!! :)
you are welcome
Thank you! I can't believe I bought a glide cam and never knew the proper technique.
Jerald you are welcome buddy
Surely, you have opened my eyes.. Thanks for your efforts on this,,!🙌
jojo mwakajila you are welcome
Stefan, thank you so much for your videos! You are a genius. I am subscribing right away!!!
You are welcome
Your knowledge of the art of using the steadicam inspired me to make better smoother footage.
Thanks Timothy, I love to inspire others to try new ways. Stay save and have fun making cool movies.
Cheers
Thank you Stefan!!!
Korrrekt! Sehr geiles Video. Keine Laberei, auf den Punkt. Highly Recommended!
+notorious curious ...danke schön ;-)
Klasse Video! Sehr informativ!
Dankeschön
Perfect, exactly what I was looking for! Vielen dank.
My pleasure
Great in-depth tutorial. Thanks!
r0tt1ng thanks
got a glidecam last day and fiddling around for 24 hrs,i am watching him operate the gadget with my jaws dropped
Thanks. Use some of my tips and try it again 😊
Yes ,I will ❤️
Perfect. And take a look on the other parts of my series
Best video for stabilizer
Thanks ;-)
Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing. Subscribed
Sie mein Herr sind der Wahnsinn. Danke
Danke ;-)
This was AWESOME. Thank you so much!!
My pleasure
Thankyou so much @Stefan Czeh loved the tutorial, also helped a lot with the basics and tricks, the side positions area was great , learned alot, need to work more now with these tricks :)
Tanks. Training is allways the key
Really help me, excellent tutorial
You are welcome
Thank you for making this fantastic training.
you are welcome
Thank you so much. Your training is so helpful
You are welcome 😎
this is good one as compare to other tutorials
Very good video, straight to the point. Can you recommend me a good but not to expensive glidecam please ? Thank you.
Thanks. The Glidecam model depending on your camera weigh. The Davin Graham is the most versatile one. But cost more.
Strange how different this advice is to others.
Some say "Never use all your fingers, only tap the center with forefinger and thumb"
Could you clarify whether or not you're tapping or actually feathergripping?
Some I hear say "bend your knees as shock absorption and ninja walk"
I know you say "we all need to bend our knees naturally" etc in your description, but as others have said, this isn't the advice some are giving, even big names (like Devin Graham) on youtube. They are talking about some serious knee bending while moving. In fact this shot at 2:36 is the EXACT position every other tutorial I've seen suggests.
I LOVED these videos and just got my first glidecam, but I'm trying to practice right the first time. I'm sure you're tired of talking about the knee bend at this point, but I'm just getting to this late. Thank you! You rock!
Hi Reepecheep. I think, you have to decide which kind of steadycam operation you like to follow.
The way I show in this series will work with very light and also with professional heavy weight systems. Work by running and also on very slow and precise camera movements. A bigger difference than most UA-camrs ever heard. ;-)
@@StefanCzech @Stefan Czech Thank you for your reply! My camera is very light, and I have been practicing for only about a day now and I find it more natural to stay upright, kind of like walking in a marching band. I just wish there were more professionals showing how to do this because it can be hard to know the "proper" technique when every tutorial says do it one way, but this pro (you) says do it differently. I'm going to keep practicing your technique! I want to get a mentor but I'm afraid they will have learned from other UA-camrs also haha
Yes, keep training and have fun.
Fantastic tutorial, Stefan. Interesting to see how you run your Glidecam, vs how someone like Devin does it, jumping across rivers and around mountains as he does :) I'm curious if you've seen/heard of the Glidecam accessory where you can use both hands to help support and alleviate hand/arm fatigue, the Eroz Steady Aid? If you have, curious about your thoughts. Cheers!
+Michael Kern Hi Michael, thanks for your comment. I know, everybody knows Devins work, and he have done a very good job for the comunity.
But its not the way for everybody to travel around the world and make party ;-) haha...
This webseries is for beginner and people they try hard but learn the wrong things. I think this is why so many looking for a 3axis Gimbal like the Ronin. And belive THIS ist the way to shot films. My answer to this is here: ua-cam.com/video/0cZsP1CjluU/v-deo.html
To your question: this Eroz Steady Aid is funny. When you put ressure on / with your controllhand, you can´t make the fine art work you have to do for the operation.
Sorry, if this become to heavy, stay tuned when we will come to the arme and west support in this webseries:
Cheers
Stefan