Glidecam Stunt Bar? at DVinfo.net

Garrett Gibbons · October 5th, 2009, 04:03 PM

Hey, has anyone else seen this Glidecam Stunt Bar in action? It seems like a really ideal combination of tools: spiderbrace shoulder mount, overhead handle, pistol grip, and low-mode shooting stabilizer. I'm mostly curious about how quickly it can be adjusted to change modes.

Anyone ever seen one in use?

http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/stun...tunt-bar_1.jpg
http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/stun...tunt-bar_2.jpg
http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/md/stunt_bar_gl1.jpg

Grant Wilson · October 11th, 2009, 12:44 AM

i can so make that in 20 minutes

Garrett Gibbons · October 11th, 2009, 12:46 AM

Haha. But how helpful would it be for run & gun shooting? That's my biggest question: is the style useful?

Grant Wilson · October 11th, 2009, 12:55 AM

it woudl be adequate for low style shooting. say on a motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard, etc etc.

great for extreme sports

Dave Blackhurst · October 13th, 2009, 02:40 PM

I'd concur on the "I can make that" comment... better than the home-made plumbing department specials though!

I don't own one, haven't seen one in person, but HAVE built a few homebrew rigs... it's actually a pretty decent "low budget" design, seems like it would be useful. If the design is the way it appears, it probably has wing nuts or similar speed nuts to re-configure between modes, meaning fairly quick changes.

As far as design principles, it looks like a useful tool to get steadier footage, pseudo crane shots, and low angle shots for cheap - it's not a "steadicam" or full rig, but for the $$, probably not bad. You probably would get good results with some practice.

October 5th, 2009, 04:03 PM	#1
Garrett Gibbons New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 24	Glidecam Stunt Bar? Hey, has anyone else seen this Glidecam Stunt Bar in action? It seems like a really ideal combination of tools: spiderbrace shoulder mount, overhead handle, pistol grip, and low-mode shooting stabilizer. I'm mostly curious about how quickly it can be adjusted to change modes. Anyone ever seen one in use? http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/stun...tunt-bar_1.jpg http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/stun...tunt-bar_2.jpg http://www.glidecam.com/img/prd/md/stunt_bar_gl1.jpg

October 11th, 2009, 12:44 AM	#2
Grant Wilson New Boot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tokyo Japnan Posts: 11	i can so make that in 20 minutes

October 11th, 2009, 12:46 AM	#3
Garrett Gibbons New Boot Join Date: May 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 24	Haha. But how helpful would it be for run & gun shooting? That's my biggest question: is the style useful?

October 11th, 2009, 12:55 AM	#4
Grant Wilson New Boot Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Tokyo Japnan Posts: 11	it woudl be adequate for low style shooting. say on a motorcycle, bicycle, skateboard, etc etc. great for extreme sports

October 13th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#5
Dave Blackhurst Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Apple Valley CA Posts: 4,874	I'd concur on the "I can make that" comment... better than the home-made plumbing department specials though! I don't own one, haven't seen one in person, but HAVE built a few homebrew rigs... it's actually a pretty decent "low budget" design, seems like it would be useful. If the design is the way it appears, it probably has wing nuts or similar speed nuts to re-configure between modes, meaning fairly quick changes. As far as design principles, it looks like a useful tool to get steadier footage, pseudo crane shots, and low angle shots for cheap - it's not a "steadicam" or full rig, but for the $$, probably not bad. You probably would get good results with some practice.