Don't buy or rent your film equipment--build it! Construct professional-quality camera rigs on your own with this comprehensive, step-by-step guide and stop wasting your money on overpriced equipment rentals and purchases! Dan Selakovich guides you through the creation of jibs, dollies, cranes, car-mounts, sandbags, tripods, and more.

Features include:
Build inexpensive but reliable and sturdy rigs--including cranes, dollies, stabilizers, car-mounts, and more; most for much less than $100!
Includes over 2,000 photographs with clear step-by-step instructions, safety guidelines, material lists, and tool lists for each rig.
American standard and metric measurements included.
Includes a companion website.

"The singular beauty of this book is that Mr. Selakovich has successfully dedicated himself to producing clarity with every page." --Michael Ferris, Camera Operator/DP (Die Hard)

"For filmmakers who like to shoot their films with a mobile camera without spending a fortune on equipment rentals, this book is a great gift indeed. I highly recommend it for its clarity and common sense." --Kris Malkiewica, Cinematographer/Author

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