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Sliding the camera

Sliding the camera

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Sliding the camera

Hi. My name is Rich Harrington. >> And, I'm Robbie Carmen. >> And, Rob this week, we've got a whole show all about sliders. >> Yea, Rich if you've ever gone on Vimeo or YouTube and search for you know, the key phrase, you know, DSLR, you've probably seen a shot on a slider. Sliders are a way of adding movement into what would be a static shot. And sliders come in various shapes and sizes. From, you know, table top ones, ones that you can mount on, you know, light stands The very long sliders that were used in bigger productions as well. >> Yeah and there are other terms that you'll hear. Really, this is a whole of technology. For example, you might hear a slider being referred to a something more like this device where there is a rail system and it can move in between, but you'll also hear people talk about dialing, essentially dialing is used to slide the camera from side to side. Or, you know, moving in and out. There's all sorts of different types of…

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