2 replies to this topic

[Gabriel Wilson]

Will I need extra gear for the dolly op? I want to track with someone to a stairway then have the operator step off and follow up the stairs.  Using a Matthews Round-D-Round Dolly. Will this work?

 

[Brian Drysdale]

You can do it, although is there a reason not to be able to just track with the Steadicam?.

 

You need to plan the step off so that there isn't a noticeable drop in lens when the operator steps off the dolly and then goes up the stairs.

[Christopher Santucci]

Camera operator should have something to lean on, on the dolly. If moving slow enough, might be ok without it, but I wouldn't do it without some kind of bar to lean on.