Extra support for vertical slide on a V-1200

The longer the slider, the more it will wobble on the top of a vertical slide. This action is very similar to that of a diving board where as you get farther to the edge of the board, the more it will bounce. There are various ways to rig the slider so that it will be stable. We like to use a second tripod raised up to the same height as the upper foot and clamping the foot to the fluid head arm.

DP Slider on the job

Ron Dawson shooting in the mountains of Yosemite with a V-1200.

photo by: Shawn Reeder

DP Slider on the job

Ari Perilstein from custom made productions using a V-720 on a corporate shoot.

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Bahamas

by Take 1 Productions and a V-480

Michigan Winter Wedding

by Jamie Honce with a V-720

Sliding Thru South Beach

by Chris P Jones. DP Slider = V-480

Sliding Thru South Beach from Chris P. Jones on Vimeo.

from Chris's Vimeo post:

I was pretty excited to take out my DP Slider for the first time. This is the 19inch vertical version, although I've yet to use it for vertical shots.

Shot on the Canon 7D at 1080/24 with a 16-35 2.8 L series. I'm not a filter guy, but I decided to bump the gamma with some G-Film filters that I haven't used in a while.

Lou Kulynych acted as my partner in crime and makes a cameo at the very end. He also shot some BTS which you can see here:

vimeo.com/10019269

I would occasionally get sand in the slider, but I could easily wipe it out and go back to sliding.

31 Films - Destination Film

DP Slider = Standard Series S-480