I'm planning on greenscreening some miniatures, and I need a few ideas for moving the camera.
Currently, my idea is to use a lightweight camera (about 3 pounds) and mount it onto a model-train carriage. One with a relatively wide set of tracks, and the train would be powered by the electric tracks... and have that dial control to adjust speed, etc. Camera makes it's pass along the set, like so, nice and smooth.
That makes for a pretty flat shot, though, as the tracks can't be raised/lowered like a rollercoaster track for swooping about in exciting arcs.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Books to read, mechanical devices to check out, jury-rig plans for controlling a camera in a similar (but more exciting) fashion?
Currently, my idea is to use a lightweight camera (about 3 pounds) and mount it onto a model-train carriage. One with a relatively wide set of tracks, and the train would be powered by the electric tracks... and have that dial control to adjust speed, etc. Camera makes it's pass along the set, like so, nice and smooth.
That makes for a pretty flat shot, though, as the tracks can't be raised/lowered like a rollercoaster track for swooping about in exciting arcs.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Books to read, mechanical devices to check out, jury-rig plans for controlling a camera in a similar (but more exciting) fashion?