Justin Hearn
Active member
Over the years I've used a variety of dollies including: Chapman, Fischer, Panther, Movietech, and more. While these tools are the staple for television and movie production, they can get expensive for independent work.
I'm curious about people's experience with some of the less expensive dollies such as:
Cinetech Seagull http://www.cinetech.it/seagull/
Moviegrip Goblin http://www.moviegrip.com/goblin.htm
Panther P1 http://www.panther.tv/en/produkte/p1-2/
Keywest Magic Dolly with JIX Flexible Arm http://www.keywest.nl/
The Keywest dolly is expensive when included with the JIX arm but it looks interesting for stabilized multi-axis movement. On the other hand the dolly itself has small wheels and looks limited for use off track.
Panther also have the venerable Twister dolly which can be combined with the electric column of the PI.
I'm curious about peoples real world experience with these tools. With the exception of the Panther, they seem to be rare in North America.
I'm curious about people's experience with some of the less expensive dollies such as:
Cinetech Seagull http://www.cinetech.it/seagull/
Moviegrip Goblin http://www.moviegrip.com/goblin.htm
Panther P1 http://www.panther.tv/en/produkte/p1-2/
Keywest Magic Dolly with JIX Flexible Arm http://www.keywest.nl/
The Keywest dolly is expensive when included with the JIX arm but it looks interesting for stabilized multi-axis movement. On the other hand the dolly itself has small wheels and looks limited for use off track.
Panther also have the venerable Twister dolly which can be combined with the electric column of the PI.
I'm curious about peoples real world experience with these tools. With the exception of the Panther, they seem to be rare in North America.