Stabilizers

Media Center Equipment | General Access

(Available to all students, faculty or staff; Reserve through Patron Portal)

Monopod

  • Location: 280 & MacLean Media Centers
  • Access: General 
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Monopod; single leg camera support
  • Comments: Extendable leg

Shoulder Mount

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: General 
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Shoulder Mount
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement; Suitable for DSLR cameras and small camcorders

Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: General 
  • Training Materials: Manual
  • Description: Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Tripod Dolly

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: General 
  • Training Materials: Manual
  • Description: Tripod Dolly 
  • Comments: Tripod support for creating camera movement in film/video making; Use with the Advanced tripod

Media Center Equipment | Certification Required

(Must complete a certification course on the Media Center’s Canvas page to get access)

DJI RS3 Pro Gimbal Stabilizer

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Media Center Certification Required 
  • Training Materials: Get certified through the Canvas course
  • Manual: Manual
  • Description: DSLR Gimbal Stabilizer
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement suitable for DSLRs/Mirrorless cameras; Sony Alpha works well

ikan DSLR Shoulder Rig

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Media Center Certification Required 
  • Training Materials: Get certified through the Canvas course
  • Description: iKan DSLR shoulder rig
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement; suitable for DSLR/Mirrorless cameras

Rhino Slider

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Media Center Certification Required 
  • Training Materials: Get certified through the Canvas course
  • Description: Rhino Slider is an ultra-rigid, modular camera slider
  • Comments: Camera support suitable for creating camera slides in film/video making

Art and Technology Studies Department Equipment | Authorization Required

DSLR Gimbal Stabilizer

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: ATS Certification Required; Available to ATS grad students, faculty & staff and students enrolled in specific ATS classes
  • Training Materials: ATS Gimbal Canvas Course (contact ATS)
  • Description: DSLR Gimbal Stabilizer
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Foldable Camera Rig

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: ATS Certification Required; Available to ATS grad students, faculty & staff and students enrolled in specific ATS classes
  • Training Materials: ATS XC15 Canvas Course (contact ATS)
  • Description: The Zacuto Marauder Foldable Camera Rig is a foldable DSLR run’n’gun rig. It’s small enough to fit in your back pocket but when unfolded, it’s an extremely stable DSLR camera support.
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Film, Video, New Media and Animation Department Equipment | Authorization Required

Camera Jib

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: Manual
  • Description: Camera Crane, also referred to as a camera jib or rig
  • Comments: Camera support suitable for creating camera movement in film/video making

FigRig

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: FigRig is a handheld stabilization device for smaller film cameras/video cameras
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Hi Hat Manfrotto

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Hi Hat Manfrotto 504HD head
  • Comments: Camera support

Hi Hat Manfrotto (with baseboard)

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: High hats are often mounted to a platform such as a wood board, this allows you to quickly, securely yet temporarily attach it to various surfaces, such as ladders, when capturing high angle shots. For low angle shots, the platform the high hat is attached to is usually weighed down with sand bags, providing increased stability during the shot.
  • Comments: Camera support

Monopod

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Monopod; single leg camera support
  • Comments: Extendable leg

Red Camera Shoulder Mount w/ Monitor

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Hand held Camera support
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Shoulder Mount w/ Monitor

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: Manual
  • Description: Hand held Camera support
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Steadicam Aero System

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: Manual
  • Description: Camera movement support
  • Comments: Support for hand-held camera movement

Tripod Dolly

  • Location: MacLean Media Center
  • Access: Available to students enrolled in specific FVNMA classes
  • Training Materials: NA
  • Description: Tripod dolly
  • Comments: Tripod support for creating camera movement in film/video making; Use with the Advanced tripod