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Hey folks, Jordy here for cinecom.net. The channel that is all about being creative
with basic film tools and video editing.
But today we're having a look at this innovative tripod right here.
It's the MeVideo, a lightweight tripod with all the features we need,
such as a fluid head, a ball head for levelling, expandable legs, etc.
On top of that it's also super versatile with some extra great features, such as the foldable legs.
And what definitely stands out is that you can take off one of the legs
and attach it to the head, transforming it into a monopod.
And at this time they're actually running a kickstarter to fund this project.
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But let’s see now what we can all do with this tripod.
And the first creative trick is to make an extended top shot.
For this technique, you do want to stand on a height.
We're using the balcony of our future office.
Simply throw your tripod over the bench and let it rest with two legs to the outer wall.
You now have a great extension, that would otherwise require a camera crane.
Because we're leaning on two legs, you could also push your camera a bit up and down,
adding some nice motion to your top shot.
Next up is what we call the propellor transition.
You wanna move your legs to the bottom of the extension.
Most tripods have this ability.
Then try to find your center of balance by opening or closing the legs.
Once you've got that in place, you should be able now to rotate the tripod quite easily.
And this is pretty cool to create an in-camera transition.
Simply roll your tripod on the ending of your first shot
and roll it again in the beginning of your second shot.
Then just place these two clips next to each other and bang, you've got a twisty transition.
Trick number 3! And for this one, we're going to transform the tripod into a monopod.
You could also just squish your legs together if you don't have a monopod.
But a monopod just makes this trick a little bit more easier.
I'm going to stand again on my balcony. I'm holding the camera upside down.
The weight of the camera is pulling itself down, thus stabilizing it a little.
We're going to recreate a lift shot, by slowly dropping the camera
as your talent walks by.
Now, you could also try to rotate the monopod
as you drop it, to give it a little extra dynamic.
The fourth creative tripod trick!
And this one another way to transform your tripod into a shoulder rig.
You wanna extend two legs over your shoulders and use the third one as a hand grip.
It already helps a little bit to get more stable shots when walking,
but to really gain the benefits of a shoulder rig, you need to add some weight to the back.
You could throw your backpack over this, or just use some fitness weights.
When balanced properly, you should be able to let go of your tripod and have a steady shot.
And that brings us to the last tripod trick.
You can actually add other accessories to it. For example an LED light.
This one right here is the Aputure 120 D.
Having it on a tripod allows for very smooth pan movements with the light.
You could recreate slow passing cars, for example.
Another cool trick is to use special lightings,
like this Spekular which you can create any kinds of shape with.
Pretty cool is to use this light as a practical light, visible in the shot.
But instead of having it just stand there, you could do a small pan or tilt movement with it,
giving it a whole new dimension.
By the way guys, I have links to everything that you've just seen in the description below.
And if you click in the cards up there,
you'll actually go to a playlist with 10 more creative tripod tricks!
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Thank you guys so much for watching,
and as always...
...stay creative!