RoyalKensington
New Member
Hi, so I'm new and I just wanted to ask about building some kind of rotating device. I'm a totally electronically illiterate, so please forgive me.
I'm working on a video project and for one shot I want to have the camera in the centre of a circle of people, with the camera rotating in place. I had tried using a turntable (record player) but it spun too quickly and the filmed images were blurred. I tried a number of ways of slowing down the rotation eg: putting weights on the turntable, wedging cards under the turntable, slowing it with my finger but it was hard to get a constant speed. Manually turning the turntable has the same problems!
Is there a device, like an electric motor I could use that allows me to set/control the speed of rotation? I've racked my brain/s and can't come up with anything and the shot is absolutely critical to the project! Aahhh! Anyone know anything that could be useful?
I'm working on a video project and for one shot I want to have the camera in the centre of a circle of people, with the camera rotating in place. I had tried using a turntable (record player) but it spun too quickly and the filmed images were blurred. I tried a number of ways of slowing down the rotation eg: putting weights on the turntable, wedging cards under the turntable, slowing it with my finger but it was hard to get a constant speed. Manually turning the turntable has the same problems!
Is there a device, like an electric motor I could use that allows me to set/control the speed of rotation? I've racked my brain/s and can't come up with anything and the shot is absolutely critical to the project! Aahhh! Anyone know anything that could be useful?