SRF has a nice little roundup of DIY projects for filmmakers. A good list, from 8mm Telecine to a DIY Vehicle Camera Mount. Fun stuff, if you have time for that sort of thing.

I’d like to add a DIY that I saw recently at DVXuser, it’s a nice knockoff of the P+S Technik Skater mini dolly, made out of plywood and hardware store parts. This is no wimpy $14 steadicam (I use the word “steadi” very lightly there), it’s an excellent plan and diagrams, that with a little work delivers a very usable and solid skater dolly. Time to start wining and dining your good carpenter friend that has shop tools…