I decided to distract myself this morning for a bit by creating a prototype for a paper and rubber band steadicam for my iPhone 4. The new iPhone has 720p video recording in widescreen format, and with a little editing and color correction, can actually look cinematic. If you're an experienced cinematographer(I am not) you know that the movement, lighting and angles of the camera are more important than anything. This is just a simple way to make the camera movement smoother. A steadicam absorbs the abrupt movements of the human body while holding a camera. This prototype uses standard office supplies to simulate a shooting characteristic of $600+ devices.
What you need: Paper, rubber bands, some tape or glue, a pencil.
Watch the video below, and keep in mind, this is just a prototype, the video is far from steady. I'm thinking the next one has to have full 11" arms.
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