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Luis Oscar Maymí is a video producer, web developer and

social media specialist at Porfolio. He greatly enjoys hiking,

kayaking and watching anime.

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around. Experiment with this one, but be careful

not to damage your camera by hitting some-

thing overhead.

8. The Pickup Truck Dolly
For this one, put your tripod in the cargo area of
a pickup truck and hop in. Now, ask someone to
drive SLOWLY so you can get some incredible
moving shots. Make absolutely sure you strap
the tripod and yourself in tightly. Videomaker
is not responsible for you falling spectacularly
from the pickup truck because you didn’t take
proper safety precautions.

Tripod Tricks for Small Tripods

For the following tricks, we are going to use a

smartphone along with an octopus-style tripod.

9. An Inside View
This trick is exclusive to small tripods and action
cameras or smartphones. Since they are so small,
you can put them just about anywhere to get some
very creative shots. Here are a couple of ideas:

• Inside the fridge


• Inside the dryer/washing machine (for the love
  of your camera DO NOT turn on the washing
  machine with the camera inside).
  Finding creative vantage points for your cam-
  era can be a great way to add a unique perspec-
  tive to your video.
  10. The Tiny Teleprompter Mount
  This is not a camera shot, but it’s still an
  incredibly useful thing to do with an octopus-
  style tripod. First, position your main camera
  in your main tripod with two of the legs point-
  ing back and one forward. With that set up,
  strap the octopus-style tripod around the main
  tripod’s head and front leg, just below the
  camera lens. Then just start up your favorite
  teleprompter app in your smartphone and
  begin recording.

Without a doubt, a tripod’s usefulness is time-

less. Regardless of whether you’re using an an-

cient tripod or the latest model, you will always

be able to perform a variety of shots if you are

creative and resourceful.

Do you know any more tripod tricks?

HACKS

An Inside View

Tiny Teleprompter Mount

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO

PERFORM A VARIETY OF SHOTS

WITH YOUR TRIPOD IF YOU ARE

CREATIVE AND RESOURCEFUL.

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