How did the filmmakers get this shot back then?

[Bouke Vahl]

[ryan elder] “I was told it was because a wheelchair is just not meant for smooth camera movement.”

Oh really? Who told you that? Someone on this forum? You did not know that before you were told? What did you think it was for, making smoothies?

Now stop this crap. You call yourself a director, direct. Make something. Figure things out.
A director makes decisions. You don’t. You only ask questions in a way that a couple of very seasoned people do not want to answer you anymore, as your behavior starts to look like trolling.

Bouke
http://www.videotoolshed.com

[Ryan Elder]

Sorry I don’t mean to troll, I just want the best product which has to be ordered, and want to make sure that it’s worth the money. I can’t experiment with these products, without ordering first, so I want to know exactly what I am getting and if it’s right for me. That’s all.

I am directing a project currently with a gimbal and will see how I like that one.

[Ryan Elder]

As for zooming out, what if I want to dolly in on someone’s face with a 85mm cause it looks better? I don’t to be limited to wide lenses only, if the wheelchair does that, then perhaps it’s not for me, if I can’t go as high as 85mm even.