Should I choose between a dolly or a slider?

[Todd Terry]

[ryan elder] “wouldn’t there be a lot of situations where a filmmaker would desire moving more than three feet though?”

Obviously, yes.

And that’s when you use a dolly, or a stabilizer… or a tongue move with a jib.

Use whatever is the right tool.

No one said sliders would do everything. But if you want a short dolly move nothing else does it easier.

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Ryan Elder]

Okay thanks. But would the jib look as controlled in the movement as a dolly or a slider since is a jib moves a lot more freely though, if that makes sense?

What about the slow and controlled movement of this scene, for example?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcemNhlqyA

During the push ins to the faces especially, would the jib still be a good tool for the job, or does it move too freely and wouldn’t look right, or look as controlled?