Tutorial: how to make a camcorder handle and choose a fisheye

A steady shot is a hard thing to achieve when you moving at Highs speed on a skate board. A handle can help you get a stable shot that you'r audience will love and if you add a fisheye to the the equation, your on your way to becoming a well known filmer in the skateboarding, snowboarding, and BMX industry.
A camera handle can cost a lot of cash and not everyone has the money, but if you build your own it will cost you under ten dollars and you can get the same functionality. The supplies you will need are 2 angle iron or shelf brackets, and two sets corresponding bolts and lock nuts. Once you since them together you should have a pretty solid U shaped piece of steel. The next thing that you will need to add is a 1/4 inch bolt, in diameter, of about a 1/2 inch length but if your in the the neighborhood of 1/2 inch length, like 1inch for instance, than you can use washers to fill in the slack. Now that you have the right bolt you can put it through one of the holes on the U shaped piece of metal, put one washer on the bolt then put it through the hole on the Handle, then one more washer followed by a lock washer (a washer with a cut on one side), then a nut that corresponds to your bolt. The next step would be to put your camera on the 1/4 diameter bolt which should be located at either side of the U shaped piece of metal. You have just created a professional camcorder handle for about ten dollars, but your not ready yet, you now need a fisheye.
Fisheyes, besides the cool distorted look, give you the ability to get close up to your subject in filming without cutting of part of his body. There are many fisheyes to choose from and a varying price range too. As with all things, you get what you pay for, although you can find some incredible deals online. When you buy your fisheye, you have to get the right size to fit your camcorder lens, like 35mm for instance, if you can't get the exact size you can buy step up rings, which essentially change the size of your lens thread. The fisheye can also have a different level of distortion, this would be determined by whatever X the lens has, for instance 36x, the higher the number the more the distortion, and the more in you can fit in your shot. Once you have your fisheye, your ready to roll...
Your audience is gonna love your footage now that you have your fisheye, to get a wide shot; and your handle to keep your footage steady. Now call up a friend and make a montage. Thank you and if you liked this please remember to rate, comment, and subscribe!