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HDSLR 101 #10: Getting Smooth and Stable Footage

Download the entire HDSLR 101 series plus a BONUS EPISODE on our store site: store.nextwavedv.com Check out our Gear Guide for links to some of the products shown in this video: www.nextwavedv.com Find more training resources on our website: nextwavedv.com Join our Facebook community facebook.nextwavedv.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com In episode 10 of HDSLR 101 we show you different ways to get stable footage. From tripods, sliders, dollys, jibs, steadicams and more, we cover all the tools and show you which you need and which you can pass on.

Sheryl Lee Ralph is an acclaimed veteran of film, television and the Broadway stage. She created the original role of Deena Jones on Broadway in the landmark musical Dreamgirls, which earned her both Tony and Drama Desk Award Nominations for Best Actress. After Dreamgirls, Ralph turned her attention to television, music and film. On television, Ralph has starred in It’s a Living, her own series New Attitude, the George Foreman series George and the hit comedy Designing Women. She also was voted one of TV’s Favorite Moms for her portrayal of stepmom Dee on the No. 1-rated television series Moesha. She broke new ground in the Showtime series Barbershop as the popular, post-operative transsexual, Claire. Ralph brought a new face to the sufferings of war in the NBC hit series ER. Musically, Ralph scored a Top 10-selling dance hit in the mid-Eighties with the infectious anthem In the Evening and again in the Nineties with her remake of Here Comes the Rain Again. Her extensive film credits include Sister Act II with Whoopi Goldberg, The Flintstones with Rosie O’Donnell, The Mighty Quinn with Denzel Washington, Mistress with Robert De Niro, and Eddie Murphy’s Distinguished Gentleman. Ralphs performance with Danny Glover in To Sleep with Anger won her the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actress. Ralph found new success in writing and directing with her film short, Secrets. Featuring an allstar cast that includes Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard, Tina Lifford, Victoria …

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