Glidetrack mobislyder: A portable camera slider for your iPhone

One film technique that separates the pros from the amateurs is the tracking or dolly shot. With a tracking shot, the camera moves along a track, providing a sense of motion that isn't possible with a static camera. Glidetrack pioneered a portable camera slider (AKA track) in 2008, and now the company is taking pre-orders for a relatively inexpensive (US$135 introductory price) device called the mobislyder that's designed for shooting video with the iPhone, iPod touch, and other small cameras.

The mobislyder comes with five different mounts for attachment to your iPhone or other camera: an articulated mount, a mobile device mount, a 1/4" standards mount, an adhesive ball mount, and a 1/4" ball mount. The device is scheduled to begin shipping next week, and I'm sure that we'll start seeing a lot of incredible videos that show that professional touch that a camera slider can provide.

Want to see the mobislyder in action? Check out the video below to see how it can add movement and life to your iPhone videos.

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Alastair Brown

Hi Guys,

This is WAY cheaper than cineskates. We have an accesory to turn it into a tabel top dolly in the pipeline and also a longer rail already available. Mobislyder isnt surface dependant. That means you can uses it in 101 places where these other products cant eb used.

http://www.mobislyder.com/coming-soon.aspx

December 06 2011 at 4:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

aperak fungisid

Wouldn't a skateboard and some superglue be more cost effective?

December 05 2011 at 12:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Michael Long

I like the CineSkates idea. As long as you're on the right surface, you don't need track, and the CineSkates let you do curves and circles in addition to simply moving on a straight line.

Add a board (or a wall), and you can probably do about as well as this. See the CineSkates Kickstarter project below.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jj1/cineskates-camera-sliders

December 05 2011 at 11:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Justin

I don't claim to be an expert by any means, but if the device is as pictured above, wouldn't that be a very tight tracking shot? Doesn't seem like being able to slide over about a foot would be a whole lot of use. Unless you were tracking a grape rolling across a table or something.

December 05 2011 at 8:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply