Although not everyone

Although not everyone may remember it, there was a time when if you wanted to make a professional-looking film, you needed either a 16mm movie camera or something along the lines of a BetaCam. Compact professional video cameras and video-capable DSLRs have changed that, although slick-looking videos still require more than just a good camera – it helps if you have a way of performing nice camera movements, too. The Red Rocket Slider is designed to get you some of those moves, without requiring a big gear truck or a big budget.

The slider is the creation of Oregon-based film-maker Zeke Kamm, who previously brought us the Aviator Travel Jib. Like the Aviator, the Red Rocket packs down small – when disassembled, it fits in a padded bag that’s about the size of a shoebox.