It's called a Jib. I think it might have something to do with race car driving, or a light dolly???? Also the guy that owns it is a Transportation captain in the movie industry... so the dolly idea might be correct. http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...5_388862899946_619264946_4139819_563284_n.jpg
May be first attempt to build one of these http://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt...s&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF8&p=bar stool racing RN
It's a Jib Camera Stand. It's used for getting really good smooth shots that swoop down onto the characters. http://www.g-f-m.net/gfm/grip-action/dolly/gf-quad-dollies/europe/hamburg04.jpg http://www.jlfisher.com/jibs_and_crossarms/motions.gif