Cuts and Transitions 101

Lots of great examples of cuts and transitions in this video...

Using Your Slider as a Jib

There are a number of ways you can get a jib or crane type shot using just your slider and a tripod head.

One way is to put your slider at an angle on your tripod head and then put your camera at a 90 degree angle on a tripod head (or ball head) on the slider. This allows you to level out your camera as the movement goes up and down.

That allows you to get a shot like this...

Or like this...

Notice that there is always a foreground element that helps the viewer see the vertical movement. 

Using a Slider to Get into a Dream

To get into a dreamer's head try pushing forward on a slider towards the subject. Put your camera on the tripod head at 90 degrees to normal so that you can get rotation (Dutch angle) on the push forward. It gives you the sense that you're entering the weirdness of a dreamer's mind.