car mounts?

[imfeelingblue]

does anyone have a tutorial for building a car mount? i want a shot similar to that of pulp fiction where theyre in the car talking about mcdonalds.

[CameraGuyDVX]

im actually in the proccess of finishing a car mount from a tutorial in this book

http://www.dvcamerarigs.com/carmountmovie.html (thats a preview of the rig)

its turnen out pretty cool

dan selokovich wrote it and i believe hes on the board here

but theres also a bunch of other sweet set ups in there

have fun


heres a pic of whati just finished up


http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/4376/1209485569.jpg

[Jason Miller]

im not sure Id trust my hvx to that type of suction cup

[CameraGuyDVX]

im not sure Id trust my hvx to that type of suction cup


LOL! haha believe me this was the most hesitant i've ever been about anything.

i also strap it down with one of those ratchet straps , and bunji cord it up and managed to shake the whole car with the mount. it turned out a lot safer than i thought it would.

but i realize i want to buy one of these gizmos

http://www.filmtools.com/carmounts.html

[robmneilson]

I just built a decent car mount...I ordered one of the gripper suction cups from film tools, and grabbed a low profile leveling head from Willy's Widgets. It works great for my HVX/Brevis flip combo while shooting on the hood of the car.

Ive got a couple other suction cups as well to attach lights to and safety rig the camera.

I'm also working on a sidemount using the same suction cups and speed rail.

[Jason Miller]

got pics?

[robmneilson]

I just cropped this out of a wider shot, but you can get the idea.

This is a 10'' vacuum cup, willy's widget's mini tilt head, and a 50 buck tripod slide plate.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/2495498159_1179248cc0.jpg?v=0

You should check out www.willyswidgets.com

His stuff isn't cheap, but he makes beautiful things!

[robmneilson]

I have't tested it going really fast, but with my HVX/Brevis flip combo its stable at 30 MPH with a little shake on a rough road.

I also have two other vacuum cups that I use to safety the camera to as well as for mouning lights. The other two cups also double for a side mount rig.

[HowDareMe]

I made this one using a bike rack, I finally had a shoot with it, so I had my friend snap some shots of the car and the rig. The second photo is a rig that we had on hand....

http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/13794/1213759191.jpg
http://www.dvxuser6.com/uploaded/13794/1213759344.jpg

[Jason Miller]

cameraguydvx what exactly are you using for your ball joints I need a joint like that in another type of build.