Car Rigs!!!

[AlexD]

I need low low budget advice on making ALOT of different camera rigs for cars. My new feature has many car shots inside and out, and i need a good variety.

Thanks in advance.

[uhrgl]

stickypod is a good place to start for a low budget car mount:

http://stickypod.com/

[engr]

Thaz a nite webby :thumbup: Anyone tested it? Additional straps to hook onto the bonnet would be nice.. thaz would be a simple mod for a reasonable priced, piece of equipment.

[jeghead1]

thats frickin sweet and dont ya know i just happen to be in colorado at the moment.

ps the indie film industry is rather large out here to my surprise.


i think i will pay this guy a visit and pick up a sticky pod if it seems stable enough with the dvx, the cameras in the vids were small, so we'll see and i will post my findings soon

peace:thumbup:

[Unsomnambulist]

Some of stickypods footage looked shaky as is - so a side by side comparison might be needed.

[JoeNash]

i've heard only good things about stickypod, do a search for it, im sure a lot would come up

[aerosolcheese]

Here is a nice article that helped me make my decision...

http://premiere.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=28807-0

It even includes some footage.

[j]

Thanks aerosolcheese, that's a great link.

-j

[skettalee]

I got one and it works great. I MEAN GREAT! Get a Cadillac if you dont want shacky footage. LOL. Yeah I never had a problem in the caddy but some cars get a bit bumpy, just stabalize it in post!

[aerosolcheese]

Thanks aerosolcheese, that's a great link.

-j

anytime... I ended up getting the "gripper" from filmtools. I stabilized it with some additional vacuum cups, rods and heads. Here is a short clip with a couple of seconds of footage that I shot...

http://www.aerosolcheese.com/STL.mov

I was driving around 65mph. I think it looks pretty good for the money I spent.

[Prodigi]

That's kind of a scary thought! The little sticky pod holding a $6000 camera. Somebody try it and let me know how it goes...

[j]

I'd do it with a tie-down strap and two other points of support.

But not without.

-j

[engr]

Exellent link!! The footages were very helpful.

[natxbrotha]

im making one from a suction cup mount i got from www.harborfreight.com i have the 4 suction mount but the two suction mount with the flexible arm would be better.

also another one im going to make will be over to go over the cars. like a 10ft long 2x4 with handle grips on each end with a camera mount on top. two man operation, but it can give cool results.

[j]

You must post photos of that one.

-j

[aerosolcheese]

yo natxbrotha... what part of TX are you in?

[KHendrix2]

Here is the rig that I made using suction cups from Harbor Freight:

http://s90250667.onlinehome.us/P2270149WEBsmall.jpg

The rope and the strap are for safety. I know it would hold just fine, but I'm a little paranoid when it comes to expensive toys. I already had the tripod head, so I only spent about $30 altogether.

[natxbrotha]

Here is the rig that I made using suction cups from Harbor Freight:

http://s90250667.onlinehome.us/P2270149WEBsmall.jpg

The rope and the strap are for safety. I know it would hold just fine, but I'm a little paranoid when it comes to expensive toys. I already had the tripod head, so I only spent about $30 altogether.

thats awesome! thats exactly what im making!! its difficult with those specific suctions though, because you really gotta use a flat surface because they are really picky what they adhere to.

[omega]

I think you can get one of these (http://www.powrgrip.com/cgi-bin/powrgrip/sporting_camera_mounts.html) for $75.

[j]

Good link Omega, thanks

[Eric Elliott]

Just a note: The Gripper models from Filmtools are on sale in January.

[aerosolcheese]

Just a note: The Gripper models from Filmtools are on sale in January.

The price they have now is the same price I paid in august of last year. For some reason Filmtools' site always says (insert current month here) Sale price $XX.XX, but the price stays the same. I think they just use that to encourage impulse buying. When I saw that a few months back, I remember thinking that I should buy it "RIGHT NOW" under the impression that the price would go up in a month.

[marlenedegrood]

I've used the Stickypod and I can say that it works great! I haven't used it yet at any sort of high speed (over 40mph), mostly because I'm worried about bug splats and not it falling off. If you're worried about it holding (like I was at first) then start by mounting it on the inside passenger window, you can point it through the windshield or towards the driver.

Marlene

[Eric Elliott]

Ahh... thanks for the info AC! Tricky bastards.

[aerosolcheese]

Ahh... thanks for the info AC! Tricky bastards.

haha... but seriously I love filmtools. They ALWAYS ship the same day I order. No BS rush charges like some of the other retailers.

[Eric Elliott]

haha... but seriously I love filmtools.

Me too. UPS just dropped off my Gripper today and I like it a lot. Nicely designed and it grips like a summbitch!

[JasonFox]

Anyone have ideas for something that will support around 12 pounds?

[natxbrotha]

the suction cup thing i got off harbor freight is rated to hold 250lbs

[Max R. Wilson]

I have the sticky pod pro pack. I only used my palmcorder with it since I don’t have my dvx yet (another week or two) but I took it to 90 MPH... Worked and held great.

I also have a roof rack on my car and ill going to build a mount that the camera can mount to on a fluid head, so someone could drive and someone could be standing out the sunroof controlling the camera, this would only work for slow speeds though.