$15 dolly

[filmmaker's gang]

http://www.vimeo.com/6031602

 

[yabyum]

wow awesome! time to dig up that old rc car from the basement.

 

[jonE5]

lol, not a bad idea

 

[travismo]

im probly gonna go buy one tomorrow haha

 

[David G. Smith]

That is awesome!!! I saw some BTS footage on the making of "The Big Lebowski" and it looked like Roger Deakins used a much larger (and of course much more expensive, I'm sure) version of a RC controlled vehicle to shot some of the specialty bowling shots. I bet for a few bucks more, you could get an RC vehicle that you could set up for forward or backward motion also. Good job. BTW, did you apply image stabilization in post, or just use a wide lens?

 

[ryvac]

haha, that's great

 

[Cranky]

My RC cars are way too fast for this.

 

[jrod81]

aww man, this is great... wonderful, amazing!!! thanks for the idea... now, what are some good rc car choices? like mentioned above- what is something that won't be too fast?

 

[jrod81]

wonder if you could figure out a way to get a monopod stationary on one of the these and actually get higher shots??? hmm

 

[jrod81]

bought a $19 dodge ram rc car at black friday walmart yesterday... will let you guys know how it works out.

 

[MSpencer]

My RC cars would throw my camera off in two seconds.

 

[Peter Reynolds]

wonder if you could figure out a way to get a monopod stationary on one of the these and actually get higher shots??? hmm

$45 solution

 

[DaWolf85]

aww man, this is great... wonderful, amazing!!! thanks for the idea... now, what are some good rc car choices? like mentioned above- what is something that won't be too fast?

If you're electrically inclined, you should be able to modify the circuits already in the car so it runs slower. I doubt it'd need more than a resistor or two.

 

[Smifis]

I find it quite entertaining to think everyone is going to have a camera ontop of an RC car.

Tesco extra has a RC for £9.99 and it was a rocker for speed.