automotive cinematography

[IsraelHoudini]

i have several scenes coming up in my shoot that take place in a moving vehicle (mostly on a freeway) and some that are car to car, also mostly on a freeway. does the ois need to be on to keep the footage intelligable or can it be handheld and be ok? or am i going to need a mount or tripod in the back of a truck kind of thing?

 

[DVX100Shooter]

Re: automotive cinematography

really depends on the nature of the shoot. You can get a car mount for our camera. I have shot a ton of speeding cars stuff on the highway with my DVX mounted inside the car. The is a Rap Video in the SCREEN GRABS section of this site that in some of the shots utilizes a camera mount on the outside of the car for some really cool looking shots! The video is called "CALIFORNIA".

 

[Barry_Green]

Re: automotive cinematography

If you're going to try to handhold it, definitely keep the OIS engaged.

But it'll be shaky and bouncy no matter what unless you use a car mount. The CineSaddle is a $300 beanbag that will give you glass-smooth car footage.