car rig question

KingVidiot

KingVidiot

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The DP for Hurlyburly employed some sort of makeshift bungy cord system for the excellent car shots, that was supposedly based on the one used in Jaws to steady the boat scenes. Does anyone have any info on this? The shots created by such a system look great, albeit with lots of practice.

It sounds like it would be cheap and fun to use.
 
I've used "The Gripper" (from Filmtools.com) and always use a couple of suction handles for anchoring safety lines... and I've often though that with three handles for anchors and a medium sandbag I could do away with the camera mount altogether!

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I still wouldn't use bungies, though. Even when they are stretched as far as possible, they still have too much give. Tie-down straps or good knots would be better.
 
Nice idea, but I was referring to a rig actively controlled by the cameraman to minimize the jostling from the ocean or a bumpy road. I imagine it would look like a shockmount much like what you use for microphones, but it would be camera-sized.

Any ideas on this?
 
On the Jaws documentary the DP said his steadyrig system on the boat was a complex rig know as his legs. He said he just bent his knees with the rock of the ocean. That's some serious technology...and highly effective based on the final product. Yee-haw for legs!
 
so here's what you do. have your buddy strap you to the hood of the car with bungee chords and you hold the camera.
 
OK, here's to the comedians. Now that we've had some fun, how about the issue?

The cameraman for Hurlyburly (not the DP) was the cameraman on Jaws, and the director specifically mentions a rig that doesn't exclusively consist of: CaPO4, cartilage, actin, myosin, vascular system, and integument (AKA legs).

Anyone else hip to this? If you've seen the car scenes with Sean Penn, you know there's some sort of dynamic rig at work, and it ain't just arms and a torso.
 
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