Help with filming a car

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Matthew Smith

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Hi,

I'm trying to do some car shots at work, and I want to be able to do some driving shots but am not sure how others are doing it.

In the example below, the shots when they are filming a car behind them and it can also move from left to right. I can't work it out as sure they are not sitting in the back of a ute exposed (Which would be dangerous and illegal where I live). Are they using a remote to control the camera, or is there a manual way I can do it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CybQGNYefs

Help appreciated,
Regards,
Matt
 
Going by the example you provided, I'd say they are probably hanging off the back of a Ute with a bunch of support rigging attached to the operator to stop him from falling off the back. And with that they probably had traffic control locking down the road for added safety. That or they got a proper camera car in and did it remotely. Though they probably would have got better shots that way.
 
I used to have a 97 Ford Explorer where with the rear window could be opened seperately from the door, probably a feature of some newer SUV's too
 
Ive done very similar shots before by using two methods.
The first was locking down a weighted tripod on the bed of a pickup truck. We also experimented with using a small jib arm with a remote pan/tilt head in the back of the same truck.
Secondly, we also used a Steadicam in the back of a pickup truck as well. Surprisingly, we had better results with the tripod. As long as the road is relatively smooth, you should have no issues. It also helps to have a closed road to do this on, so you are free to make some creative driving moves. We have closed sections of roads before, but Im not going to lie and say we havent done the same thing guerilla style just as much lol
also....i know the qualty isnt best, and the AOV is a pain in the arse, but a few creatively plaved GoPros can make for some nice additional footage to cut in....depending on what you are doing of course.
 
In our area, it is also illegal to be outside a vehicle like this, but they must have some exceptions for filming as this (previous post which I am unable to edit) is what is used for commercials very often around here.
 
I've ridden in those for lighting, I had a harness on and was safetied off. A few yeasrs ago while cycling in a nearby park I came across a car commercial being shot. They were on a closed road and were using a jib mounted in the back of a truck. That's most likely how those shots were obtained.
 
I doubt that the OP could afford to hire Pursuit Systems for the day to get a couple car shots. I suggest something more along the lines of strapping a jib to the tray of a Ute and getting traffic control to lock down roads. Also informing the police might be a good idea. I guarantee you'll save thousands in hire costs and you should still get some decent quality shots. Or you could try and find a SteadiCam guy with a set-up like this. We used this for a chase scene on a feature film I worked on. Managed to get some really nice shots of a skater going down a hill at over 80kms on a longboard.
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