Jonas Fischer Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Hello all I was wondering how one can achieve a steady car interior shot. I'm pretty sure that a simple tripod won't be steady enough. Any ideas on how to rig a camera inside of a car? Thanks a lot for your help. Regards Jonas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 It depends where you're mounting the camera, there isn't a lot of space in most cars for a tripod. Yes, you can get a steady shot with a quality tripod, although I'd tend to lash it down, especially if it's a light one, so that it's not moving independently of the car and any vibrations are damped down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Elder Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 There's also the Tyler mini gyro route! It will keep the bouncing around to a minimum, but I'm not sure if panning and tilting is something that you would be able to do effectively inside a vehicle with that setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Andy Rosebrook Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 I'm working on figuring this out now. A tripod is tricky in a small car. It works ok for out the window shots. I'm buying a glidecam steadycam, I think that should work great from the backseat. For side to side shots I was planning on clamping a camera mount to the window, this would be fine if the car is accelerating smoothly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brad Grimmett Posted August 2, 2012 Premium Member Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Glidecam, or any Steadicam, is not a good idea for car interiors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Greene Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Glidecam, or any Steadicam, is not a good idea for car interiors. If you could fit a Steadicam in the back seat it would probably need to be a very small one, that you hold in your hand (no arm) with a miniature camera. The effect would be that the interior shakes, but the view outside is smooth. I have done this in busses and it's worked well with a full sized rig. If you secure the camera in the car, the outside will shake, but not the inside. If the road is really smooth, everything will be smooth. My model II from the 1980s came with a compact vehicle kit, but it required a very light weight camera and was really impossible to use. Still too big! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolas Gomez Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The whole trick is on moving on soft pavement. Its really hard to stabilize otherwise... http://www.elsotano.com.co/videos.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Brian Stansfield Posted December 7, 2012 Premium Member Share Posted December 7, 2012 http://www.filmtools.com/filmtools-4-leg-suction-cup-camera-mount.html I've used this Film Tools car mount before and it's pretty smooth... granted, it's no gyro/stedicam, but with a smoother road it works great. Plus you can suction mount outside the car in virtually any angle with the ball head. Really depends on the composition you're looking to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jensen Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 I've finished a new tool, a small hand held stabilized head - very light and compact and stable and smooth operating, small enough to be passed through open car window. www.evoheads.com Best, Peter Jensen (SOC) Los Angeles, Ca. pj@evoheads.com 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Jensen Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Peter, that's pretty cool. Is it silent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jensen Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Yes, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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