Daniel Arriola Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Hello everyone I'm doing some tests for a future (low budget) short film right now. One of the scenes calls for a few shots of the main actor inside a car (driver side), so I need to mount a rig. What do you think is the cheapest way to do it? The car won't be travelling faster than 35mph. The camera is a Canon HF G20 (kind of a crash cam, just in case) Thank you very much, all replies are welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert duke Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 The Best way to rig a camera on a car is the most efficient way that gets the shot safely. 35 mph to the camera looks a lot faster than it is. What do you want to see in the frame? how wide do you want to see? hand held? stabilized? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Arriola Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 The Best way to rig a camera on a car is the most efficient way that gets the shot safely. 35 mph to the camera looks a lot faster than it is. What do you want to see in the frame? how wide do you want to see? hand held? stabilized? Thanks for replying. The shot I have in mind is wide. I intend to see the whole driver's window covering about two thirds of the frame (horizontally) and a little of the windshield (to create tree reflections) because our road has lots of trees. I think it would look better if it's stabilized. Thank you and sorry for my bad english/poor knowledge I'm not very experienced yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert duke Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 This sounds like either a hostess tray( framing out the bottom edge of the window for the hostess tray) or a Process Trailer. To get the full view of the door/windscreen the camera has to be back away from the car. The Safest way is the process trailer. the car is towed on a trailer and the camera can be positioned easily on the trailer deck with either a dolly or a set of sticks. I try to limit actors driving with any kind of mount for safety concerns. It is easy to forget about the 2+ feet of gear sticking out the side of a moving car. Dangerous for everyone in the vicinity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Arriola Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Thanks for your reply Robert! I think I will go for the hostess tray because I'm on a budget; also I don't think there's any process trailer available here in my country. Btw I think it's cool for my actor to drive the car because it's a wide road and there won't be any other cars around. Have a nice day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert duke Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Please utilize a security officer to control the road for safety. Even if it is just intermittent control of the road, it is important for safety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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