Noah Collier Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Im shooting a documentary that primarily takes place inside of a 15 passenger van and am trying to figure out the best way to get stable footage of the driver and passengers from inside of the vehicle. Does anyone have any experience with interior car rigging? Potentially with a gimbal involved? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Earl Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) One easy way is a stack of apple boxes strapped to the seat behind, with a high hat or whatever camera mount you need on top Edited May 28, 2023 by JB Earl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted May 30, 2023 Premium Member Share Posted May 30, 2023 There are also bungee cam solutions that you can rig off of some ratchet straps looped around the ceiling/roof (closed in the door) https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/585863-REG/Matthews_395330_Red_Bungee_Camera_Mount.html (an example) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 What about tripods that can be attached to e.g. the windows and then relying on the camera‘s image stabilization? https://www.ebay.de/itm/282155106471 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 (edited) You can also get an extensible „clamping rod“ (something like this, even though this one wouldn’t be suited: https://toolineo.de/bosch-teleskop-klemmstange-bt-350-p!100000001861896.html ) and attach it between the van‘s floor and ceiling. Then, you can attach a tripod head with some clamp. Edited May 30, 2023 by Joerg Polzfusz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abel Fotheringham Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 I would maybe try a Mitchell vibration isolator on a Cardellini tri-hat with a low rotating offset from a Fischer dolly. You can use regular camera risers and almost get away with lead bags to hold it down. I always ratchet strap the base as well via any bolt holes or seat belt holes etc. Modern studio equipment make metric to 3/8' thread adapters which you can get 3/8" female eyes to rig into. Always keep the vibration isolator directly below the camera so that it works most efficiently. When the weight is offset it binds sometimes. I like bungee cams as well. I have a pretty cool setup that rides on a piece of pipe that takes out a lot of unwanted movement. That is the idea behind the vibration isolator as well. if smooth is what you are trying to attain then I would consider one for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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