Car Rigs - Dig Camera

[pc185]

I was wondering if anyone has made a "cheap" car rig to get these sort of shots?? I have been thinking about attempting to make a "ghetto" setup somehow mounting a boom on the jack point but have run out of ideas.....


Any help?

[_dobbo_]

That particular shot looks faked to me.

In any case, I reckon you'd have real problems building your own rig that extended so far out from the body - it would have to be very well braced to prevent the camera from wobbling loads.

Plus you'd have to photoshop out the rig as well - if you are going to go to those lengths, you might as well take a static shot of the car and then make it look like it's moving!

[GetCarter]

Pic above is photoshopped to hell. (Motion blur madness)

Matt knows more about rigs than any here I think.

He'll probably be along to chip in.

[matt gravy]

me old rig is for sale minus the manfrotto cups:





its the hague 3 cup job. Its been well used but still good. I guess its good for 200 odd quid.

[poah]

pc185 said:

I was wondering if anyone has made a "cheap" car rig to get these sort of shots?? I have been thinking about attempting to make a "ghetto" setup somehow mounting a boom on the jack point but have run out of ideas..... Any help?

the manfrotto cups are around £70 each x3 plus metal pipes and somthing for the camera to go on. I've seen people strap tripods onto cars. I've got the B-Hauge twinmount. its not bad but does not get out far enough.

only used it once lol

[V6GTO]

matt gravy said:

me old rig is for sale minus the manfrotto cups: its the hague 3 cup job. Its been well used but still good. I guess its good for 200 odd quid.

Mmmmm...nice car!

Here's a shot using this set-up.



Martin.