Anyone built and used their own vehicle mount?

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 7:50 pm

if so how well did it work? i've always wanted to do a car scene.

SgtPadrino · Post by **SgtPadrino** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 9:55 pm

You can always just hang out the car window, or set up a tripod on the back of a pickup.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 9:58 pm

no an actual car mount

foxwood · Post by **foxwood** » Sun Aug 24, 2003 10:31 pm

Somebody heare did that, Hunt through the special effects section. I want to say it was Matt that built the mount.

Carnage7p · Post by **Carnage7p** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 12:13 am

alright thanks

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 1:13 pm

I tried it! The effect was quite good as well. The only problem is that around here, the roads are so bad, and I've got soft suspension that's really smooth, but bounces a few times. The overall shot kept moving up and down. If I could correct this problem in post production by fixing the horizon, then it would have come out great.

There's several ways you can build a mount:

- Clamp it to the door, through an open window

- Bolt it to the bumper (Great for those really low-down cruising shots)

- You can get windscreen-stick-on fixing kits for remote digital lenses - These can shake if you're suspension is too hard.

I'll be building a new one soon (The last one was made from wood, the new one will be welded steel), so when I get back from Holiday towards the end of September, I'll post the details, and some sample footage.

By the way, what do you lot recommend for post-production editing to stabalise the horizon?

TimXL1 · Post by **TimXL1** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 1:59 pm

These guys do reasonably inexpensive vehicle mounts, as well as all sorts of other grips, jibs, etc.:

B Hague

They're in the UK though, so not sure how much it would cost to deliver to the US.

El Brenty · Post by **El Brenty** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 2:04 pm

TimXL1, welcome to the forum, and that was a really handy link you gave! Greatly appreciated! Many thanx!!!

Post by **Matt** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 8:48 pm

I have made a DIY car mount for my camcorder.

Use the search facility and search for "car mount". You should find an old thread I started called "Car Mounted Camera Shots"

I was quite pleased with the results

UPDATE :

Please see this article for more info :

How To Make A Car Camera Mount