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Post by JBHorror on May 29, 2005 22:12:47 GMT -5
Okay, the script I'm working on really takes place entirely in a car at night. This is of course very low budget, so I can't make those car cams that they use in hollywood. How would I go about getting good shots of my actors in the car? Since it's night should they just be pretending to drive? Also, this is probably a stupid question, but would headlights be enough to light up a scene where a hitchhiker is talking to the driver? Lol, like I said, stupid question...
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Post by JBHorror on May 30, 2005 11:38:28 GMT -5
Alright I've decided that I'm going to shoot using a stationary car for the interior shots, and just create an illusion that it's moving. Now, how should I go about lighting up the shots? I had thought about just turning the light on inside the car, but I mean who would do that?
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Post by jstxanothrxstory on Aug 19, 2005 23:39:59 GMT -5
Usually, the headlights and the camera light could be enough. It's what I would do.
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Post by francisbrosdotcom on Aug 21, 2005 22:09:36 GMT -5
For IN THE HEADLIGHTS (http://www.francisbros.com/headlights.html) Most of the movie takes place inside a vehicle. When the vehicle was supposed to be moving, we shot it stationary with a couple crew members rocking the truck slightly. This way you can control the lighting a lot more. Then we had another crew member with either a large branch or pole and had them drag it over the lights every couple seconds, to make it appear as if the car is moving along. If that made any sense.  |
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Post by baileys1818 on Jul 11, 2006 10:07:21 GMT -5
oh you mean to give that look of like several streetlights or other cars driving by? because i'm sure like you thought from the beginning...in a moving car the lighting kind of dances across the faces of the driver and passengers being that the outside lighting is stationary and the car isn't so you have to make it look like your passing....I got it.
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Post by nomicon on Jul 11, 2006 14:16:36 GMT -5
There's also some tricks to make a car appear to be moving faster than it's actual speed. In the first Terminator movie, they did this by shining lights on the cars at night when they were driving around.
Also in Duel, Spielberg had several shots of canyon walls whizzing by behind the truck to provide the illusion of high speed. The Jeepers Creepers special edition dvd also has some interesting stuff on how they filmed the car chases at night.
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Post by markone on Jul 11, 2006 23:38:18 GMT -5
I got a question, I'm planning a movie and I'd want to include a scene with two people talking in a car during the daytime. How do I go about this with a low budget?
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Post by Superheidi on Jul 13, 2006 2:55:26 GMT -5
Hmmm.
Is the car moving? are you filming them from the backseat or are you filming through the windshield?
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Post by markone on Jul 13, 2006 19:46:02 GMT -5
I want to have the car moving, and I want to try it from the windshield. But I'm also want to try from the front as well, maybe have different shots while the two characters are talking.
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Post by denis on Jul 13, 2006 20:39:44 GMT -5
www.cinekinetic.comCheck out the cinesaddle. I have used it a number of times and it works great. A couple of quick suggestions: 1. Make sure you have a Polarizer for your lens. It can help get rid of some of the windshield glare. 2. Drive down tree covered streets. Otherwise you could end up getting too much reflected sky. 3. Any kind of hood mount will obstruct the driver's view. Don't let them drive in a congested area. They will have some pretty severe blind spots. Hope this helps. Denis
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Post by unabel on Aug 26, 2006 1:32:06 GMT -5
Hey, I actual ended up making a car rig for a short film I did last winter. It's easy to make for the most part. We had some real equipment involved but you can easy use more accessable. Measure the length of your car's interior from the dashboard to the back window. Then get a 2x4 that will cover that length. If you can get your hands on a mafer clap use one of those to attach the camera to the board and bungle cords to secure it. Then weigh down the ends of the 2x4 so that it doesn't slide around while driving. We used sandbags but anything heavy and stable will work. img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/rdaswing/carrig2.jpgimg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/rdaswing/carrig1.jpg |
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Post by ReelSplatter on Sept 22, 2006 17:32:09 GMT -5
Hey, I actual ended up making a car rig for a short film I did last winter. It's easy to make for the most part. We had some real equipment involved but you can easy use more accessable. Measure the length of your car's interior from the dashboard to the back window. Then get a 2x4 that will cover that length. If you can get your hands on a mafer clap use one of those to attach the camera to the board and bungle cords to secure it. Then weigh down the ends of the 2x4 so that it doesn't slide around while driving. We used sandbags but anything heavy and stable will work. img.photobucket.com/albums/v515/rdaswing/carrig2.jpgimg.photobucket.com/albums/v515/rdaswing/carrig1.jpgThat's a d**n good idea! I'll have to try that! |
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