Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Using your car for a dolly

Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on Dolly's you can use your car as an alternate way to film unique shots for your film.

When you use your car to film shots it makes the scene more real and looks as though you are walking or running with that person in the shot. You can also create out of body shots along with out of body shots you can create more depth by standing on top of the car to create a birds eye view.

Some issues you may be having when working with your car is the shakiness. To offset that you can use a sweatshirt or bag of rice to stabilize your shot. It is an easy fix but very helpful in the long run.
You may also have problems with your audio because of the running engine but an easy fix is to put your car into neutral and push it along yourself.

Using your car can be very beneficial to compose a movie with unique shots that capture the audiences attention.

http://nofilmschool.com/2015/09/tutorial-your-car-best-friend-capturing-smooth-tracking-shots