BUYING THE PERFECT CAR TO VLOG IN
16We are currently shopping for a vehicle and we wanted to make it fun to watch. So we decided to see which car would be fun to vlog in, based on heavenly lighting and sound? Let us know what car you like the most. We then reviewed this $80 pie from Goldbelly.
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TIPS ON FILMING IN CARS
drummerboy678 (reddit)
I can offer a few pieces of advice, having just filmed two shorts with a lot of car scenes. I'm a DP, so my perspective is more towards the visual.
First, from our experience, know that it will get boring for your viewers very fast. A 5min scene Is a long time to sit in one location, so consider dialogue before they get into the car or after, just to make it more interesting. I know we cut 3 minutes out of a car scene, just because it was painfully boring to watch, even with multiples angles and car mounts.
For mounts - It all depends on the angles you want to get. Speed rail, ratchets straps, and a hostess tray will get you a long way. Always do a test without camera mounted first and be sure to koan plenty of time in the schedule for adjustments and switching mounts. Safety is a concern, so it takes a significant amount of setup to do a simple shot/reverse shot with a car mount.
Again, it all depends on the shots and angles you want, but I'd consider getting a trailer to tow the car. You can do a lot with car mounts, but if you want shot/reverse coverage inside the car, it's easy to do while the car is towed. Camera op can sit in the driver seat to film person in passenger seat that way. Of course, you can always shoot coverage from backseat and car mounts and skip this. The other plus is you can rig lights or silks on the trailer or over windows and not have to worry about impairing the drivers vision.
Windows up or windows down? It all depends on your scene, but it will make a big difference for sound.
With such a long scene in a car, I'd out ND gel in the windows if you can get away with it. You can always boost with some 1x1 battery powered LED's inside, but this will keep your outside from blowing out. The hardest part is maintaining a constant exposure, as the car drives in and out of direct light. Overcast day will be your best friend.
Also consider crew.. If your mounted, the ideal setup will be a wireless monitoring system so you and the DP can see the feed. Nothing worse than driving around for 10min filming and then check to see your in direct sun and everything is over exposed. You'll want all wireless (lavs, boom, follow focus), unless your sound guy can fit in the backseat.
Depending on your camera, shoot on CF or solid state over a spinning hard drive, as the jitteriness of a rig often causes drop frames.
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