How to Film a Car Scene - Everything to Know About Car Cinematography
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- čas přidán 1. 06. 2024
- How to Shoot Car Scenes - Filming car sequences can be complicated and costly, and in this video we offer a guide to doing car scenes right.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Filming Car Scenes
00:59 - The Ins & Outs of Filming Car Scenes
02:19 - Chapter 1: Camera Placement
04:28 - Chapter 2: Lighting
07:00 - Chapter 3: Recording Sound
20:28 - Takeaways
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CAR VIDEOGRAPHY
Movies love cars. Think of all the great car scenes throughout cinema history, from The French Connection to Mad Max. But filming a car scene can be exceedingly difficult. Shooting in a moving vehicle immediately introduces dangers that aren’t present on most sets. The first lesson for anyone trying to film a car scene: prioritize safety. No car scene is worth endangering your cast and crew. With that in mind, there are a few different considerations for a vehicular sequence.
CAMERA PLACEMENT IN A CAR SCENE
One of the primary challenges for a car scene is the lack of space. There are limited areas for a camera to be placed. One way around this is the process trailer, a low level truck bed that can carry the picture car. Not only does this give the crew space around the car to place the camera, but it also means that the actor doesn’t actually have to drive. A cheaper version of this is the tow rig, where a car is essentially being towed. This removes much of the space available to the crew, but still ensures an actor doesn’t have to focus on driving.
If a car is actually being driven, a camera can be placed on a hostess tray. The lighting, camera, and audio will all be monitored in a lead car, which stays close to the picture car throughout filming and acts as a mobile video village.
HOW TO LIGHT A CAR
The other consideration for shooting car scenes, of course, is lighting. Here, space is also an issue. A crew may rig chasing lights to the side of the car to add the feel of pacing street lights, or they may hide lights within the car.
Lighting can be far more controlled when utilizing the Poor Man’s Process. This is where a car is placed in front of a green screen or virtual production LED to simulate movement. Here, the crew can move lights outside the car. This option is by far the safest and can also be the simplest.
Contrary to its name, however, it may not be the cheapest option, since moving lights or a virtual production screen can cost money.
HOW TO SHOOT A CAR SCENE WITH AUDIO
Sound is also a consideration. With the Poor Man’s Process, sound can be treated as it would be in any other scene. But when the car is actually moving, there’s a lot of background noise to contend with. Typically, a production sound mixer will hide lavs in a car’s visor, since this will naturally point them at the actor’s mouth. It should be noted, however, that getting pristine audio in a moving car is nearly impossible- you’ll have to do clean up in post.
Car scenes can be difficult, but when done well, they can be dynamic and visually exciting.
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"Assembly Line Dreams" - Ostin Drais
"War Dance (Instrumental)" - Rhythm Scott
"Full Access" - Jimmy Svensson
"Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" - Billy Ocean
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction to Filming Car Scenes
00:59 - The Ins & Outs of Filming Car Scenes
02:19 - Chapter 1: Camera Placement
04:28 - Chapter 2: Lighting
07:00 - Chapter 3: Recording Sound
MAD respect for all the film makers out there!
Happy filming!
Thanks for this. Just 1 hour back was thinking how car scene are shoot in movies. And now I'm getting this notification from CZcams. Your channel is a treasure for aspiring filmmakers. May god bless you all with happiness, peace, health and wealth. Thanks.
AI serving humans in a whole new way 😅
Hope it helped!
I think the car rig for Children of Men really paid off, that scene is awesome
One of the best of all time!
I’m just as much of a car enthusiast as I am an animation/filmmaking/mixed media enthusiast! (I grew up watching films such as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the Herbie the Love Bug movies, the Cars franchise, and Transformers (movies and tv) and my favorite scenein Toy Story is the chase scene with RC Car, and when the toys are driving the Pizza Planet Truck in Toy Story 2! And of course…in terms of experimental and visually stunning movies…Speed Racer! Need I say more? But either way, thank you so much for posting this!)
Thanks for watching!
This is a complete audiovisual encyclopedia about How Filming Carscenes. Certainly one of the Best Video. Thousand Thanks StudioBinder for this Inspiring video.💯💯
Glad you liked it!
Can you delve into the meticulous process of maintaining visual continuity across various scenes, especially when they are shot separately, and elaborate on the techniques used to make them seamlessly appear as if part of one continuous shot?
Thanks for the suggestion!
Make one video on how they create huge sets!! Both interiors and outdoor ❤please
Thanks for the suggestion!
Fascinating video, SO well done!
Happy to help!
You guys are the really best! Thanks ❤
Cheers!
one of the best videos from yall definitely wanna hear more about these obscure topics like this u dont see how to shoot a car scene on every other channel which is dope about studiobinder
Glad you liked it! Feel free to give any suggestions :)
these are always so entertaining and informative
That's the goal!
@@StudioBinder then youre Nailing it!
This was an awesome video! Didn’t realise how much work it took. Come a long way from sitting in a car with a driving scene played on a back screen 😂.
Loved this!
haha cinema has come a long way!
Love this! Your uploads are always amazing. Can you do a video on how to film a kiss scene? The Spiderman and mask of zorro kisses come to mind
Thanks for the suggestion! You might like our video on sex scenes czcams.com/video/bh0HIi5WQq4/video.html
Amazing vid ❤
Cheers!
Wow. I'm not entirely sure why, but this video was particularly inspiring.
Glad you liked it!
super, love the inside views and perspective - but please don't forget the greatest car chase ever: Bullitt!
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Great instructions.
Glad you liked it!
Probably one of the hardest shots in production... But worth it including.
Definitely, cars are here to stay so we got learn how to film them :D
I want a video on how great directors create immersion in their movies!
Thanks for the suggestion!
The acapella remix at the end was 🔥 I could vibe to that 😂
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Great! thanks
Thanks for the video again. Great as always. I already posted it on the previous video but can you do a How They Shot It on "Poor Things". Saw this film during press run and again last week. Totally stunned.
Thanks for the suggestion!
This was quite the exposé.
Thanks for watching!
Can you make a video on Balance between practical effects and CGI in modern filmmaking.
we might!
Hey studio binder, I love all the videos you make for us! There’s one thing that I want to suggest. Could you try to organize all your videos a bit more? I know you have playlists but a few videos are in multiple playlists and I’m pretty sure some videos aren’t even in them.
Thank you!
Appreciate the feedback!
Love the bts extras in Blu-rays/DVDs
THE INTRO SONG IS ON FIRE
I really love the cars scenes, car chase and car marks that appears in the Michael Bay Transformers movies. The are really awesome. Bay isnt the best director but the man really knows how to film a really really good car scene.
He needs to when all his characters are cars haha
In regard to sound recording while filming on a moving car, it would've been interesting to ask the sound guys
how they recorded sound on extreme chase sequences, like the one in The French Connection.
It's a great video... but that further piece of info would have made it amazing!!
Appreciate the feedback! We might add it to our video on sound recording
Would love to see a video on car crash scenes!
Studiobinder should make a video about Francis Ford Coppala's filmography
We plan to!
hi, loved the video. it would be really cool if you could make one about training montages.
im going to try this at home
I'd love to see the making of from the final car chase in The Blues Brothers, particularly when they crash about 100 police cars!
That's epic!
Can you make a viedo on challenges in designing film sets to convey desired atmospheres.
Thanks for the suggestion!
Awesome!! But William Friedkin did a amazing with the car scene in The French Connection. But firstly, safety first.
Always
The usual voice actor is part of your brand. Please have him back.
Props to whoever picked to have Drive my car as the intro background music👌👌👌
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Perfect timing I just got my license
Congrats!
Can you do a video on shooting with celluloid film cameras? From the pre production to post production. There is little info on CZcams about film cameras.
Thanks for the suggestion!
@@StudioBinder and if you, please focus on the video tap function. I have absolutely no idea how the video tap works on celluloid cameras. Do they support playback and storage for later viewings?
I’m no’t car drive and spek rashe
Your videos make my mornings, Thanks!!!!
They're perfect with a cup of coffee!
video on Light meter in detail .,.... please..,..great video by the way
Thanks for the suggestion!
Fascinating - I'm surprised there were no clips from - or any mention of American Graffiti.
Wow!
Thanks for watching!
We are shooting a short flim inside of car it is so gonna help us thanks ❤️
Good luck!
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I love it, but I’m still learning
we all are!
My Favorite Carscenes in Movies are :
-Mad Max Franchise
Specially Fury Road (2015)
-French Connection (1971)
-Batman Begins (2005)
-Kill Bill Volume 1 (2003)
-Pulp Fiction (1994)
-T2 Judgment Day (1991)
-Psycho (1960)
-Drive (2011)
-Collateral (2004)
-Taxi Driver (1976)
-The Batman (2022)
Don't forget Star Wars spaceship scenes. Filming Carscenes and vehicles scenes are very Important to make entertainment in Movies.
Batman begin carscenes is pretty poor. Transformers 1 is better
Great picks!
Can you make a detailed video on lighting and sound
The video i wanted but didn't know
Hope you liked it!
Hello studio binder. Can you do a guide on how mics are used especially on a wide shot?
We'll make a vid on recording sound!
I need to know how to wrote car chases. Kinda did one for my novel, but it was hard to do
Thanks for the suggestion!
Need a video on character's transformation scenes. Tq
Thanks for the suggestion!
Good video. Something on Pacing and Narration would be nice
Thanks for the suggestion!
Done a bit of car filming myself the hardest part is sound recording, you can see why they use rigs for complex stuff.
Yup, the unseen key component
Most car chases are boring and offer nothing new tbh at this point. Been done to death, so you need to be really creative to add something new. Great video as always tho!
Yup master the fundamentals and change the game!
hi, am from africa uganda. How do they light scenes and light seems so natural not from obvious lights. What camera settings do they export the final copy from so the color of the film doesnt change on different devoces
I recommend checking out our Deakins lighting series! czcams.com/video/K9w8I_YD29E/video.html
I have a question, first thank you studio binder ,my question is the movies that have a lesson is better or what cuz all of new movies are just pure fun , it's good to watch but , still no thinking
not necessarily because the cardinal sin of filmmaking is to be boring, so a movie with a message that's boring would be worse than one that's just pure fun
@@StudioBinder thank you very much for the teaching , i learned alot from this Channel
Now to think of a script that can be written around a car.
I think there was a Tom Hardy movie that did just that!
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Thanks for watching!
How do Sentiment scenes ......?
Thanks for the suggestion!
These are a bit of a stretch to call "poor mans process.
The rear screen/front screen- stage with elaborate rigging used to be called the "process stage". They had special cameras, projectors and rigging, even stuff like hanging miniatures and matte paintings to do these scenes in the proper studio way.
The "poor mans process", then, was a term for the techniques used by the b-movies and indies that could not afford those luxuries. So they resorted to just a pure black background (even for dayshots) and maybe some stagehand with a swinging light if they were feeling frivolous.
Calling the rigs of the Fast n Furious films poor mans process feels a lot like calling a nuke a firecracker. They may both be used to show destruction. But a nuke is not at all an approximation of a... Nuke.
01:06 - Regarding crew safety: It looks just like one of them is scrolling on their phone while hurling down the road.
😂😅
I'm missing that voiceover- films are made of sequences & sequence made of shots......❤😁
When we go back to the Shot List series ;)
no hate to the guy but it felt weird watching this video without the usual voice actor
Considering the high quality of Studio binder videos I would wager they take longer than a week, which is how frequently SB churns them out.
To balance workload, they rotate voice actors.
I thought they had the best AI voices, tbh
Out of curiosity, you not been watching this channel much lately? This voice actor has been doing videos for them for I think nearly a year now
we've been using both narrators!
@@StudioBinder I guess I have some catching up to do! 😉
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Thanks for watching
Ok but how the first scene in The world after us was shot ???
we might look into it
@@StudioBinder Leave the world behind* ("le monde après nous" in french)
Rip William friedkin
The guy that isnt the british guy on these must feel the burn every time they use him..
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I drive
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I Drive...
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Critical zone 2023 Irani movie car scene
Nice 👍
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William Friedkin sounds a lot like Trump.
Nothing matches in terms of real world photography filming a car / vehicle in real life, no matter how good the virtual production is it doesn't match the real world look, like one to one, it always looks like a fake/virtual background, the audience can always tell no matter how good it is.
The Batman.
@@dankgothtrash Close, but I could still tell it looked at times artificial.
There's always more versatility when doing it for real. But virtual production has provided a lot more opportunities for filmmakers to realize their vision!
@@StudioBinder Yes definitely.
Nah Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James Made a much more informative video covering this.
This is such a hack job by comparison 😤
@TomAntos ......2:34
Thanks for watching!
@@StudioBinder Thanks for all the great content.....👍🏾
I used the poor man technque in my short film Kate. I shot all the background myself. With modern cameras and projectors, that has gotten extremely more accessible and can be seamless. czcams.com/video/uvott1NjXhM/video.htmlsi=SkaUVcgbhkH_csdw&t=240
Congrats!
Wanted to recommend “How they Shot It” videos for ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ and Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds.’ Nice video @StudioBinder
Thanks for the suggestion!