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Jib arm out the back of a minivan?

Brandon Fraley

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I'd like to secure a jib inside a minivan with the arm going out the back. I'm shooting some car footage and would like to get some low angle stuff of the car following us, with some boom shots etc.

Anyone tried this? Are there any pictures of similar rigs people have used? Visual references would be REALLY appreciated.

THANKS!
 
this would be in a parking garage, so the ground should be as smooth as you can possibly expect. And probably not going any faster than 20mph I'd guess
 
Works greatish. Better if your in a pickup truck so you have less obstructions. Also having some kind of hothead helps a lot as well. Go slow, and deflate the tires on the shooting vehicle. At speed the vibration will ruin shots unless your uzing some kind of amazing stabilized system.
 
Mike's suggestion of deflated tires makes a big difference. Also be sure to sandbag the crap out of the tripod supporting the jib, otherwise vibrations between the truck bed and the tripod will be magnified enormously. I've done these shots from a minivan as well and it does work but you do lose a lot of camera positioning options.
 
Anyone have photos of someone attempting this?
 
I have done it out of a pick up with a jimmy jib. The arm actually hepls to stabilize the camera by absorbing some of the up and down movement. WATCH OUT FOR POWER LINES!!!!!

Nick
 
arrinick said:
I have done it out of a pick up with a jimmy jib. The arm actually hepls to stabilize the camera by absorbing some of the up and down movement. WATCH OUT FOR POWER LINES!!!!!
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I was wondering how people deal with seat belt laws? Seems like I've seen people in harnesses, but that ain't gonna help if the truck rolls over. In fact, I think I rather NOT be harnessed to the truck if it rolls over.

Matthew
 
In most cases I refuse to be belted or harnessed in shooting from camera cars. Being thrown or falling is bad enough, but I surely don't want to be dragged.

Same goes for tethering the camera; unless there is no way the camera can reach the ground, it's better to let it fall than have it fall and then be dragged.

Of course there's no substitute for a first-class rigger.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo
 
Disclaimer: I've never done such a thing

But- I do recall taking horse carriage rides in central park, It felt so smooth to me.

Idea: have the pick up bunji/spring connect a uhual small wagen with kink of deflated tires and a jib on top. should eliminate vibration from mechanical parts and a smooth accelerate/decelerate process.

What do you guys think?

Vladimir Eugene
 
If you go to longvalleyequip.com, go the the jib page and watch the video with the 7 jib in a small 4 wheel drive type vehicle, Arri 16SR3.

Doug
 
Safety First!

If you or your crew has never done a rig like this, FIND someone who has. When you are dealing with moving vehicles there are a lot of things that can go wrong. People can die in the silliest ways.

Fin an experienced feature grip that will take pity on you, or ask the rental house who they can recommend.
 
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