• Registered: 2009-12-21
  • Posts: 49
  • User Karma: 7

Topic: Car Chase

Well I thought I'd post something I shot a while back. I really wanted to film a car chase and came up with this idea about a person racing back to their house because they forgot something. We shot this on two JVC GY250 HDV camcorders. We mounted one on a Varizoom MC100 remote head at the front of a Polaris Razor and the other on a Varizoom Aviator steadicam on the side of the same Razor.

http://www.worshiphousemedia.com/mini-m … -Important

I already know what I like and don't like about it but I'm curious what you all will say about it.

Here are some pics from the shoot:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7173/6802079407_b5f2b098cf.jpg
Action by pastormacman, on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6802079499_1b49d833e7.jpg
Camera Car by pastormacman, on Flickr

Thumbs up Thumbs down

  • From: Bristol. Again.
  • Registered: 2010-06-17
  • Posts: 1,202
  • User Karma: 343

Re: Car Chase

Well you've certainly got some nice driving shots.

Unfortunately the 'twist' doesn't work. It might if you cut the flashback of the phone when he's driving but as it stands the film just comes across as smug.

A good twist builds clues all along and this just leaves the audience feeling tricked and unsatisfied.

Extended Edition - 146 - The Rise Of Skywalker
VFX Reel | Twitter | IMDB | Blog

Faldor's Website

Thumbs up +1 Thumbs down

  • From: Indiana, USA
  • Registered: 2009-11-23
  • Posts: 2,747
  • User Karma: 516

Re: Car Chase

I think the twist works just fine. The thing that might work better is establishing why this Camaro-American man needs to be in a hurry. He seemed quite leisurely in the first half.

Warning: I'm probably rewriting this post as you read it.

Zarban's House of Commentaries

Zarban's Website

Thumbs up Thumbs down