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12 Movie Industry Camera Cars

Posted September 26, 2008 10:39 AM

From Oobject:

For high speed chase scenes or a low speed horse back rides, the film industry's cameras occasionally have to go mobile and when they do, they rely on specialist high tech. cars and trucks. Usually wearing intimidating matte black paint (to reduce glare) these vehicles are often engineering wonders, employing after market performance upgrades, elaborate electronics, exotic materials and even gyro-stabilizers to keep a subject in frame. With companies like Pursuit Systems, AP Cam Cars and a handful of others fulfilling Hollywood's high speed needs, the vehicles they create are rarely seen but hard to overlook. Here are some of out favorites including the amazing Go system, used for The Bourne Supremacy.

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09/27/2008 4:42 AM

Its really exciting vehicles.

Only can camera installed on these cars shoot a wonderful special effects.

Thats why Hollywood big film always attract teenages eyeballs.

anyone out there can show me the dtails of the gyro-stabilizer? How much moment of inertia can it produce?

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09/27/2008 10:19 PM

Movies are never going to be the same.

I'll be trying to work out what camera vehicle they used to get the interesting mobile shots.

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09/28/2008 9:36 PM

wonderful.

Im waiting your good news...

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