Let’s take some creative shots with a 360 camera,
focusing on camera movements inside a car or even running through the windows of the car.
Hey guys, it’s Gaba VR.
I’m a 360 content creator and photographer, publishing travel videos and creative tutorials,
creating cinematic effects with 360 cameras.
If you are interested aboutfurther camera movements and cloning techniques,
after watching this video, check out my further tutorials on this playlist in the right top corner.
Among others I have already created motion controlled action scenes, clones with a moving camera,
and even a motion trail effect with very similar techniques.
But now, let’s jump into something new,
creating really cool camera movements on a budget, using a 360 camera.
You know, there are some really crazy ninja cameramen like this,
but what if we want to create something similar without stunt skills.
Well, we can use 360 cameras to record the action and reframe everything later.
We will take advantage of the outstanding stabilization of the 360 cameras
and the potential of framing everything in post.
In this case I won’t shoot crazy action scenes, but I show you the basic idea behind the camera movements.
First, let’s see the easiest method, without having to use any further accessories.
All we need is a 360 camera and a selfie stick.
Depending on your scenes, the longer one is the better.
Now, I will take shot, where the camera starts around in the middle of the car,
following the talent getting out of the car.
For such a scene, we don’t need an extreme long selfie stick; a medium one is enough.
All we need is an open window and cameraman with steady hands and moves.
So we just place the camera in the perfect starting position and start recording.
Shooting such a scene, timing is really important,
so maybe we need some time and practice to get the perfect rhythm to the shot,
but finally, it will look really cool.
But what if we want to have more control over the camera movements,
or we want to move the camera on a longer path, maybe through the farthest windows of the car.
For such cases, let’s build a home-made cable cam.
The first method came to my mind was putting a pole on the top of the car,
fastening it to the roof racks of the car.
Then I would use two large screws to reach the ideal height to stretch the string for the camera.
So I could move it across the whole car,
or even further, depending on the length and the position of the pole on the roof.
I think it would be a really nice and flexible solution,
but when I was looking around in the shed, searching for some stuffs to build this structure,
I found something else: another promising idea.
Searching for a long pole I stumbled upon this cornice rail
which seemed really interesting to build an upside down rail cam instead of a traditional cable cam.
I will use these original holders to fasten it to the car.
And I make something to hold the camera upside down, and let it slide in both directions.
I put two camera screws together like this.
The small one will goes inside the rail, and using this small gap, it will be able to move freely.
But now, let’s get it started, and go on step by step.
First I put the rail inside the car and start fastening the small holders to the roof racks.
I use a thin but strong string.
I fasten it to roof racks and the handrails inside car.
So it will be a very strong structure, with four connecting points inside and outside the car.
Working with the handrails is a little bit tricky, but finally, everything seems to be perfect.
Now I open the end of the rail and put the screws to their place.
I put a very light but strong string on the screw.
I will use it to move the camera manually.
And after testing it his way, it’s time to mount the camera, too.
It seems working really nice.
It’s very similar to the original cable cam idea, but I guess, it’s easier to set up and use at home.
But let’s check it out in practice.
I ask Edina to be my model again, and I will move the camera through the car and through the windows, too.
I put another screw on the other end of the string, so it’s easier to find and handle it during shooting.
Then post-production is really easy.
Pasting your footage on the timeline, you can use these shots only playing around with offset settings.
Or you can add further camera movements, using a reframe plugin.
This time I apply the good old GoPro VR Reframe plugin to create fake camera movements.
So I can be sure that the rail won’t be visible on the roof,
or besides adding nice panning movements, I can play around with zooming a little bit.
And let’s see the final results, moving the camera in both directions.
I hope I could give you some ideas to take such cinematic car shots easily with a 360 camera.
As you could see it’s such an easy thing to shoot with a selfie stick,
or with one of these cable cam or rail cam techniques.
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