Oh, Now I See How They Do It!
Ever wonder how they got a lot of driving sequence shots? Me too, but now we see how it’s done. This is called a ‘Process Trailer’. When the platforms on each side of the car are let down, the rig is 15 feet wide, but with them up, it’s the width of a normal trailer. Next time you see a driving scene in an older production, look to see where the center lane marks are in the background. Process trailers are still in use, but these days there are a lot of very clever car mounted rigs.
On his official website, actor Kent McCord has a photo of the tow rig which was used during the filming of “Adam-12.” http://kentmccord.com/images/archives/adam12/gallery/A-12–Tow-Rig.jpg
That’s a nice old Buick!
Don’t see why they don’t just drive the car.. lol
More photos from Adam-12. http://kentmccord.com/images/archives/adam12/pilot/towrig-color.jpg
http://kentmccord.com/images/archives/adam12/pilot/A-12-Tow-Rig-2.jpg
Now, that’s not how they filmed the car sequence in the movie Airplane! [bicycle tumbles midair, cyclist yells “A**hole!,” movie Indians rush behind the car…] 😀
What bothers me is seeing a “moving” car…with the gearshift in the Park position.
It is the movies people, relax
would not pass the online safety test i had to take in order to work for CBS & FOX Sports
Don’t forget the “Humphrey Bogart option” where he always moved the wheel back and forth which would have swerved the car had he really been driving…
Well I learned something new today.
nice process trailer