Today’s technology allows just about anybody to make a great racing movie. Yet a tremendous amount of content is produced which has little or no value to the viewer. What I’m talking about is the onboard or in-car racing movie, not the mega-studio production ones. How do you make a motor sports film that captures the imagination of the viewer, yet shows all the critical action on track?
Everybody knows that actual racers produce the most realistic films. However, the production quality is usually less than perfect, even with today’s high definition cameras. The first step is pretty simple in concept but tricky in practice, that is, mounting the camera correctly. Without a good camera mount that isolates the camera from the intense vibrations of a racing vehicle and points it in the right direction, it is impossible to capture the video you want. At the beginning you should spend the money for a good camera mount and place it in the interior, on your helmet, or the bodywork in such a way that it captures the most exciting racing action.
The next step is the racing movie content. This includes not just the video component, but the audio and car data as well. Assuming you have the camera pointed in the right direction and it’s capturing great racing scenes, what should it sound like? Most people go with the good old motor sound with screeching tires approach. This is great if your vehicle » Read more: The Elements of a Great Racing Movie
