Dolly with an engine

We have tried dolly shots before, using a simple dolly (used for moving furniture) but it was too bumpy. For these running shots in the chase scene, we used a car. We had to drive over 20mph to catch up with the SWAT guy. That would have been too fast for a dolly.

We set up a tripod in the back seat, rolled down a window and shot as we tried to match the speed of the runner.

In this case, the SWAT actor, Basil, probably ran a few miles because it required many takes, trying to match his speed. We'd either get ahead or fall behind. Finally, we got a print, and Basil could hop into the car for a break and some behind the scenes shots.

Sometimes things work out (even with the Rubik's Cube factor)!

Our second SWAT officer, Tom, was on standby for his turn in the SWAT gear. We had to take turns, because our budget only allowed us to buy one uniform. In case you're wondering what we collected to piece together this uniform, we will post something on that later.