Nifty Noggin
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Not sure this is a proper place to post this (Hello by the way ), But I've finally decided to do something with my interest in film making and I've started work on a web series. My main issue at the moment is most of the series takes place in the back of a van. I don't have access to a van, and after considering the necessary set dressing and needed ability to control lighting it may be better in the long run to construct a set than to rent and/ or buy an entire van. I'm attaching a quick sketch for an idea I had to this post. This is the first time I've built anything like this so I'm looking for feed back on how practical this idea actually is plus possible improvement on the current design. Also if you have a different idea entirely please feel free to chime in with that as well.
This is just a quick sketch so I didn't draw out the necessary exterior supports for the flats, but basically what I'm thinking is constructing a rectangular box with one of the the long walls removed in order for the camera to look in. I'd fit curved plastic (I'm sure that's not the exact material I'm thinking of, but I'm new to technical terms) in the interior to better give it more of a curved van shape. Under the main van area I'd put heavy duty springs at each corner, and some heavy foam in the center to give it more of that shifting van feel when someone steps onto the set. (The camera platform portion would be on a sturdier platform.
That's pretty much what I'm thinking so far any suggestions? (Also any tips on other websites, or forums where I may get good feedback would be great. I posted this thread on Tested.com as well.)
This is just a quick sketch so I didn't draw out the necessary exterior supports for the flats, but basically what I'm thinking is constructing a rectangular box with one of the the long walls removed in order for the camera to look in. I'd fit curved plastic (I'm sure that's not the exact material I'm thinking of, but I'm new to technical terms) in the interior to better give it more of a curved van shape. Under the main van area I'd put heavy duty springs at each corner, and some heavy foam in the center to give it more of that shifting van feel when someone steps onto the set. (The camera platform portion would be on a sturdier platform.
That's pretty much what I'm thinking so far any suggestions? (Also any tips on other websites, or forums where I may get good feedback would be great. I posted this thread on Tested.com as well.)
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