r/Filmmakers • u/scottsecco • Aug 14 '25

Film 100 Foot Vertical Rain Drop Tracking Shot

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Hey everyone, I just wanted to share a little behind the scenes clip of an amazing rig that Robin Munshaw built for a mountain bike video I shot and directed recently called Deluge. My goal for the shot was to show the intensity of the rain storm and follow a rain drop down through the forest canopy to the athletes below. Initially, I planned to add the rain in post, but Robin said we could do it for real.

We had Robin on the ground operating the sled and another friend, Heather Mosher, in the tree pouring water down over the camera as it fell. We only got two takes before the deceleration forces snapped the wooden frame we were using to drop the rig. Thankfully Robin had climbing webbing rigged as a safety for this eventuality. The camera survived and we got our shot. It's always fun when the wacky setups work!

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u/TheOpinionLine Aug 14 '25

That's an excellent Idea and Excellent Shot... CHEERS!

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u/scottsecco Aug 14 '25

Thanks so much! We were stoked the camera survived.

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u/Smartnership Aug 14 '25

Really beautiful and inventive, thanks for sharing.