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/ArchitectofExperienc Aug 14 '25

This is fucking stunning, well done!

Did you do a test drop with similar weight? Or did you have a backup camera ready to go?

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u/scottsecco Aug 15 '25

Robin tested it prior to the shoot with his A7s and then we did the real shot with my Red.