<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><table border="0" width="90%" bgcolor="#333333" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0"><tr><td width="100%"><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bgcolor="#FF9900"><tr><td width="100%" bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><font size=2 face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Matt Pacini:
I did a car hood mount using my Canon Scoopic, and it didn't cost me any money at all.
The footage was rock solid, even though the Scoopic is much heavier, and sits much higher than any Super 8 camera, so give this a try:

Really, really steady footage, and we were shooting using an old 60's pickup truck, on a dirt road in the mountains.
I'd do it again in a second!

Matt Pacini</font></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></BLOCKQUOTE>

My setup was similar except that my tripod sat in the passenger seat of my car, facing forward, giving you a passenger's POV. On some of the other carts I shot, I turned the camera so that it would film out the window or film the driver. The setup did not cost me a dime. Here's how I did it (you'll want to use a good tripod for this, such as a Manfrotto. A cheap piece of plastic won't do; I speak from experience):

1. I removed the headrest from the passenger seat.

2. I took my tripod, with camera mounted upon it, and set it in the passenger seat. I took a bunch of bungie cords and strapped it to the back. I applied the bungie cords all over the tripod--the legs, the clamp head, etc. Make sure it is secure.

3. Get into the backseat and adjust the camera so that it faces in the direction in you which you wish to shoot. Next, make sure the pan and swivel head are tightly secured--you want them screwed tight. After that, focus your camera and set exposure.

4. You're ready to ride! Start up your car and try driving around a little bit before attempting to film. Make any necessary adjustments.

This is one cheap way to get a decent car mount. It is limited in that the camera is stuck in the passenger seat. I am attempting to implement a mount for the backseat.

Here are some other methods of mounting your S8 cam to a car (Courtesy the pages of S8 Filmmaker and The Super 8mm Militia):

http://www.super8mm.org/pdf/v7n4.pdf
http://www.super8mm.org/pdf/v9n2.pdf

I have a few jittery rolls left, and I'll have to think about selling them. I have a few other things that I'm working on; I'll probably use those carts to test them.

Keep in mind that this was the best cart out of all the carts that Pac Lab developed. The others--especially the test cart I shot down on Broad Street in Philadelphia and down by the Philadelphia Art Museum, came out very jittery.

Tom