Filming MythBusters with a Custom Chase Car Camera Rig

[@paulsmyers203]

When someone from MythBusters says they're about to demo something, I'm not sure if they mean demonstrate or demolish.

[@MaxxMcGeeImpactStudios]

+Paul Smyers Is there a difference on mythbuster? ;-)

[@Granite]

Whoa...a Jamie video. welcome back

[@ginemginem]

+Granite Yeah, it's just him taking 3 minutes out of a day to read something out loud.

[@BillRiccio]

+ginemginem Jamie is like the honeybadger, " honeybadger don't give a shit"

[@DEADB33F]

Yes, amazing to see Jamie in a "Jamie and Adam's" Tested video. ...even if it was only for literally about 10 seconds. I think Jamie's name is only associated with it for vanity reasons anyway. At this point they may as well just rename the show.

[@BooooClips]

Get Scott in for some metal shop 1 day builds!

[@MakingStuff]

+Nick Ward +1

[@racoiaws]

I'm a simple man. I see Jamie on Tested, I press like.

[@drchunkybiscuit9973]

+racoiaws I'm the same, but for Adam.

[@zerverin9235]

racoiaws I’m the same but with both Adam and Jamie or both

[@itsblack2321]

I'm the same but for any tested video

[@shadestonefilms]

9gag?

[@milbo007]

Good to see Jamie again on the Channel.

[@FearlessLeader2001]

is it just me or does that license plate translate to The Jato?

[@markfryer9880]

+Sukki Blue I think that you maybe right on that one. 7HE J380

[@AimlessMoto]

When they said "Will" I thought it was Will from Tested riding the bike.... which would have TOTALLY redeemed all the sh*t I've said about Will in the past. But it's not... so the sh*t stands.

[@TechXSoftware]

He over took on a double line, just sayian

[@xishootstuffx]

+TechXSoftware He also drug his feet around the corner at 7:46. Amateur...

[@blbreptiles4126]

i was about to say that hahaha

[@draysor]

12 oclock upload.... yup

[@cena6665]

What a shame... Myth busters was sooooo good.. I don't see why it had to stop... -_-,

[@benfungfook9793]

+The Dragons Eye Games You either die as a hero or live long enough to become the villain. Wouldn't want the show to take a terrible turn like the Simpsons, right?

[@gaskamp2]

+Ben Fung Fook In my opinion, it was starting to turn that way. The last two seasons were more "showy" in a look-what-we-can-do kind of way

[@benfungfook9793]

gaskamp2 I guess that with the prestige and popularity of mythbusters they were able to do stuff that they wanted to do but couldn't in the earlier stages of the show

[@Questron71]

+gaskamp2 I wouldn't even call it "showy" but they became more .... edutainment with all the "specials" based on movies and stuff... as long as that really was something special once or twice a season or for "valid" events like Shark Week it wasn't really detrimental to the series, but come on.... Fruit Ninja now is a "myth"? While the show was still fun to watch, it had lost much of its awe-factor due to such cheap marketing tricks and then the Build team had to go, which was another death blow for the watchability. I'm sad and i'm sure it won't take more than 3, 4 years until another series will try a similar concept after all they were not the last or only "let's try to do that ourselves" kind of docu.... but it will also NOT be the same without the dynamic between Adam and Jaime, without the build team and hopefully they won't go the same route of "at the end let's blow the shit out of it" Style ;) That would just be plagiarizing MB.

[@benfungfook9793]

Urs F Do you know why the let go of the build team?

[@MakerofThingss]

I know its not really Jamie's thing, but please don't lose him from tested now that Mythbusters is over. A lot of tested loves the bigger builds and engineering, Jamie's thing.... We would love to see more in any format that makes him happiest! We love engineering and big builds, Jamie! :)

[@eXe09]

"Precise control" 7:55, and that warping, omg...

[@AidanMcLeodProductions]

Štěpán M. Probably the inexperienced ops fault

[@whatevernamegoeshere3644]

He was talking about the air. Don't take it out of context. And for air, there is precise control, it's a solenoid valve. they tell it go, it goes, they tell it stop, it stops, it's pretty much instant Edit: Looking at the shot again, he went too fast and stopped midway. Then restarted. That's something to expect with fast moving gear that he has no experience with. And for a demo like this, there's no real point in reshooting it

[@gpschilling]

I love this !! Looks like the vertical movement is a little "jerky", guessing that is the way the pedal handles the air compressor ie. no smooth lead in/lead out? Also, just curious, I assume you have to have a set point of focus before you roll, like 8 feet out or something, since you have no remote focus/iris control, yes? Finally, minus the camera and Ronin, what is your guesstimate on the cost to build such a rig?

[@TheMixmastamike1000]

More videos with Jamie please

[@farley333]

As a TV technician, I do have a nerdgasm watching this.

[@KandiKlover]

It's pretty cool how they just using it in public filming the motorcycle shot and everyone is all like whoaaaaa

[@dupuychile]

will's bike is freakin awesome!!!

[@iamironclaw]

It's so rare and fun at the same time to see Jamie for once. I usually don't click like, but did it this time. Hope will be on more.

[@Agorante]

I would think these guys would patent it and license it to Hollywood. Obviously it doesn't do anything that can't already be done but it is cheaper and simpler. It strikes me as similar to the Steady cam revolution.

[@volrath__]

So glad to see Jamie on Tested again!

[@ScottAndersonTv]

Glad to see Jamie back in a video!!

[@peanutismint]

This is great! That vibration shock absorber solution is just so elegant!!

[@hatchetairsoft2463]

Sadly it doesnt seem to work very well as they added a huge amount of warp stabillizer in post production which gives a really weird look.

[@HYTTFilms]

sweet warp stabilizer. It clearly didn't work that great with the vibrations.

[@mushieslushie]

The video quality from that camera is pretty awesome.

[@Spiduh-Mane]

that camera on the rig is such a nice camera

[@SHDEdits]

no lol

[@coopertoyproductions975]

Halfcut Zombie for real. Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6k $4995

[@DaddytechEnt]

*yeah i was kind of wondering what would happen with all of the items created by the show too now. it's heartbreaking that it's over but i'm hoping to see more of everyone in the near future unless they are too well off after doing the show to want to do much of anything else*

[@PaarthGuptaYT]

love the sunset at the end, nice timing, good job guys

[@JacobTheLoofah]

Great video, plus I'm glad that Jamie is still with Tested

[@DaftRebel]

Few comments for such great rig! Left everyone speachless

[@Jawmsie]

And here I felt cool when I strapped my FS100 to the hood of my car. This is a kickass rig.

[@gugughama]

Scott is such a cool guy

[@danielgebert4556]

Warp stabilizer for days.

[@TransAmsandDashcams]

Can't believe Adam called this a Caprice in the last episode... but then again they've killed so many Crown Vics on the show he's probably numb to them.

[@HoldFastFilms]

Those rolling shots turned out fantastic. Any chance of those being uploaded in 4K for my consumption and drooling? Please?

[@thepizzaisyours]

Why are are these always uploaded at 3AM?

[@aritakalo8011]

+thepizzaisyours 3AM in which timezone?

[@EvanBlax]

+Ari Takalo UTC -5:00 Eastern Time

[@thepizzaisyours]

yes

[@Joviex]

+thepizzaisyours As ZAR said, along with 3AM EST is 12AM PST where the show/crew are located, so it makes sense it would be automatic upload on their next calendar day.

[@paul-mw6pc]

the color grading on that last mythbusters episode is awful

[@AngryApple]

there is no :D

[@fellafellzfilms]

Awesome video where can I buy that plate that’s attached to the Ronin

[@repalmore]

7:56 Notice the hesitation. That may have been a foot foul up but it is the kind of motion that I expect from air power. Love air power for many things but for motion that you need fine control of, not such a fan.

[@marcontreras]

You should check Ty Evans car camera rig, it’s so much better than this!!!

[@audreyrasmussen540]

will they return that one-off tv show that they did where they oversize childhood pastimes?

[@Joviex]

Love the bullet hole in the right tail light. +1

[@AgapeWarrior]

Yea that is pretty kewl,, but I kinda expected just a tad more from the MB squad,, I mean dude cumon these gus rc'ed a freakin buss,, and it is 2016,, yea I am thinkin more like a robotic arm with the gimbel attached 2 that so u can change the angles and all,, yea through a littl telescopy in there and bam gotcher 8 ft jeje,, dont get me wrong does look nice but u r workn wid sum pretty freakn awesome peeps,, keep on trukin

[@vontd9]

1. Would have thought that mythbusters had more budget to spend than a DIY job. Cool, yes, but this is better suited towards lower end production. 2. How legal is to be driving on the open roads like that. 3. A little jerky movement there that was never discussed.

[@surfie007]

Underneath the video I'm getting an ad from google to buy the song fs700 and accessories because they said that in the video

[@doreloloier1668]

Thanks!

[@elissitdesign]

For a show like Myth Busters I’m surprised you went with a BM Ursa mini as it doesn’t have very high frame rates. Great camera but there are far better solutions like a Sony FS7... same body size at 4x the speed at 4K.

[@zackstewart4109]

7:15 went to the bike shop and said "I want really low, flaccid looking handlebars.... but do you have any with such a huge stem that they sit even higher than the stock bars? 'Cause I want everybody to know I have trouble making decisions."

[@Nderak]

And a P71 is one of the few vehicles out there with a trunk huge enough to hold all that sh*t with room to spare.

[@Muscari]

A wild Jamie appears!

[@jx592]

A leftover cop car from your experiments? Jamie that's bull there's no such thing as leftover car with M5

[@snorrebusch5020]

If you have a shop you can build anything... jealous :P Really some nice shots you guys got with that camera rig!

[@lxt890421]

I just hope Bose could come up with a vertical stabilizer. They have the car suspension and truck driver seat systems already

[@50StichesSteel]

Awesome..Reminds me of a skid loader hydraulic forks setup

[@vwssit]

make a rail that arcs from the tow hitch to the front roof of the car, so you will be able to take shots that's in front of the camera car? but keeping the camera level will be a pain as it travels over the arc, and having a electric motor drive for the rail probably won't be as smooth as using a air strut

[@Chomuggaacapri]

I’m so curious as to what happened to that car now. Does it still have the camera rig? Is it sitting in a garage somewhere? Did it get sold off again? I need to know where this car is.

[@durrsky1515]

Ghetto ass car crane for real. When the dude said a Ronin I just laughed. Go look at the Porsche Car Crane fucking beast.

[@bjarnes.7312]

Great Video! You guys should take a look at what ty Evans did with the shotover rig on his car. That thing is amazing

[@ZexMaxwell]

I hope they patent that rig and sell plans to the movie industry. So much work put into it. Would be a shame if it doesn't get used.

[@SheikTV1]

"We're about to Demo it".... aaaaaaand the show is done!

[@jamesmhall]

My instinct would have been to use a stepping motor to drive the lift. Does the pneumatics give better control over the velocity of the lift?

[@PKmode]

Considering the camera is pointed back, it seems more like a lead car. :)

[@legendariodragon0]

I would personally buy this like they should sell this it would make filming tracking shots way easier

[@alexandredesfontaines5861]

We need a chase car !Meh, give me 1 hour. 1 hour later, he come with a police car and the camera rig attached to it :Here you have your chase car

[@YoungBlaze]

looks like a Guillotine on wheels with a Camera

[@ASilentS]

Thumbs up for Jamie!

[@cameronmcdonald6717]

cha-ching! car - probably $12,000 DJI Ronin - $10,000 pneumatic thing - $2,000 or something like that big chain rig and lots of metal - $200 or something around that = $24,200 or something near that

[@alexmckenzie1063]

Cameron McDonald a ronin is like £1500 😂

[@dozerjohn]

Sure, Jamie never gave a damn about Tested but I will miss him anyway.

[@haleypearce2588]

Seeing Jamie do a Tested video is like catching a glimpse of the great white walrus.

[@casperunnerup]

From 9.06 it is so smooth it almost looks animated! Maybe it is the lack of shadows?

[@MikeBrownMusic]

This is a pretty cool setup! The ronin on the vibro plate is a great idea to smooth bums while driving.

[@RR19996]

I love how much the crews rig resembles something that would come straight out of Jamie's shop! Instead of something that came out of hollywood! :D

[@ericjx]

Passing on double lines! Your citation will be mailed to you ;) Kidding aside, those guys did great work on that vehicle.

[@gingerelvis]

Such a sick rig really impressive. I wonder how smooth that initial movement of the lift is, I would have thought that would have been quite difficult to achieve, but I couldn't see any sudden bite in the footage.

[@daemn42]

+kingoginge The upwards movement didn't look very smooth to me, viewed 3rd person or through the camera. The first thing I thought when they said it used a pneumatic cylinder instead of hydraulic, was that it would be very hard to get it perfectly smooth, and sure enough, it was not.

[@goodeffinguy]

For a second there I thought they were gonna blow up the custom chase car when Jamie said "We're about to demo it".

[@Xartas07]

these are really gorgeous shot and engineering, i feel like it as to be more smoth on the rise but that may be cause it was norm first time and he could use some more training :p really nice and thanks for 14 years of mythbuster !

[@genmasaotome3503]

Haven't seen much of Jamie in a while.

[@SamMcGhee]

This is incredible. I can’t believe that’s a thing.

[@mylesdante]

what kind of editing was done to the final shot? it looks like a little bit of warp stabilization

[@oishisakana]

Cool! great one. Why air cylinder of something like stepper motors or something else? I don't know enough about either to understand why one would be better than the other?

[@bwest6275]

The air cylinder allows fine control of the heavy camera while offering extremely slow or fast movement. A stepper motor while smooth lacks the speed they need.

[@coolguyhino92]

This guy has balls of steel. I mean...he LET Norm touch it...

[@GavinMufclee]

I get these every morning about 8 😀 I thought this show had finished.

[@pr4wn5tar]

put some 2017 technology onto a 1930s air ram, nice 1

[@JayLenz187]

So lucky.. that’s a very dope car rig

[@zxcvbqm]

what is that moving object in the middle of the screen at the start of this video????

[@PHILMMedia]

Next step: Phantom Flex 4K 1000 fps

[@tophermaz]

I saw this rig on the final episode and thought, Wow! How neat is that! Would love to see more on the tools used for the production of mythbusters.

[@divlles]

Love your work on Mythbusters not going lie when watching the show i love to see how the mith was done or made but i always wanted to see more behind the seans as well

[@scottpollock6549]

How is it they're keeping everything in the frame in focus??

[@speedvandals9094]

How would one contact scott? Im building my own camera car and would like to contact him and ask some questions.

[@loganhunt8029]

Speed Vandals didn't work out for you huh 😂

[@ChrisSpinney]

"it's basically the world's most advanced back up cam right now" hahah

[@epicon6]

I didn’t know bimbos have a compressed air business.

[@tylerulbricht1880]

Rip mythbusters. thanks Jamie and Adam for a great, memorable show

[@tylerulbricht1880]

Rip mythbusters. thanks Jamie and Adam for a great, memorable show

[@LelandSchmidt]

THAT'S THE CAMERA I WANT. I JUST GOT SO EXCITED.

[@BROON71]

Gud jawb, Norm!

[@morrisonben]

I love that this channel can be a behind the scenes of MythBusters.

[@Swifty_OneX]

Anyone else got this weird african ad before the video?

[@quinnls]

No lens motors? How do they control the focus and iris?

[@Eightpspi]

Now we need a way to focus pull

[@mahdodo]

What's up with the thumbnails?

[@emsvisuals5580]

the monitor needs to be adjusted... they been using it as is ?