Have you ever noticed those awesome car chase camera angles in your favorite movie? Have you ever wondered how they were made?
If there was a car chase along the North Shore – somewhere near the Split Rock Lighthouse – you had these amazing angles of two cars chasing each other with helicopters overhead, a fighter plane above the scene, and action all around.
There is a bit of movie magic that goes in filming these scenes. It takes a camera car to get them right.
A typical camera car is a heavily disguised SUV in black – everything, including the camera and the crane it sits on, in black. That way, it won’t pick up the vehicle when it goes to post-production for additional special effects before editing.
Ford actually created a camera car for the movies. They created one out of the new 2019 Edge ST.
It makes sense, because of the 335 horsepower 2.7-liter EcoBoost twin-turbocharged V6. That engine powers the ST for high speed sequences. The camera is on an articulating crane mounted on top of the roof. It is controlled from inside of the Edge ST to make sure the shot is perfect – and the camera car is out of the way. The crane can not only turn 360 degrees but can articulate up and down for many different angles.
It takes a blockbuster vehicle to create a blockbuster film. If your life is an epic one, check out the 2019 Edge ST at Benna Ford in Superior, Wisconsin. You know why you become the star in your new Edge ST!
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