Vehicle Mounting

Here is how this works in practice. We give car mounting services in Thailand with rigging crews skilled in fixing cameras safely to moving sites. Our teams use suction mounts, hostess and side arms, hood and bumper rigs, body mounts and clamp systems, all sourced from Thailand's big Bangkok rental sector and rated for the speed and surface of each shot. Car mounting is a safety-critical discipline: our riggers calculate loads, secure each mount with safety lines, and test rigs before any take, factoring in that Thailand drives on the left when planning camera positions and scene matching.

Here is the short of it. The tropical climate matters too — heat, humidity and the southwest monsoon from June to October affect mounts, cameras and scheduling, so our crews build in weather protection. We rig not only cars but Thailand's distinctive cars, from motorbikes to longtail boats and tuk-tuks, and we set up with the camera and grip departments and scout routes on the tech recce so mounted sequences are safe, stable and on schedule.

Here is the breakdown. Thailand gives car mounting a wide range of sites and roads. Bangkok's expressways and dense streets, the city seen in 'The Hangover Part II', suit mounted driving and the iconic tuk-tuk. The coastal roads of the Andaman provinces around Phuket and Krabi give scenic mounted shots. The mountain routes of the north around Chiang Mai and Doi Inthanon give winding terrain. And longtail boats on the Chao Phraya River and along the coast allow distinctive marine mounting.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Road filming needs a permit from the Thailand Film Office, with a state coordinator helping on police liaison and road running, and driving is on the left. With strong infrastructure, accepted ATA carnets, a deep rigging and picture-car base, and a cash rebates of up to 30% on qualifying Thai spend, shoots mount cameras to cars within Thailand using local crews and gear.