From: Convoy Magazine (convoymagazine@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Aug 11 2004 - 08:42:18 PDT
Basically I agree with everything ChanceWolf said.
I wrote a big article on renting MVs for movies in
Convoy magazine #1.
A couple of quick points
First you have to understand your truck/jeep (that you
love and cherish) is JUST A PROP to them.
Second (amazingly!) a lot of younger people- extras
and actors- cant drive! and of them many cant drive
standard..so that becomes a real problem when they
HAVE to drive your vehicle.. (those were your
gears..and that smell? the clutch!)
Also military vehicles get jumped into and out of a
lot..its the nature of "military" movies..this is hard
on paint surfaces...in fact with the heavy boots and
often rifles and such.. hard on a lot of your vehicle.
Chance is correct about "movie mud" whatever you do
DONT LET THEM SPLASH IT ON YOUR CANVAS...it can be
damned hard to remove from your matte paint... MUCH
worse from the canvas..
As for prices..you should get a littl more for your MV
than a car antique coz they're rarer. Trucks should
get more than jeeps, big trucks and esp armour, even
more.
You drive in the shot, you're a "special abilities
extra" which is a bit more than just "extra" and you
should also get to eat at the better food table ;-)
and not the "riffraff" extra food (not always though)
BUT BOTTOM LINE IS...if you have a "presentable" MV,
like just a daily driver sort of thing that youre not
overly concerned about movie work might be for you.
If you have a wonderfully restorated vehicle ...then I
wouldnt do it!!!
cheers
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