Precision Driving

Overview

Precision Driving is a term that covers a wide variety of driving maneuvers or stunts that are performed for motion picture photography. They include extremely dangerous jumps, sharp turns, and excessive speeds but also provides for any form of proximity driving in relation to camera.

Precision Driving must achieve and maintain close distances when being filmed from cameras mounted on Insert Cars moving in parallel or when Picture Cars are driven past stationary cameras stagged in various locations. When Picture Cars drift too far away, they can become too small in the shot (compositionally). If they get too close, they can cause a tragic accident.

This is why Precision Driving is done on roadways that have been closed by police or on private roads and is performed by qualified professionals.

Having actors perform while operating a Picture Car on an active roadway is also considered high-risk, especially if there are cameras and lighting equipment rigged to the inside or outside of the Picture Car. So is using a Insert Car to tow a Picture Car on a Process Trailer.

Restrictions

Precision Driving – of all types – is considered a high-risk activity. The school’s production insurance does not cover Precision Driving without the purchase of an additional rider.

Students who desire to have Precision Driving scenes in their production must submit an Uninsured Activity Application for review and approval by the Risk Management Panel. They will have to purchase additional insurance coverage and hire a professional stunt coordinator to oversee the process.