Make a Dash Camera Mount
A dash camera mount can be useful to capture POV driving footage. In fact, using one is recommended by Filmmaking.net if you want to get a mid-shot of the driver and passenger. The process involves an exercise in critical thinking and finding the appropriate materials for the particular car and camera. But once you learn the basic components needed for a dash mount, this should prove fairly easy. Stability, height and placement, and versatility will be the most important factors to consider as you build the dash mount.
Instructions
1. Place the camera on top of the wood plank and measure the total height and width when the camera sits atop the platform. Make a note of this, as you will need to scope out the space on the dash first.
2. Measure the space on the dash. You will need to choose a spot that is large enough to fit the mounted camera, given the sloping windshield. Make small marks with the tape to indicate where each edge of the plank will be.
3. Stick the adhesive velcro on the bottom of the plank and around the borders, making a rectangle.
4. Place the other side of the adhesive velcro (i.e., the soft side) on the dash, within the prescribed parameters set by the tape. The velcro should form a rectangle of equal size to the one on the bottom of the plank.
5. Secure the plank to the dash using the velcro.
6. Secure more adhesive velcro strips adjacent to the wooden block. There should be at least eight strips total, two at each edge of the plank.
7. Strap down the plank, using the "hook" (i.e., rough) part of the velcro as straps. These should cross over each other, forming a rectangle.
8. Drill four holes in the base of the camera mount screw if it doesn't already have them. The holes should be an appropriate size for the nails or screws you are using (i.e., big enough for the body, but small enough to stop the head).
9. Nail or screw the camera mount screw to the center of the plank. The nail or screw can't be long enough to pierce the entire plank and damage the dash. Also, if you are nailing, do so with care in order to avoid breaking the mount screw base.
10. Attach the camera to the mount screw. It may be easiest to do this by removing the plank from the dash and securing the camera on it first. The easy, removable velcro system will allow you to do this and also to switch the direction of the camera as you please.
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