Window Smash Shoot Guide
BHZ-KNL-02-(1) REV D
KANEL TRAILER WINDOW SMASH SHOOT GUIDE
ON-SET GUIDE · SHOT 0:24
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SECTION 1
FRAME TO MATCH
1.1

THE SHOT.

A locked-off, super slow-motion shot of Kanel driving his elbow through the driver’s window, framed like the animatic still in Figure 1-1. The glass is added in post: on the day the window is down. The moment we use is just after the elbow goes through where the glass would be, so the follow-through matters more than the exact point of impact.

Animatic reference frame
Figure 1-1.Animatic Reference Frame, 0:24
TALENT BACK AND STRIKING SHOULDER TO CAMERA, LEFT HALF OF FRAME KEY MOMENT ELBOW JUST THROUGH THE WINDOW LINE, THEN THE FOLLOW-THROUGH DRIVER’S WINDOW WINDOW FRAME AND PILLAR ON THE RIGHT; STEERING WHEEL IN VIEW GLASS AND SHARDS ARE SHOWN FOR THE FINAL LOOK ONLY. ON THE DAY THE WINDOW IS DOWN AND NOTHING BREAKS; WE ADD THE GLASS IN POST. KNL-022B
Figure 1-2.Frame to Match
FRAME TO MATCH
Project KANEL TRAILERShoot THU 12 NOVBasic Date 10 NOV 2026Page 1-1
BHZ-KNL-02-(1) REV D
KANEL TRAILER WINDOW SMASH SHOOT GUIDE
ON-SET GUIDE · SHOT 0:24
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SECTION 2
CAMERA POSITION AND PLATES
CAMERA ON STICKS LOCKED OFF, BEHIND THE TALENT’S STRIKING SHOULDER TALENT AT THE DRIVER’S DOOR ELBOW STRIKE INTO THE OPEN WINDOW DRIVER’S WINDOW, DOWN PANORAMA SPOT PHONE PANO FROM ABOUT MID-CAR KNL-022A
Figure 2-1.Plan View, Looking Down on the Car
2.1

SHOOT IT IN PIECES.

Set the camera once and shoot A, B and C one after another without touching the sticks, the lens or any setting. Only the window and the talent change. Then grab the reference in D on the same camera or an iPhone.

A, B AND C: SAME CAMERA, LENS, FOCUS, EXPOSURE, 180° SHUTTER, FRAME RATE A · WINDOW UPNO TALENT, 5 SEC B · WINDOW DOWNNO TALENT, 5 SEC C · HERO, WINDOW DOWNFULL-SPEED STRIKE,3 TO 4 TAKES D · REFERENCECAR AND WINDOW FRAME,IPHONE OK, PLUS PANORAMA KNL-022C
Figure 2-2.Plate Order
PLATESSAME SETUP
  1. AWindow up, no talent, about 5 seconds. Gives us the real glass, its tint and its reflections.
  2. BWindow down, no talent, about 5 seconds. The clean plate we build the shot on.
  3. CHero: window down, full-speed elbow strike and follow-through. 3 to 4 takes; pick the best performance and send that one. Roll a couple of seconds before the strike and well after.
  4. DA few documentary angles of the car and the window frame, so we can match the door, glass edge and trim. Same camera or iPhone.
  5. +A phone panorama from roughly where the car is parked (Figure 2-1), for lighting and reflections.
CAMERA SETTINGSIDENTICAL A–C
  1. 1On sticks, locked off. No move.
  2. 2Same lens and focus. Frame to match Figure 1-2.
  3. 3Same exposure: iris, ND, ISO and white balance.
  4. 4Shutter 180°.
  5. 5Same slow-motion frame rate.
2.2

TURNOVER.

Send A, B, the chosen take of C, the D reference and the panorama, as camera originals with 24 frames of handles, to the upload link by Thursday, November 12, 11:59 p.m. Pacific. Label each file with the shot (0:24 window smash) and the plate letter.