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CAR PROCESS

DESIGNED FOR CREWS WHO MOVE FAST AND SHOOT SMART

Scarab’s car process is built for real production days, fast-moving and designed to integrate seamlessly into your shoot without slowing you down.

CAR PROCESS

Car scenes are high-stakes,
high-friction, and easy to get wrong.

When they go sideways, it’s rarely the vehicle; it’s the reset time, the lighting inconsistency, the misaligned eyelines, or the rig that takes too long to adjust. These are the things that burn your schedule and pull focus from performance.

Scarab’s car process was built to eliminate that friction. It’s efficient, adaptable, and production-tested across features, episodics, and commercials. We’ve taken the guesswork out of the equation so your team can focus on getting the scene, not managing the setup.

TESTED UNDER PRESSURE, REFINED BY REPETITION

What we run now results from years of refinement, learning what breaks the shot, what slows the day, and what gives directors room to work. It’s lean, reliable, and affordable. The rig adjusts fast; the lighting stays synced. The system holds up whether you’re locking for reflections or swinging wide across three angles of coverage. You don’t have to explain why you’re reblocking a scene mid-shot; we’re already adjusting the gear. That’s the level we work at.

WHY

SCARAB

We Fit Into Your Process, Not The Other Way Around

Some teams want support from previs to post. Others just need a fast plate turnaround or help setting up a clean rig. We’re built to handle both. Whether it’s early planning, custom plate shoots, techs, live playback, or post-handoff, we show up where we’re needed and step back where we’re not. If you’ve already got plates, we’ll work with them. Need last-minute capture, we’ve done it.

We’ve done more car process than most teams will do in their careers. That repetition matters. It’s what lets us:

Move quickly without overloading the set
Stay flexible when shots evolve
Hit the realism that holds up in close-up
Support your workflow without reshaping it

The Rig Behind Perfect Plates

Our custom multi-camera rig, powered by DJI Ronin 4D cameras, captures ultra-smooth, cinematic driving plates with precision and efficiency. By filming multiple angles in one pass and using cutting-edge stabilization, we deliver high-quality plates that integrate seamlessly into your project, all while saving time and budget.