TORONTO STAR: Casting cars: Behind the scenes of sourcing cars for movies
Richard goes behind the scenes to ask picture car co-ordinators how they “cast” cars for the movies.
“The work of a car co-ordinators doesn’t stop when the vehicle is delivered to the set. They often work with the movie’s special effects department to rig the cars for specialized shots. “If we are going to throw a car in the river, we have to completely detox it,” said Magee. “Take all the oils out, drain all the fluids. There are different things we must do for different shots. If we’re going to burn it, we have to take all the plastics out…” Read the whole thing HERE!
