When it comes to "The Moving Camera", directors and stunt coordinators continue to take their art to newer and greater levels. To accommodate this rush for more and more exciting footage, we have designed and continue to design camera vehilces to address this demand.

To make it more accommodating for the cost conscious producer, we make each piece of
equipment as versatile as possible.

Versatility: by definition, capable of doing many things competently. Imagine needing a narrow pursuit vehicle capable of chasing a Corvette through traffic in downtown San Francisco (Lipton Ice Tea), or a foot chase along narrow sidewalks (ed TV), a scary following
shot inches behind a speeding car along a golf cart path (Lexus), chasing sheep along a mountain trail (BMW Z3), racing side by side along a narrow, winding mountain road not wide enough for a camera truck (Chrysler), portraying the excitement of a road luge at speed (GTE), in close with professional track stars jumping hurdles (Motrin®), running with the trucks across a Texas meadow (Ford), carrying a Vespa scooter and two 'riders' for close ups with stars who couldn't ride (Chrylser Caravan), running side by side with a Porsche at a road race track (Atlantic Richfield) splitting an advancing block of 20 cars with minimal disruption (Acura) and then to complete the scenario, a circular dolly shot around a flag pole. You can do all this and much more with one insert camera vehicle - SCV3.

Past experience and opportunities allowed us to contribute to such major films as Apollo 13, Batman & Robin, ed TV, Lethal Weapon 3 and a myriad of top commercials for the likes of Coca-Cola, Anheuser Busch, Taco Bell, Gillett, Goodyear, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Acura and the California Lottery. And now, the most sophisticated and versatile camera platform in the world is ready to handle your special shot. From walking pace to 100+ mph and from ground zero to 8' high, we are proud to introduce SCV3.

Specialized Camera Vehicles has the capability of getting whose shots you thought were impossible from such a small, narrow, maneuverable, stable, quiet and fast camera vehicle.

Specialized Camera Vehicles has been doing business in California since 1987. Peter Starr, the company's Founder began building camera motorcycles in 1982 with a motorcycle that was built for his own film "Fast Freddie". That bike was subsequently used in many films and
television commercials and is now retired and on touring display at various Automotive Museums. SCV2 was built in 1986 for another Peter Starr production and this bike differed significantly from the first camera motorcycle, being made to carry a camera operator on a rear swivel seat complete with a Steadicam™ system. In 1991 the company started conducting business as "Motorcycles For Movies", a one stop shop for any production entity faced with filming motorcycles, or wanting to use our special camera motorcycles in getting that sought after "one in a million" shot. Our first job as "Motorcycles For Movies", was Mel Gibson's film Lethal Weapon 3. Since then we have provided motorcycle and camera expertise to many commercials and movies.

In 1993 we developed a sidecar camera platform for SCV2 to increase the carrying capacity
and to widen the applications where this kind of camera platform could be used. The sidecar could be attached or detached in 5 minutes which made it very versatile since the bike could be used in solo or sidecar conformation.

By 1996 it became apparent that the loads we were being asked to carry and the more extreme location situations we confronted demanded a total redesign of the motorcycle/sidecar camera vehicle concept. In 1998, after 12 months of field testing SCV3 was put into commission. It is a worthy successor to our original camera vehicle concept and has established a new standard for camera vehicle design. Along with the launching of SCV3, the name of the camera vehicle operation was changed from "Motorcycles For Movies" to "Specialized Camera Vehicles™", in anticipation of other specialized camera vehicles currently in design and development. "Motorcycles For Movies" continues to supply photo bikes, stunt coordination, precision and stunt riders for movies and commercials as a separate entity.

SCV3 incorporates all of the knowledge we have accumulated about filming from motorcycles
in the past ten years (Peter Starr's Productions of over 40 films on motorcycling and our various clients films and commercials) and is the most versatile and stable motorcycle camera platform available. The company has a machine shop and the capacity to design and manufacture new and special mounts to solve any production problem. Because of our many years of camera vehicle experience we are in a unique position to offer rock solid production advice and on occasion, alternatives.

Now with equipment in Hollywood, Vancouver, Canada and London, England; when it comes to Specialized Camera Vehicles, we can offer unparalleled services and experience.