Original Text
Stuntman Cotton Mather is the creator of a special motorcycle camera vehicle called Moto Cam. It is a Yamaha motorcycle with a sidecar. The sidecar is a tiny car with an additional wheel that is attached to the side of the motorcycle. The Moto Cam’s sidecar was custom-made for camera operators and equipment. Its two seats are like those in race cars, with one seat facing forward and one facing backward. With this arrangement, a camera operator can film from either direction or from both directions at the same time. Both seats have five-point racing harnesses so that the operators can’t be thrown out of the seats. The car has also been modified to accommodate the sidecar and the extra weight of the camera crew and their equipment. Because of the sidecar, the Moto Cam steers more like a car than a motorcycle, allowing it to follow the movements of another vehicle more easily. This makes the final filmed sequence more believable to the audience.
Text taken from page 51 of:
Mello, Tara Baukus. Stunt Driving. New York: Chelsea, 2007. Print.
Student Writing
Making a recording of a stunt car realistic requires a special vehicle. Cotton Mather, a stuntman, modified a Yamaha motorcycle and created the Moto Cam. The motorcycle was adjusted to hold additional weight of equipment and people. He attached a sidecar with a wheel to the motorcycle and placed two seats in the sidecar. One of the seats faces the same direction as the motorcycle operator and the other faces backwards. This way filming can be done in both directions. To keep the camera operators safe each seat is equipped with a five-point harness.
Works Cited
Mello, Tara Baukus. Stunt Driving. New York: Chelsea, 2007. Print.
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the student just changed some words