One piece of gear under $500 is responsible for half the best shots in our automotive ads. ㅤ What is it? The suction mount. ㅤ It lets you mount a camera almost anywhere on a car without complex rigging. ㅤ Sounds basic, but the results aren't. ㅤ Here's how we actually use them: ㅤ 1. As a camera car rig. ㅤ Attach a gimbal to any vehicle and you've got a rolling camera platform in minutes. ㅤ 2. Mounted directly to the subject car. ㅤ This is my favorite. You get locked-off angles that add real variety to a driving scene without stopping to reset a whole rig. ㅤ Modern cameras and lenses are small. You don't need the tube rigs Hollywood used to rely on. ㅤ A suction mount gets you there faster and with more flexibility. ㅤ Two things I'd never skip: ㅤ Safety cable or ratchet straps on every mount. Suction cups fail. Plan for it. ㅤ At least 3 mounts on set. Not every grip truck carries them by default, so we bring our own. ㅤ If you're shooting car content and you're not using suction mounts, yo...