Matrix Rig

[Tasty Fish Lips]

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I've only seen the first film. These films are not really my cup of tea.

But I thought some of you here might find this interesting.

[Andy.tom]

You could get the same effect using still digital cameras and just putting each picture as 1 or 2 frames.(i have never tried this but i think it would be quite easy to do)

[occasus]

Originally posted by AndyTom:
You could get the same effect using still digital cameras and just putting each picture as 1 or 2 frames.(i have never tried this but i think it would be quite easy to do)

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I suppose you could use digital cameras if you could make them go off at the exact right moments.

But it's NOT easy to do if you want it to look good. And you need a shitload of cameras.

[Killwoofie]

I've done timeslice stuff before.
It's easier to leave lots of dv cameras rolling and then pick the frames you want using the audio to line up the footage. *sigh*

[Andy.tom]

Unfortunately I (and may other) do not have millions to spend making film and that is why I was trying to point out a cheaper method of creating this shite effect.

[occasus]

Originally posted by Killwoofie:
It's easier to leave lots of dv cameras rolling and then pick the frames you want using the audio to line up the footage. *sigh*

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">That's one thing that always puzzled me; why did they use STILL cameras during the bullet time shots?! When I first got interested in bullet time back in 1999, I always assumed that they used regular film cameras, cause how the hell else are you going to get the frames you want? I suppose setting up over 50 film cameras is waaaay to expensive, but I always loved the thought of being able to move the camera freely through time AND space during post production!

[sn-films]

The following link provides some background on the history of the effect and a tutorial for the bullet time effect using a collection of mini dv cams.

http://www.jushhome.com/nick/Tutorial/freezetime.asp

Somewhere, I read a another turorial that was done using a bunch disposable snapshot cameras, some clothespins, a couple rubber bands, and a piece of string. It was really quite clever... If I can find the link I'll be sure to post it.

[smiller]

Seems strange to speculate on how it could be done when what you're suggesting is what was done. Loads of digital cameras all set up to go off at certain times. Done up by a bloke called John Gada I think.

Sam