How Did he do This???

Doesn't look all that special to me. Just a slowmo effect and a Steadicam rig. And it doesn't in any way look like the Matrix bullet time effect. That effect has the subject standing nearly still while pictures are taken from all angles, just sayin' :P

https:// www. youtube.com/watch?v=bKEcElcTUMk
 
GafferGames said:
Its just one camera and some clever editing, I don't understand what the problem is?
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So how did the camera go around the guy so fast? That's the part I'm trying to figure out. If this was in regular speed the camera would be flying around the guy super fast.
 
Munchito696 said:
I don't think he had multiple GoPros.... Even if he had only 1 or up to 30, how the hell would you do this? I've seen multiple GoPros used before and they somehow edit the video perfectly to do this effect. I think he only has one in this though
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My guess would be using a GoPro mounted to a steadicam, plus some post-production stabilization along the lines of the Warp Stabilizer plugin for Adobe Premiere. I've actually used warp stabilizer in some of my videos to make shakey video dead still or make semi-smooth but wobbly motion almost impossibly smooth. You'd be surprised what the right editing and post-production software can do.
 
evilmuska said:
My guess would be using a GoPro mounted to a steadicam, plus some post-production stabilization along the lines of the Warp Stabilizer plugin for Adobe Premiere. I've actually used warp stabilizer in some of my videos to make shakey video dead still or make semi-smooth but wobbly motion almost impossibly smooth. You'd be surprised what the right editing and post-production software can do.
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But how did the camera go so fast around him? It's almost like it's being swung around by a rope or something. If all this takes is a steady cam then I may have to try this out.
 
Munchito696 said:
But how did the camera go so fast around him? It's almost like it's being swung around by a rope or something. If all this takes is a steady cam then I may have to try this out.
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A steadicam is a powerful tool, but it's very hard to master.
I wouldn't say "all it takes is a steadicam", because it isn't as simple as just using one.

I got one a few months ago thinking it would immediately make my videos better, but getting used to using it is hard work. You have to learn how to walk different, properly balance the weight systems so it doesn't lumber back and forward as you're moving (and lurching back or forward when you stop or start moving), and learn how to turn it so you don't overshoot it and end up facing the camera back towards yourself. Also harsh winds can throw it off kilter.

What they probably did is very lightly twisted the main center pole of the rig to get it to start to rotate. Some of them have ball bearings, so unless you touch it again to stop it, it keeps rotating for a long time. So they probably did that, then lightly jogged around them while taking steps in a particular way to minimalise shaking. Also, the fact that the video is running at 240fps means they have a lot of room for post-production tricks.
 
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