we’re going to find out how ordinary digital stills cameras can be used to
digital stills cameras can be used to
digital stills cameras can be used to create some extraordinary special
create some extraordinary special
create some extraordinary special effects have you ever wondered how in
effects have you ever wondered how in
effects have you ever wondered how in some action and kung-fu films the actors
some action and kung-fu films the actors
some action and kung-fu films the actors suddenly become frozen in time as the
suddenly become frozen in time as the
suddenly become frozen in time as the camera spins around them and they
camera spins around them and they
camera spins around them and they apparently hang in midair well in the
apparently hang in midair well in the
apparently hang in midair well in the business this effect is generally called
business this effect is generally called
business this effect is generally called time slice and this is how it’s done hey
time slice and this is how it’s done hey
time slice and this is how it’s done hey Johnny did you know I’m a highly trained
Johnny did you know I’m a highly trained
Johnny did you know I’m a highly trained ninja
let’s have a look at that again
let’s have a look at that again the easy bit is freezing the action now
the easy bit is freezing the action now
the easy bit is freezing the action now that’s just a case of repeating the same
that’s just a case of repeating the same
that’s just a case of repeating the same frame over and over again the really
frame over and over again the really
frame over and over again the really tricky bit is moving the camera three
tricky bit is moving the camera three
tricky bit is moving the camera three meters in the blink of an eye and then
meters in the blink of an eye and then
meters in the blink of an eye and then picking up the action from the other
picking up the action from the other
picking up the action from the other side of the room now how on earth do
side of the room now how on earth do
side of the room now how on earth do they do that
they do that
they do that the answer is you don’t use a single
the answer is you don’t use a single
the answer is you don’t use a single camera but multiple cameras at the point
camera but multiple cameras at the point
camera but multiple cameras at the point where the action freezes the shot is
where the action freezes the shot is
where the action freezes the shot is picked up by a whole Bank of digital
picked up by a whole Bank of digital
picked up by a whole Bank of digital stills cameras here we’ve got 13 or
stills cameras here we’ve got 13 or
stills cameras here we’ve got 13 or Arnold’s slightly differently and it is
Arnold’s slightly differently and it is
Arnold’s slightly differently and it is this that allows us to look around that
this that allows us to look around that
this that allows us to look around that frozen moment in time so here it is once
frozen moment in time so here it is once
frozen moment in time so here it is once more from a slightly different angle as
more from a slightly different angle as
more from a slightly different angle as Richard hits his mark all 13 cameras are
Richard hits his mark all 13 cameras are
Richard hits his mark all 13 cameras are fired simultaneously capturing him in
fired simultaneously capturing him in
fired simultaneously capturing him in mid-flight next the 13 frames had joined
mid-flight next the 13 frames had joined
mid-flight next the 13 frames had joined together but the movement is jerky as
together but the movement is jerky as
together but the movement is jerky as there aren’t enough of them to create
there aren’t enough of them to create
there aren’t enough of them to create fluid motion a very powerful piece of
fluid motion a very powerful piece of
fluid motion a very powerful piece of movie software makes up more frames to
movie software makes up more frames to
movie software makes up more frames to go between the original frames in fact
go between the original frames in fact
go between the original frames in fact the 13 grow to over 200 now you know how
the 13 grow to over 200 now you know how
the 13 grow to over 200 now you know how it’s done that look out for these shots
it’s done that look out for these shots
it’s done that look out for these shots in movies and don’t worry no scientists
in movies and don’t worry no scientists
in movies and don’t worry no scientists were hurt in the making of our movies
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