Getting this type of shot at DVinfo.net

Lee Tamer · September 24th, 2010, 08:01 PM

Sorry if this is in the wrong place I didnt know where else to put it.

I'm wondering how you would get the shot starting at 0:14 in this
YouTube - Bored to Death First Trailer

I'm guessing a crane or a dolly? Any way of getting it on a low budget?

Perrone Ford · September 24th, 2010, 11:10 PM

What shot? That quick pan/dolly move? You can do that on any stabilizer and do a time remap in post. Nothing too hard about it.

Paul R Johnson · September 25th, 2010, 05:07 AM

It's a bit short to be certain, but it's possibly a move and zoom the perspective changes too in a slightly weird way. Like the classic Hitchcock, but with the move and zoom not cancelled?

Lee Tamer · September 25th, 2010, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perrone Ford

What shot? That quick pan/dolly move? You can do that on any stabilizer and do a time remap in post. Nothing too hard about it.

thats the one.

I thought they would do it with a crane but a stabilizer makes sense

Andrew Stone · September 25th, 2010, 01:09 PM

If it is the ramped "punch in" shot from below waste level, I agree with Perrone but it could have easily been done on sticks or with a Steadicam. The shot is so brief and with the ramping zoom it is difficult to tell how the camera was mounted. The punch in zoom could have been done in the NLE as well.

The Hitchcock reference was a good call. They probably would have avoided steadicam in most of the shots as it would have wrecked the feel although I do see some in there.

Charles Papert · September 26th, 2010, 10:23 PM

It's a straight-up dolly move (with a very short speed ramp at the beginning). Nothing fancy there. I don't see any perspective change that indicates a zoom/dolly combo.

"Bored to Death" does use Steadicam, my buddy Ron Baldwin does it. This shot is clearly dolly though. Only reason we'd do a shot like that on crane would be if you were already mounted up for another shot.

Am I missing something??

September 24th, 2010, 08:01 PM	#1
Lee Tamer Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 188	Getting this type of shot Sorry if this is in the wrong place I didnt know where else to put it. I'm wondering how you would get the shot starting at 0:14 in this YouTube - Bored to Death First Trailer I'm guessing a crane or a dolly? Any way of getting it on a low budget?

September 24th, 2010, 11:10 PM	#2
Perrone Ford Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 4,100	What shot? That quick pan/dolly move? You can do that on any stabilizer and do a time remap in post. Nothing too hard about it. __________________ DVX100, PMW-EX1, Canon 550D, FigRig, Dell Octocore, Avid MC4/5, MB Looks, RedCineX, Matrox MX02 mini, GTech RAID, Edirol R-4, Senn. G2 Evo, Countryman, Moles and Lowels.

September 26th, 2010, 10:23 PM	#6
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	It's a straight-up dolly move (with a very short speed ramp at the beginning). Nothing fancy there. I don't see any perspective change that indicates a zoom/dolly combo. "Bored to Death" does use Steadicam, my buddy Ron Baldwin does it. This shot is clearly dolly though. Only reason we'd do a shot like that on crane would be if you were already mounted up for another shot. Am I missing something?? __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

September 25th, 2010, 05:07 AM	#3
Paul R Johnson Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Lowestoft - UK Posts: 4,015	It's a bit short to be certain, but it's possibly a move and zoom the perspective changes too in a slightly weird way. Like the classic Hitchcock, but with the move and zoom not cancelled?

September 25th, 2010, 01:09 PM	#5
Andrew Stone Major Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 975	If it is the ramped "punch in" shot from below waste level, I agree with Perrone but it could have easily been done on sticks or with a Steadicam. The shot is so brief and with the ramping zoom it is difficult to tell how the camera was mounted. The punch in zoom could have been done in the NLE as well. The Hitchcock reference was a good call. They probably would have avoided steadicam in most of the shots as it would have wrecked the feel although I do see some in there.