Poor Man’s Motion Controlled Shot

Poor Man’s Motion Controlled Shot

When people look at this shot the first thing they think of is motion control. However, we were able to use a technique that allows for some multiple passing shots, ultimately duplicating the main character without the big expense.

Here is the trick:
We shot using a laser on the dolly, which was pointing down at the floor, and marked it with tape.

We then timed the move with a stop watch at each mark along the track of the dolly. We panned only in the beginning of the shot, locking the boom and head tilt, keeping the camera at eye level.

We shot at 720 P 60 fps to obtain timing resolution on an edit time base of 24 fps. This allowed us to control the layers and adjust time remapping to match all plates together.

We rotoscoped each layer and created shadows and floor reflections in Adobe After Effects.

Add some color correction and it’s done. It’s time consuming but simple and also 40 K cheaper :)

Let me know if you have any questions.

Go shoot! Have Fun !!



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