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The shot starts about .45 sec. in (never mind the German!) How the hell is this done and esp. in '83 w/ a huge camera? I'm interested in building a rig for my GoPro so any advice or links...is this shot like Hitchcock on the stairs in "Psycho" and Spielberg w/ Brody seeing the shark on the beach in "JAWS"? where the camera dollys in and simultaneously zooms out as I can seem to figure this one out! Thanks in advance.,...

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I assume you're talking about the shot where the camera seems to move with him and then he turns away from the camera. Although there also appears to be a body mount type shot. If it's the latter they could've used a 16mm camera, although it hard to tell or possibly something like a Bell and Howell 35mm Eyemo camera or an Arri with a 200ft mag. 35mm film cameras have been used to shoot freefall parachuting: http://difficultisworthdoing.typepad.com/difficult_is_worth_doing/part_1/

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However, if the twisting away shot, I'd assume he's attached to a separate camera mount by a loop that keeps him in the same position relative to the camera and he moves with the camera.

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On 3/9/2014 at 4:09 PM, brian brookshire said:

The shot starts about .45 sec. in (never mind the German!) How the hell is this done and esp. in '83 w/ a huge camera? I'm interested in building a rig for my GoPro so any advice or links...is this shot like Hitchcock on the stairs in "Psycho" and Spielberg w/ Brody seeing the shark on the beach in "JAWS"? where the camera dollys in and simultaneously zooms out as I can seem to figure this one out! Thanks in advance.,...

They used a system of ropes and pulleys for camera movement and sometimes fire service cranes.

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