Pete Raynell Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Hi all, I'm planning on doing a shot where the actor is standing on something like a western dolly, the camera is then rigged off the dolly (most likely on a stabilised head), as the dolly moves the camera and actor move locked together to give the effect that the actor is sort of floating/sliding along. Firstly is there a name for this technique I'm forgetting? I was thinking along the lines of Snorricam, but the camera is not connected the the actors body. Secondly, I know I have seen this effect before but can't for the life of me remember where, can anyone suggest some references? Thanks, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 I don't know if there's a name for it, but I did shots like with with a Doorway dolly. It was to do close shots riding with a boy on an airport moving walkway. We weren't allowed to do these on the real thing, just the wider static shots at the end of the walkway, but we had access to a parallel service corridor that looked the same. We pushed the dolly up this corridor, with the boy and camera hard mounted onto it for a number of tight shots. It still fools me into thinking we're on the walkway and I know how it was done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Massof Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Sopranos used a shot like this in season one. It's part of a dream sequence where Christopher is being haunted by his first murder victim. Cool effect. https://youtu.be/f8rto8GTP2Y?t=30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Raynell Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 13 hours ago, Curt Massof said: Sopranos used a shot like this in season one. It's part of a dream sequence where Christopher is being haunted by his first murder victim. Cool effect. https://youtu.be/f8rto8GTP2Y?t=30 Thanks, examples like that are exactly what im after to show the director. really need a few more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Raynell Posted May 21, 2020 Author Share Posted May 21, 2020 Turns out this technique is called the "Double Dolly Shot" or "Floating Dolly" , Director Spike Lee uses it in a lot of his films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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