Comments on: Another DIY Bullet-Time GoPro Rig (This One's Handheld!)

By: J. Adam Giese

J. Adam Giese — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:51:25 +0000

Pretty neat. I did something similar on a linear track, experimenting with a breakdancer last year – used only 12 cameras, but worked a lot with Twixtor in post to make up for the difference. Here are some of the results: https://vimeo.com/34727386

By: Heiko

Heiko — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:24:23 +0000

The white balance seems to be different on every other go pro in this rig. I wonder why they didn’t correct that better in post. Doesn’t look to me like they wanted to keep this as an effect, because it really makes the bullet time shots less awesome…

By: Clayton

Clayton — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 23:08:55 +0000

Im more interested to the handheld video screen he was holding, rather than the go pro rig! Any ideas what it was?

By: Tyler

Tyler — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 04:58:18 +0000

I’m pretty sure the Matrix froze time, not moved the ‘camera’ around a thing really badly.

By: Christian

Christian — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 02:17:25 +0000

I love how OK GO has always had innovative music videos just to distract us from their subpar music!

By: Jimmyscratch

Jimmyscratch — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:35:15 +0000

I have to agree, the whole idea behind the moniker ‘bullet time’ is that we slow time down to the how it would be if we could see a bullet travelling. Which you could do with this rig, but wasn’t done in the example.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:30:20 +0000

http://vimeo.com/1395902

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:29:36 +0000

By: Ethan

Ethan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:28:59 +0000

Jesus Beltran, a director I work with did this 4 years ago, he engineered and had a rig manufactured out of aluminum. A DIY bullet time rig. We came to the same conclusion, more cameras are needed and it works in moderation.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:30:38 +0000

Much better implementation of the effect! But they also most likely had several more cameras.

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:27:33 +0000

It is a little jarring for me but still fits the music fairly well.

By: Dave Kendricken

Dave Kendricken — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:15:59 +0000

You’re right, ThunderBolt! Given that I didn’t realize “Even GoPro needs to assemble and process,” I clearly need to try “english” 101, 202, and then some to speak on level ground with you. Surely a handheld bullet time rig can be created with other than tiny cameras, but tiny cameras would probably lighten the load, don’t ya think?

By: ThunderBolt

ThunderBolt — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 04:52:41 +0000

Which techniques, aftereffects or gopro? “The accessibility of software like After Effects and cameras like GoPros means anyone with the right approach can not only achieve a bullet time-sort of technique, but really specialize and customize it to your needs as well.” Even GoPro needs to assemble and process, don’t ya think? Cameras are only a part of the equation. The same can be done with other than tiny cameras, don’t ya think? Try english 101 and get back with an appropriate response.

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:54:04 +0000

The the shot that starts at about 2:444 and goes to 2:48 is awsome (an over-used word that reakky does apply here). A job well done!

I would mid seeing more of this for certain action sports.

By: c.d.embrey

c.d.embrey — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:42:33 +0000

Some-one got it right!!! Technique is NOTHING without imagination and talent. The editing is excellent … whoever did the editing is an editor, not some-one who know how to use an editing program.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:29:03 +0000

meh

By: Roddy Tabatabai

Roddy Tabatabai — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:28:47 +0000

Pretty epic go pro rig in this surfvideo, hand held, in the water and on Jet skis…. Some twix distortion but pretty legit done in 2011. I think this effect has to be used in moderation to really get what you need out of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0x52u2yzgI

and the bts

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:15:07 +0000

Dream Music Part 2:)

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:25:24 +0000

Better execution and editing IMO

By: DIYFilmSchool.net

DIYFilmSchool.net — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:40:57 +0000

A little while back someone had posted a music video he had done using a similar setup, but I’ll be damned if I can remember who it was or what the video was. I remember it was rather interesting, though I wasn’t a fan of the music.