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

02.3.13 @ 9:10PM Tags : aftereffects, bullettime, camera, cameras, cinematography, diy, diyproject, editing, gopro, goprohero2, goprohero3, postproduction, premiere, premierepro, rig, rigs, shooting, specialeffects, vfx, visualeffects

We recently featured several practical but effective techniques for creating the (by now) famous Matrix-esque ‘bullet-time’ effect — accomplished, in more than one case, by using an evenly spaced array of GoPros and some post-processing elbow grease. Clearly, the availability and portability of such cameras is catching on beyond conventional ‘action cam’ uses, and inspiring creatives of nearly any budget to create shots only A-budget Hollywood productions used to be able to pull off. GoPros make sense for such arrays, because they are forgivingly frameable (and decently affordable as far as rentals go). Now, another project has demonstrated what’s possible with these simple but adaptable cameras — in this case, built into a rig that can also be handheld. More »