My good friend Conigs sent me the video you are about to see. It should be said that those of us in the Film/TV industry pride ourselves in figuring out the magic and trickery behind technically amazing shots such as this one – so I gave it a watch (skip to 2:39 and watch for the long continuous take):
My response? OMGWTFBBQ!?!? The best I could come up with (based on the height of the camera) was a really long jib arm on a dolly. I was wrong. It’s much simpler and much more impressive:
That’s right! High Speed Segway (no handlebars!) to running dismount. For those that are wondering the Steadicam Operator is reportedly Karsten Jacobsten. Seriously – I can’t stop watching this. Thanks Paul!
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