Here’s the Camera Movement test we did on Monday. Shot by Josh, this demonstrates the skater dolly’s capacity on a flat table, plus the monopod-fake-steadicam that Josh built. Sweetness all around.
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Primer
Posted by – January 5, 2009
I’d bet that a number of you have seen Primer, but for those that haven’t, it’s a great example of a low-budget sci-fi feature that was shot for very little ($7000 and they shot FILM) over a short period of time with a tiny crew (most crew doubled as actors), but made a terrific, suspenseful mindbender of a film. Great inspiration, I’d recommend renting it.
If you want to know more, check out any of the following:
http://primermovie.com/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primer_(film) — Good info on production, but contains some early plot spoilers.
I’m not a huge fan of the trailer, but it’s at: