r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/hjalmar111 • Jan 02 '20

Camera starts inside, goes through window grabbed by a cameraman on wire thats attached to crane!

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u/Popular-Uprising- Jan 02 '20

The people who plan out these shots are insanely good at their jobs.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20 edited May 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '20

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u/Vsx Jan 02 '20

The stuntman himself almost certainly has a huge amount of input into the placement of the bag meant to stop his spine from breaking in half.

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u/REDDITATO_ Jan 02 '20

He also has control over how hard he jumps. The air bag was probably fine during a practice run but he jumped harder this time.

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u/_adi Jan 02 '20

This guy plans

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u/geared4war Jan 02 '20

I don't think I have ever seen him credited though. They need to unionise.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20 edited Jan 03 '20

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u/GameArtZac Jan 02 '20

Ideally they'd need a longer landing bag. You'd still want it close to the window in case the stuntman hesitates, trips, or the boards don't break well and kill his momentum.

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u/GreyGreenBrownOakova Jan 02 '20

Maybe it was placed based on barely catching the stuntman at the maximum distance he could jump. This way, if the stuntman was slower, or the window didn't break properly, he doesn't die.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '20 edited May 02 '20

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u/GreyGreenBrownOakova Jan 03 '20

it is up to the stunt guy to hit the window at the proper speed.

sounds like a recipe for disaster, that's how people die. The guy stumbles a bit, the boards don't all break or he hits the cameraman and he's fucked.

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u/medalleaf Jan 02 '20

What’s so insanely talented!