Matrix Style Panning

[m|3]

Since the quality of the video is not too clear I'd say they did one of 2 things to achieve the bullet-time:

1) They modeled a 3d environment complete with wakeborder then using precise edits spliced it into the shot.

2) They shot a wakeborder against blue-screen in the pose (with him crocuching on the floor of course) using the bullet-time or camera on tracks...then composited the environemnt...then used precise editing to splice back into the shot.

[rame16]

Interesting post , here, and interesting theme (matrix style effects)
I think m|3 (http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=5827) is right on the first solution. I don't know how you can shoot a wakeboarder in THIS pose on blue-screen, except with wires that you'll have to remove later on. (that's the technic used for matrix bullet times)

It is with no doubt a 3d projection of the scene. As the whole background is almost static, there is no probleme to shoot it and project it on a 360° plane in a 3d package. It seems to me like a SPECIAL 3d soft built up to project and recreate a 360° , character included. (cause it looks like some kind of automatic thing, not like a hand made one)

To me, this is 3d.
:shrug:

[Sp0nge]

thanks both of you for the input :)

im thinking the transition between the real footage and the CGI would be when the camera zooms in onto the boarder. maybe the motion blur fills + low quality fills imperfection of the transition :)

anyway. good effect, i like it.

Thanks again,

Pat

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