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Bourne was grainy

Lakeview Productions said:
It was all worth it to see that camera jumping from building-top to window behind Bourne. Stink I wish I had thought of that.
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Which makes me wonder... can anyone recall having seen other movies that make good use of work by a stunt cameraman? According to an article I read, they actually made that shot by having the cameraman jump off the roof after Matt Damon/his stuntman.
 
I saw a clip of how they did that shot. The Steadicam op was wearing a harness linked to a cable system above. Damon made the jump and the operator followed as though he were going to crash through the window as well. Once he reached a certain point in the air, the cable system suspended him and left him hanging awkwardly between the buildings. It was pretty funny to watch.
 
I've contemplated the idea of becoming a stunt cameraman, I've always thought it'd be bloody good fun. Not sure how you go about doing it but it was always a childhood dream to be a stuntman and I recall my brothers and I throwing ourselves off everything imaginable in anticipation of our illustrious career choice.

I remember my eldest brother driving MY pedal bike through a fence and off of a 15 foot wall into the main road where he rolled out of the way of an oncoming bus, the bike came off far worse. I'm not being funny but to this day I don't think I've seen a more dangerous stunt performed lol. I feel so sorry for my mom :)
 
PaulClements said:
I've contemplated the idea of becoming a stunt cameraman, I've always thought it'd be bloody good fun. Not sure how you go about doing it but it was always a childhood dream to be a stuntman and I recall my brothers and I throwing ourselves off everything imaginable in anticipation of our illustrious career choice.

I remember my eldest brother driving MY pedal bike through a fence and off of a 15 foot wall into the main road where he rolled out of the way of an oncoming bus, the bike came off far worse. I'm not being funny but to this day I don't think I've seen a more dangerous stunt performed lol. I feel so sorry for my mom :)
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Didn't happen if there wasn't video. :wink:
 
There was plenty of witnesses, including a very irate bus driver. :)

I was actually really upset when I saw my bike.
 
Talk about over done camera shake...I tried watching Fiday Night Lights on TV after all the critics said good things about it. Changed the channel after about 10 minutes, so overdone it ruined the story for me. Now that's an example of the hand held technique going way to far.
 
Larium dream

Larium dream

I have never dreamed in grain, have you? And what are films if not stories presented in dream form.
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Take some Larium, and I guarantee that you will be dreaming in crisp vivid color, not grainy black and white. Of course you might pick up a gun and blow your brains out when you wake up. It's a nasty little side effect of the drug.
 
I was actually very impressed by Bourne Ultimatum the whole trilogy now ranks up there for me with Lord of the Rings in my favorites. That said, there was only really one or two cases where I found the shakey cam distracting, and that was one of the fight scenes for a brief period. Personally I've never really found it particularly bad and to me it just pulls me in more (with the 1 or two exceptions as mentioned where you can't tell what's going on). I think the camera work is one of those "love it or hate it" type of things.
 
PaulClements said:
I've contemplated the idea of becoming a stunt cameraman, I've always thought it'd be bloody good fun. Not sure how you go about doing it but it was always a childhood dream to be a stuntman and I recall my brothers and I throwing ourselves off everything imaginable in anticipation of our illustrious career choice.
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Paul that doesn't surprise in the least, 'cause judging from your pic there, I've always pegged you as one of those danger-loving lunatics...hahaha
 
warning, spoiler post.

warning, spoiler post.

I really enjoyed the Bourne Ultimatum. I decided to not analyze the movie, just enjoy it. I'll wait for the DVD for the analysis part. It is without a doubt the best of the three and for once one of those movies that lived up to the hype. Very well done escapist adventure.

One of the things I like about the Bourne franchise is the bad guys are smart, capable and genuinely tragic, the fact that Bourne is really no different than them makes it even more poignant.
 
I thought of a stunt shot a while ago that i'd absolutely love to do.

Basically it'd be a chase across a bridge. I'd be running behind the actor. We'd get half way across and stop when we see people chasing from the other side of the bridge. I'd pan the camera from left to right showing the chasers from both sides of the bridge, this couple of seconds would be used to disguise the switch of actor to stuntman (Who'd run behind me) and the linking of a bungy rope to a harness I'd be wearing. The stuntman would then climb onto the side of the bridge followed by me. He'd then jump over the edge and I'd go over directly behind him, the bungy stopping me from landing on him as well as keeping the equipment from being left at the bottom of the river.

It'd be done in a single take. Would be an awesome shot I reckon. Just got to come up with a reason for shooting it lol. Something like Tower Bridge would make for an interesting location for it.
 
haha, but what happens to the stuntman??
 
He jumps into the river and I film him landing in it. Obviously it'd be a bridge that you could survive jumping off of. He'd have a wetsuit or something on beneath his clothing and a nearby boat would pull him out of the water almost immediately. Not sure how high tower bridge is, but I'd be willing to bet a stuntman would jump off with the right gear.
 
How are you going to secure your camera to you so when you stop it doesn't follow the actor into the river:)

Keith
 
Have the camera linked to the harness lol... seriously jumping off a huge bridge whilst trying to frame a subject, that'd be the least of my worries. Besides if i kill the camera it'll be insured, we'll just get another! :)

I reckon I succesfully took this thread off topic... sorry!
 
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