Tuesday, 1 March 2016

How to Shoot Bullet Time by Swinging an iPhone on a String

Skier Nicolas Vuignier recently shared a viral video in which he created “bullet time” footage of himself skiing by swinging an iPhone 6 around his head using a special contraption he built himself.

The original 3-minute video can be seen above, in case you haven’t watched it yet. It amassed well over 3.5 million views in just a couple of weeks.

If you’re interested in doing this project yourself, here’s some great news: Vuignier just revealed the full details of how he built his rig and how the video was made. Here’s the 5-minute-long “making of” video:

Vuignier’s creation is called the Centriphone. It looks like a white plastic glider of sorts. After inserting your iPhone, the 3D printed case keeps the phone’s camera pointed directly at you while it’s being swing around.

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What you can capture with the Centriphone is amazing — particular when you’re doing an extreme sport:

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The design for the Centriphone has been open-sourced and can be downloaded from GitHub and printed out using a 3D printer. If you’d like to purchase a pre-made one without having to worry about crafting the thing yourself, Vuignier is now taking pre-orders for his patent-pending invention through a new Centriphone website.

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Vuignier says he’s currently working on even more elaborate versions that allows you to mount heavier devices such as GoPro cameras.

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