The YouTube Thread.

Someone strapped an Osmo Action 6 camera (like a GoPro) to a rocket:


I understand the rocket only went so high, and the speed coming down didn't result in temperatures as nearly as hot from friction, but a camera that can withstand that sort of punishment is not to be underestimated.

 

Wingsuit flight (the picture quality is incredible, as is the flight itself.)

 

That is spectacular!



I'm glad I wasn't up there.

 

As much fun as this looks, I could easily see myself splatting against the side of a mountain if I tried this.

 

They would find my frozen? dehydrated? body near the launch site, or on the trail leading down from the launch site.

 

My buddy Andrew (you've seen and been amazed at his stuff I've shared here before) just finished a highlight reel from his trip to Switzerland last year:

 

I am, yet again,
amazed at his stuff.

 

I can't post "reels" from YouTube as direct links, so I'm just pasting the link here:
#Lethal weapon 6 # arnold #sly # kurt russell #gen x #Mel gibson #Mad Max # #kevinmccallister #new

(it's AI, but convincing, hilarious, and worthy of anyone who grew up watching all those 80's action flicks.)

 

I was in my 20s in the '80s. I disliked (most) '80s action movies (but I'll admit to liking a few of them ). The vid made me laugh.

 

A slit-scan video (this is the same technique Kubrick used for the "Star-gate" sequence in 2001: A Space Odyssey.


(But don't ask me to explain any further; this video just blew my mind.)

EDIT: This video is 13 years old!

 

I have
a question for
@MeltedMetalGlob.



View: https://youtu.be/L2e9acreKmQ?si=2IUptVxG_IJ0tObc



Starting at about 05:39,
how did the film editor do it?

 

Fairly easy; the cameraman has set up the shot on a tripod, and the dancers do their performance most likely on a mark on the floor (probably an "X" made with tape) - each shot has the individual dancer twirling, and the editor cuts to each one in mid-twirl.

It's not perfect; you can see the background shift occasionally, but don't let that sound like I'm bashing the technique. I personally love to see edits that match the energy of the performers onscreen.

This clip brought back memories. My parents loved the movie and played the soundtrack constantly. When I saw the movie on my own years later, I adopted a quote from Roy Scheider's character: "It's showtime, folks."

When I worked at a postproduction facility and had to meet clients for editing sessions, I would use the quote for myself moments before meeting the clients for the first time. Basically, I was putting on my happy face since the introvert in me loved nothing more than working alone and uninterrupted.