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Camera spin

#1

how did they spin the camera in Reservoir Dogs, does anyone know?



-meghan

#2

to my beliefs, the camera was all hand held

#3

really? that’s crazy…i wonder how they pulled it off…i mean, unless they had a table with a hole in the middle…hmm…



-meghan

#4

What do you mean by spin. If you are refering to the opening scene where they talk about Madona’s like a Virgin, then the answer is A Dolly. It’s a track, which holds a cart which rides inside the track. the tripod and camera sit on top, and you can push the camera around on it. It was curved around the table.

#5

there wouldnt’ happen to be a picture somewhere, would there?



-meghan

#6

its just a track and the camera moves right around the table, you can find pictures on the internet like in camera equipment stores, a lot of movies use them