Sports People in slow-motion - UBC Sports Channel Ident

Summary
  • Production: English & Pockett 'Sport +' for UBC
  • Producer: Richard Walman

Skilled sports people performed a number of tricks in front of our high speed camera, shooting at 250fps & 500fps. In post-production, several shots were combined with computer graphic effects to produce a stunning hybrid of CGI and slow-motion live action.



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Technical Details
  • Director of Photography: Tony May
  • Shot at 250 & 500 fps.
  • Lens: various Canon Superspeed primes.
  • Lighting: 4 x 10K & a large area flooded with space lights.
  • Camera was mounted on Pirate's standard tripod
  • End trigger synchronisation used so that the footballers could perform in their own time.
Resources & Budgets
  • Standard Definition Photron Ultima APX High Speed Video package (8 hours)
  • G1 monitor
  • Delivery & Collection (shot is a large studio off-site)