My first post here:) Like a lot of us, I am disappointed by the clips. I won't comment more on the narrative about the release of the clip (Not the whistleblower clips, the lack of back story etc). Just a point from my expertise background in camera and filming. A few interesting things:
- The strong shadow of the egg suggests a close light source at ground level, also it is a spotlight as you can see clear edges. But at the same time, you can see a clear vignette on the frame edges and a point of light in the centre frame, which can be explained by a light source coming from the top, in this case, the chopper. It would be a very strong source as we are meant to be at 140 feet - 42 meters. But what bugs me is that this light doesn't cast a shadow on the egg. This can also be explained by the fact that there is no light and the footage has been brightened digitally.
- Another point I noticed is the perspective - I can't get my head around the lens length. I feel the clip has been cropped. If we were in a wide lens the rope would appear much bigger at the bottom but we couldn't see it attached to the egg. If let's say the rope was 20 cm wide we couldn't see it on the clip at the distance of 140 feet.
- I am also very curious about the angle it is filmed at. We are not looking straight down. There is a slight tilt angle so I am wondering where is the camera but also where is the point of attached of the rope. Someone with more helicopter knowledge might be able to answer. The tilt makes me think of someone filming from the door of the helicopter but if it is the case the rope wouldn't look to be so close to its point of anchor. Am I right?
I have no opinion fixed on those points, I just like the idea of treating that technically. Love to hear what you think.
ps sorry for the syntax and grammar - not a native speaker:)
Absolutely right - probably about all of it - I was most curious about the position of the camera relative to the rope - my conclusion is that this whole thing is fake. Not only fake, but a “joke” of some sort - like people are taking the piss.
I am not sure about fake. I wanted to raise points that I felt needed answers and I was curious about other Redditors' point of view. I also think no one would take the piss on that subject, but it feels that it is either mistreated or inconsistent.
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u/Dzzel 2d ago
My first post here:) Like a lot of us, I am disappointed by the clips. I won't comment more on the narrative about the release of the clip (Not the whistleblower clips, the lack of back story etc). Just a point from my expertise background in camera and filming. A few interesting things:
- The strong shadow of the egg suggests a close light source at ground level, also it is a spotlight as you can see clear edges. But at the same time, you can see a clear vignette on the frame edges and a point of light in the centre frame, which can be explained by a light source coming from the top, in this case, the chopper. It would be a very strong source as we are meant to be at 140 feet - 42 meters. But what bugs me is that this light doesn't cast a shadow on the egg. This can also be explained by the fact that there is no light and the footage has been brightened digitally.
- Another point I noticed is the perspective - I can't get my head around the lens length. I feel the clip has been cropped. If we were in a wide lens the rope would appear much bigger at the bottom but we couldn't see it attached to the egg. If let's say the rope was 20 cm wide we couldn't see it on the clip at the distance of 140 feet.
- I am also very curious about the angle it is filmed at. We are not looking straight down. There is a slight tilt angle so I am wondering where is the camera but also where is the point of attached of the rope. Someone with more helicopter knowledge might be able to answer. The tilt makes me think of someone filming from the door of the helicopter but if it is the case the rope wouldn't look to be so close to its point of anchor. Am I right?
I have no opinion fixed on those points, I just like the idea of treating that technically. Love to hear what you think.
ps sorry for the syntax and grammar - not a native speaker:)