The video below, Filmspeed, is the latest advert for Forza Motorsport 5 and charts the making of the world’s fastest zoetrope
The camera’s subject is a series of 680 aluminum boards with Forza 5 game footage (of the McLaren P1, no less) printed on them and lined around a racetrack.
The first order of business was to mount a remote-controlled video camera to the McLaren’s engine block, complete with a gyro stabilizer. Automotive photo and film guru Jeff Zwart, the video’s director, controls camera functions from inside the car while viewing it all on a small screen. We won’t spoil the video(s) for you, which you can watch below, but keep in mind that complicated maths and perfect execution – including determining the video camera’s shutter speed, the MP4-12C’s speed and the size of the aluminum boards – was required to produce the video as it was envisioned. Enjoy!
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