No dolly? No zoom lens? No problem. You can still create a dolly zoom with a drone and a little post-production magic. The dolly zoom, also known as the "Vertigo Effect" (thanks Hitchcock), isn't the most difficult camera maneuver to perform. All you need is a little bit of practice, some smooth focusing skills, and the necessary equipment: a dolly and a zoom lens. But you can still create this effect without any of that stuff. All you need is some drone footage (or a drone), editing software, and this tutorial from Fstoppers to show you how to pull it off. Check it out below: Okay, first of all, I'm trying to think of a universe in which a filmmaker has a drone but does not have a dolly, slider, or zoom lens—and I'm failing. I mean, I'm sure some of you are in that situation, but I'm assuming that for the vast majority of you, a zoom lens is the first thing you bought after you bought a camera body. But that's just kind of a nitpick. I digress. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Sunday, 27 January, 2019