‘Yeah I’ve had my ticket for ages. Knew I was going on this mission since I was 12. My family has all the connections you know!”
This week the challenge was ‘zoom burst’ technique and transportation hub. Our space heroes are going to the launch site. By bus. Since I didn’t use a zoom lens, I’ve done a Pan shot where the background is static and the bus and minifigures move with the camera. The whole background build was interesting to learn from since I never built such a backdrop, you see the results of all the effort clearly in the bus window 🙂
Behind-the-scenes
Camera Settings:
- Sony A7IV & Sony 90mm Macro lens
- 1.6 seconds f11 Iso 100
Build:
- The image (build) is split into two sections, the inside of the bus, and the outside environment. Both are brick-built and not based on an existing set
- The bus with the camera is set on a slider. This way they are in focus and sharp. The slider moves through the environment which makes the environment pass by and blurs it
Lighting
- The bus is lit with a Phottix M200 with some paper wrapped around it to make it more even light
- The environment is lit with a Yongnuo YN600 Air video light panel with a sheet of blue paper around it for a dusk effect
- The houses and stoplights are lit with Game of Bricks LED lights
Slider
The bus and camera are set on a DIY slider. The base is a 20×40 mm aluminum extrusion profile used for 3D printers. The slider is a 3D printed sled with geared wheels on it. On the sled is a leftover wooden panel. The slider is a work in progress. When it’s more refined I want to share the models to 3D print in the resources section.
