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Recreate Spike Lee’s Double-Dolly Shot at Home

One of the most stylized shots in cinema can be recreated with these three things in your backyard. Dollies are one of the most essential tools in filmmaking. Using a dolly in film and music videos is extremely common to create a smooth movement that follows the actor or artist. No dolly trick is cooler than Spike Lee’s double dolly. The double dolly, invented and popularized by Spike Lee, creates a slight break from the reality of the film while it heightens the mood of the scene. To recreate the shot, a traditional dolly has a camera attached to one end while the actor is placed directly across from the camera on either the same dolly platform and a separate dolly. If you’re looking for a more practical way to recreate the double dolly shot at home, The Art Department showed us how to do this sick shot at home with a trailer, truck, and a traffic-less road. Check out his full video here: Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 16 July, 2021

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