Bowling Ball POV shot in The Big Lebowski

[EraserheadBaby]

Hello,

I’m designing a rig for a rolling POV shot, similar to the one in The Big Lebowski. I’m referring to the shot where the camera takes on the POV of the bowling ball as it rolls down the lane. (it’s at the 2:15 mark in this video.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9G9kicC6pTU )

If you happen to remember how you were able to rotate the camera 360 degrees without catching the rig in frame, please let me know!!

Thank you so much for your time

 

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[Roger Deakins]

The camera was mounted at 90º to a rod that extended out from the side of a dolly. It was a kind of ‘spit’, as if you were rotating a hog over a fire. The rod was long enough that the dolly never entered frame.

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