Time freeze is a visual effect, created by a multiple camera array, to give the illusion of frozen time.
All the cameras are triggered simultaneously , and the resulting material in converted to motion, achieving the frozen time effect.
Also known as bullet time, this technique is a powerful tool to capture the audience attention, with the most common uses on events, film and TV industry.
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Making of the OAKA timefreeze project
Video examples
The content occures, after the construction of a platform with 100 cameras. It can be formed as a full circle, giving 360° content, or as a partial circle setup, accoring to desirable result.
The research and development of this rig, was made by George Hatzakis and Theodoros Tziatzios (www.realcreation.gr), back in 2008