I Made Zack Snyder's Crazy Camera From '300' Using iPhones

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Inspired by the camera rig that Zack Snyder used when filming the action scenes from "300," Wren attempts to create his own using iphones and a little Corridor magic.

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[hardhurt]

I've never been sure whether or not these were my people until Wren said, "This is my _personal_ sword from high school." and that sentence made sense to me.

[dhruvgulati]

The fact that there's a consistent duck sound everytime the jig comes up. Kudos

[mathaeis]

D's final pose being revealed through the smoke was unfathomably cool looking.

[skdsky]

I love how the engineer used CAD software to design the jig, while the graphic designer used 3D design and animation software to make the jig.

[vardanrastogi]

Let's start a petition to bring Zack Snyder to Crew Corridor for director's react or stunt react or VFX react whatever it is .That dude is good in all of them.

[SinCitysOnly]

That final pose from D in the cloud of dust and glitter was amazing and honestly the absolute best shot you could have hoped for.

[SirWrender]

What? Who DOESN’T have a personal sword from high school? Of course I studied the blade!

[mindgame]

That ending shot in the purple dust was absolutely incredible!!!

[maddog]

Wren: "don't worry, I'm not going to do anything crazy with the rig, I'll be careful"
Also Wren: *rides off a curb on a onewheel while carrying the rig*

[youcreateuniverse]

Still waiting for Zack in VFX Artists Make it happen guys!!

[thechrishau]

WHAT!!!!???? I AM SO IMPRESSED. This was so friggen fun to watch. GREEEATT JOB.

[friedrichfeuerstein]

Here's a potential issue with the current setup:
One of the phones is mounted upside down. This means the rolling shutter rolls up, not down. This means that when moving sideways fast vertical structures are slanted in the opposite direction compared to the other two phones. Mounting it using the same orientation as the other two would fix this, but most likely make operating a bit harder.

[middle_kid]

I was lucky enough to be on the vfx team for 300 - seeing you guys talk about it is awesome.

[Bennett.R]

Whoever put a quacking sound whenever there was a cut to the duck-looking holder that Wren designed, I see you. Impressive attention to detail.

[Beardnor]

Deonidas made this so epic. Miss him being in more stuff. He's awesome.
That rig is amazing proof of concept that you can scale this technique down. Very cool. :)

[JohnnyWednesday]

I really enjoy Wren's build projects - when he's doing something he really loves? he shines twice as bright

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

It's amazing how far technology has come, being able to recreate such a legendary and iconic scene using iPhones, a katana and piñatas

[seangalvin]

Zack Snyder would be a great guest. He seems like a very DIY person.

[Drae_mon]

That final cut with the dust and the glitters + the cool pose was absolutely PERFECT!

[AriIsenberg]

Larry (the cinematographer) is a beast. This is awesome. You should have him on the show!!!