Patent ID: 6933966
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A system for producing virtual camera motion in a motion picture medium comprising: a strip of photographic film; a first magazine for holding the photographic film prior to exposure; a second magazine for holding the photographic film after exposure; a plurality of cameras deployed in a flexible array along a preselected path with each camera having a focal plane and a lens assembly for focusing an image of a common scene onto the focal plane; a triggering mechanism triggering each camera to record a still image of the scene by exposing a portion of the film along the focal plane; a film-feeding mechanism feeding the strip of film from the first magazine through each camera so that a portion of the film is disposed at the focal plane of each camera, and also feeding the strip of film from each camera into the second magazine; and a transfer mechanism to transfer the images from the film in a preselected order along the path onto a sequence of frames in the motion picture medium, thereby creating the illusion that a single motion picture camera has moved along the path.