What was the filming technique used to film "Jim's Ride"?
In The Man from Snowy River, the movie's most famous scene portrays Jim Craig chasing down the mob of brumbies to retrieve the prize colt for his boss.
At about 1:55 into this clip, we are shown the mob of horses from the ground. There are other movies that I have seen shots like this as well involving running horses.
How are scenes like this filmed? It appears that the horses are running directly over the camera. Is there a name for this particular film technique?
Best Answer
"Worm's eye view" or just "ultra low angle".
Whatever you call it, a worm's-eye angle is very useful for dynamic action (especially in combination with a wide-angle lens). Shooting the buffalo hunt in Dances with Wolves, for example, the cinematographer created worm's-eye shots by burying a camera in a pit and having the great beasts thunder directly over it.
With advances in miniaturisation and digital cameras, it is now possible to just bury a very small high resolution "lipstick" camera and forgo the requirement to dig a pit to hold the previously very large camera (and operator).
The same is true often when you see a motor vehicle pass over your viewpoint.
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