I also created my first 24 camera GoPro Array where I froze time while my friend was fire breathing over the San Fransisco skyline. I created an edit to fit GoPro's standards and it hit over 16 million views a day later, becoming GoPro’s most viral video to date.
OLTJP: At GoPro I had licensed footage from a fireman who saved a kitten that was unconscious in a burning house. So while we’re talking superlatives, what shot/video has brought you the most attention? KU: Yeah, our jaws dropped when we saw how that came out. I’ll combine two or three or however many pieces of equipment together to make a camera do something that it wasn’t intended to do.Īnother way I push my creativity is laying out every option of what’s possible with the equipment I have and combining different combinations together in my head until one clicks. You can stack creativity through camera equipment, which is where most of my contraptions are born. In my attempt to create content that’s completely unique, I have a process I like to call “Stacking Creativity." While planning for a specific shot I’d like to capture, I continue to ask myself what would make it better until I can’t imagine anything better or am stopped by a possibility too low. This will help your brain get into the rhythm of being hyper creative on a regular basis, ultimately making your content more creative and more often.
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When I look to others for inspiration, it mostly turns into a comparison, making you feel like everything's already been done.Ĭreative meetings with yourself are free and should be at least attempted every day or every week.
OLTJP: This seems weird to say but I actually try and pull my inspiration from my own thoughts vs examples of what's already been done. KU: Being that you're known to produce these “Impossible shots" and reimagining the purpose of camera equipment, how do you come up with your ideas? Where do you get your inspiration from? I want people to wonder how a shot was created and that's what I've more or less been known for through social media, creating absurd camera rigs to get "impossible" shots. The goal with my work is to create out of the ordinary content that stops you in your tracks, alters your perspective, and leaves you with a great emotion. GoPro was an incredible start to my career which led me to create my own production company out of Carlsbad, CA- OL’TJP Films.
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I’m a former 6-year GoPro employee (2012-2018, Senior Filmer/Editor) where I took countless productions around the world filming with the highest ranked athletes in action sports, cut 3 National TV commercials and 85 films on the official channel combining over 76 million total views. OLTJP: Haha I like that, thank you! My name is Tyler Johnson, aka OLTJP or OL’TJP Films. KU: Alright, for anyone hiding under a rock, tell us who you are and how you got your start? “The goal with my work is to create out of the ordinary content that stops you in your tracks”
My GoPro Array from Marc Donahue on Vimeo.We sat down with our newest Kessler Shooter recently to hear a bit about Tyler and his unique creative process. On Smash Live – Behind The Scenes – GoPro Array Drum Shoot The 30 GoPro Bullet Time Rig – K.Flay Music Video Mini-Doc
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Here are some example of amazing examples beside the most famous one, Matrix movie bullet time scene and they are not the first time to use this technique: Time-Slice Films Demo Reel 2009 (Featured above) The Gadget Show – Bullet Time / Time Slice Shot – Suzi Perry Then I found out that Bullet time camera effect is what they used, its a scene created when a frozen motion is panned using gazillion of camera set up around the object. The camera panning must be super fast to create that sort of motion, I thougth.
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I could never think about the logic how the hell they do it with only one camera or software effects. I first thought about bullet time camera effect when watching Red Hot Chilli Peppers live at Slane when Kiedis jumped and the camera panned from one side to other.