Sometimes Slower Is Better

Get ready for it - this is a long video, but believe me, it is more than worth it.

You all know how much I adore slow motion video/film (you know, shooting at a higher frame rate, so more images are captured and when it is played back to the human eye, since there are so many more images, the movement seems a lot slower - confusing I know). Well, if you think about it, or go back in time through my blog and rewatch some of the videos I've posted of extreme slow motion, you'll find the camera is never moving. The movement of the camera often times messes up the look of the captured images  - trying to capture something moving quickly (water droplets, glass breaking, etc) in real time is extremely difficult. Often times the moment you're trying to capture will be missed.

Well, those times are over. This crazy group in Germany designed a computerized rig, that moves fast enough and precise enough to follow the exact path of any object in real time. What exactly does this mean? Slow motion filming can now be filmed without missing any of those "key" moments.

I'm not the best at explaining it - so watch below where the guys behind the technology explain it much better.

And trust me - everything you see in this video is real. They captured all of it. The amount of takes it took to get exactly what they wanted must have been ridiculous, but based on the footage below, their time and effort was well worth it.

It's insane stuff. Beautiful, breathtaking, insane images.

Needless to say...I want a 'Spike.'