Did you use the Canon EOS 1D Mark II N? I ask because of the high frame rate it shoots at. I have used the 1DS-Mark II but not the “N” and wonder what frame rate you shot at since 4fps did not give me the same level of smoothness.

dude, just preplan the shots you want and hold down a trigger to your camera as you dolly around them, or whatever. its the same process as shooting video, just gives you a different more stop motion approach. its not a groundbreaking idea, just executed well.

if you can’t figure out how they did this, you might wanna take some super basic photography or video classes.

Whoa.

We shot using a digital SLR for a number of reasons. First off, the resolution. The project was finished in HD, so of course we’d need greater than HD frame size. This huge frame also was neccessary for realignment since it was all hand held to achieve the end result where we’d be able to recompose within the frame.

There was no tracking software used, no plugin trickery. The majority of the work involved frame by frame painting and reconstruction of images. A custom solution was developed and tested prior to the actual production. No motion footage was used, everything was captured using the digital SLR.

In total, over 14,000 stills were shot over two days at eight different locations around New York City.

Hope that helped to make a little more sense of it.