Camera Array Photography

Purpose built camera array photography: rigs, software, wiring and structures all made in-house, run worldwide by our own crew since 2001, from the UK and Europe to China, Hong Kong and Australia.

The technique

Time slice, from every angle

A camera array freezes a moment across dozens of viewpoints at once, then plays them back as one continuous move: the Matrix style bullet time effect. From 12 cameras to 120 on a single job, in lines, arcs or full 360 rings that put the viewer inside the action.

Delivery

RAW capture, preview in a minute

We shoot RAW plus JPG, with a preview movie ready for the production team within a minute of the trigger. Finals deliver at up to 5.7K as uncompressed ProRes or TIFF sequences, ready for digital moves and grading in your post workflow.

Practical

Times and tech

A 24 camera rig is up in under 2 hours, a 48 camera 360 rig in about 4, and a 96 to 120 camera rig in 8 to 10. Strike takes 1 to 2 hours. A full 96 camera rig with lighting runs from a single 13 amp socket. For event work the system uploads movies with about 2mbps, carries a 4G backup, and queues everything offline if the connection drops. The rig comes in slick black, or wrapped in your branding, or green screen, with animated overlays on the exported movies if you want them.

Proof

Camera array case studies