eli5 how are film scenes with camera moved while people are frozen

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How do they film scenes where there is 3d movement of the camera without people moving. Is this the same thing as second example where camera is moving in depth differently between things in foreground and background

Example:

Timestamp in video (but in general many parts of this music video) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJczUoc26U&list=RDP1tI4VFMRmE&t=65s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTJczUoc26U&list=RDP1tI4VFMRmE&t=65s)

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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehd3zeMKX-E&t=68s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ehd3zeMKX-E&t=68s)

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There are going to be different techniques that can be used depending on the type of shot. Your example was probably captured with a motion control rig. Basically a big robot arm with a camera attached to it. The robot can move the camera very fast and consistently. This tends to be the technique that is used most often, just because its easy to do if you have access to a rig and its very easy to add special effects after filming is done.

Another option is to set up multiple cameras set up apart from each other. Each camera is going to capture a single frame. You can then stitch the shots together to create motion. This technique isn’t used all that often, but sometimes its the only option.

There basically infinite ways to do this sort of thing, its just a matter of getting creative with your cameras.

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