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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One way they do it, is to take many many cameras. The cameras are lined up in the path the camera takes in the shot. So like the matrix, when it pauses and the camera moves around the person, there are many cameras that are set up around the person. They take a photo all at the same time. Usually in front of a green screen. The put all the images together in post and animated it, adding in the background later.

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