How do they film scenes where the camera moves around a room, but all of the occupants are seemingly “frozen”?

Question

**The Other Guys** found its way onto Netflix again recently and I rewatched it for the nth time. When Allen goes “drinking with Terry Hoitz”, [this scene catalogues their experience](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l80mHMmJzr0). I’ve seen this technique before but I can’t figure out how its accomplished. ELI5?

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Answer 1

One of two ways-either the actors freeze in place while the camera spins around them or a giant ring of still cameras (30+) take a 360 degree photo. The photo is then manipulated digitally to make it look like you are flying around the center of the picture with the camera.