2fps Hack instruction

I think what you're seeing is how it's shot.
The camera operator made sure to do everything very slowly so the time shift wasn't as apparent when the footage was played back at full speed. It looks like there was a motorized head used in the panning shots and a VERY slow focus pull.
 
The method Barry's talking about there isn't the hack. The slowest crank you can get that way is 12 fps (a.k.a. 1/2 standard film speed). Using the 2fps hack will go six times slower than that (1/12th of film speed or 1/15th SD TV speed), a significant difference.

Remember, every time you halve the framerate you double the available light, so it's possible to get some amazing nighttime sensitivity, very cool for those cars driving on freeways shots.
 
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