Camera Swing, anybody know how?

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I saw Dreyer's Passion of Joan of Arc yesterday, and the one aspect of the film that I found the most interesting were these shots where the camera seemed to 'swing' very quickly towards the subject before swinging back out just as fast. I originally thought it might be a dolly, but the movements were too fluid in my opinion. Has anybody seen this old film? I can only imagine that they had some kind of roped swing set with the camera attached, but that doesn't seem very safe or dynamic for framing purposes. I'd love to reproduce this effect, so do any of you have any ideas about how the movements were done?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0019254/
 
Was there any sort of arc? (Haha not Joan of Arc) If it was a swing we would notice a slight arc. I am guessing this old movie (1928) would most likely be using unconventional methods, so a swing isn't that far fetched.

I'll try and find the clip to look. I seem to have found the whole movie... but it's taking forever to load: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rQzsqrkbrU
 
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ill go through that youtube link and point out the timecodes when I get a chance. And yes, I did see a slight arc in the shots of that style (it happens several times).
 
Movements with the 'swing' or speed I'm talking about occur at or around:

5:47 (kind of)

5:58 (kind of)

7:22 and 7:24 (this is one of the exact shots that stuck in my mind, perfect example of what I'm asking about)

I don't have time to go through more of the film right now, but that should be a good start to see what I'm speaking of.
 
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