Student Film help?

She turns as the camera turns with her. It's either a snorri, a steadicam or dolly. Can't really tell but I'd say dolly, probably a straight dolly turned 45deg the way that the camera ends up kinda off.

Personally I wouldn't use it, I feel it's too much of an effect for no real reason. It's also very strange to use it in a period piece like that too..
 
Dolly on a circular track with a board sticking to the center of the track which she steps up upon so she turns perfectly synced with the camera's 180 degree sweep. She could just turn around herself but as you said 'there's something strange' which stems from how perfect she is moving with the camera. Look carefully and you'll see how she gets slightly higher up on her last step. Crew probably had to dig a small hole in the ground so the board didn't get stuck. A longer lens on the camera emphasizes the spinning effect.
 
it looks a lot like she is just turning her body and then has to move her feet to achieve the full turn.
 
Looks like she stepped onto a lazy susan that the camera was also on, and then it was spun by the grips.
 
She doesn't just spin, she actually moves along a curve as the camera pans. Kinda like a cam on the middle of a merry-go-round with her on the outside not the inside like Martti said. Could be dolly track but with her stepping onto the dolly and the camera panning from the middle of the circle.
 
A lazy susan big enough to do that would be like a merry-go-round. You could build one with some plywood and skate board wheels and a central large bolt as an anchor/pivot point. Thin sheet Teflon would make a good central flat bearing. You could probably build the whole rig for $75-$100 max and some elbow grease.
 
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