What is this "stutter" effect?

[JPNola]

Anyone know how the shots in this amazing video where the camera "stutters", for lack of a better descriptor, are achieved? Is it done in post? It looks almost like the result of when a camera stabilizer is spazzing out. There is the stuttering effect and also at times a double-image effect. Clearly shot on video those two effects give it an aesthetic reminiscent of film cameras.


The effect I am speaking about is seen at the 0:47 mark. At other times there is a "shimmering" effect as well, at 2:14. The image sort of flexes in and out rapidly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JMnidcDZLQ

 

[Samuel H]

Seems to be done in post to me: the motion blur is "normal", without the big vertical blurriness that such a movement would create.

This Film Riot episode had some discussion about the Logan effect, which is kind of similar, and how to achieve things like this in camera and in post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt9d3LnvfnM

 

[cyvideo]

Not saying this is what they did but a similar type of effect can be achieved with a key frame sequence at one frame intervals using a vertical shift of one pixel up then one pixel down on each frame boundary. Or other frame/pixel combinations for different effects.

Chris Young

 

[Bassman2003]

Do not know but it looks like CMOS sensor wobble. Basically horrible rolling shutter, maybe used as an effect. I was filming in a plant a long time ago with a Sony EX-1 on tripod and large compressor started up while we were rolling. The image had a wobble to it that was permanent from the ground shaking. Nothing looked terribly bad but it was unusable.

 

[Liam Hall]

Looks like their gimbal needs lens support.

 

[JPNola]

I wrote to the DP and this was her response:

"The video was shot with very simple equipment, handheld. So the vibrating just came from me handholding the camera. It was shot on a 5D Mark ii with both a 35mm Sigma lens and a Lens Baby. And there were no effects added in post, so everything was done in camera. "


article on the DP / "Artist"-

http://voyagela.com/interview/check-saskia-kivilos-artwork/

and her website-

http://www.saskiakivilo.com

 

[markfpv]

I was gonna guess rolling shutter with bad gimbal or hand-held technique... but didn't respond in time. The occasional light reflections on the back wall from (I assume) passing vehicles (again assuming sun glints/glares from bouncing off shiny surfaces) near large window also distracted me from the work.

 

[Guest]

The stutter and shimmer is from the lens baby and the 5dmkii rolling shutter.

Very simple and intuitively beautiful work. Thanks for sharing.

 

[clang]

Nice to see some film makers are embracing the limitations of their equipment