"Escher's "Waterfall" on video in 3D. How was it done?" Topic
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 Parzival  | 17 Apr 2013 10:37 a.m. PST |
link I don't actually think the edit break is the solution, as the water in the bucket never stops oscillating at any point. It's either CGI of the water and moving wheel, done on an elaborate camera angle model, or some sort of hidden pumping or reservoir system exists in the model (or such a system has been edited out of the video). I'm pretty certain the first two "levels" of the water trough are all actually on the floor, maybe slightly inclined to cause the water to flow. But another water source exists on the "top" level, which is above the water wheel. (Or it's CGI.) Either way, a fun project, and fun to puzzle over. |
| Delta Vee | 17 Apr 2013 12:51 p.m. PST |
the shadow of the tower on the right falls diferantly on the water path, so certainly smoke and mirrors |
| Phil Hall | 17 Apr 2013 1:13 p.m. PST |
Watch the water fill the channel as he pours it in. It takes it much longer to pass the support on the third 90* angle than any of the others. |
| Streitax | 17 Apr 2013 1:49 p.m. PST |
Those pictures above the video have an accompanying text box which shows how it was done. It was shot in two segments, the shadows are at different angles in the two segments and there are two buckets of water because he has to pour the water in two different places. |
| Parzival | 17 Apr 2013 3:24 p.m. PST |
Found this: YouTube link That appears to be the solution, and explains why the bucket water still oscillates throughout the video— the pouring of water in the "base" is the last thing filmed. Very clever bit of editing and construction. |
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