A wonderful piece of behind-the-scenes video has arrived online presenting the larger picture behind a one minute and 40 second Steadicam shot from Martin Scorsese‘s Hugo where not only do you see what the camera sees, but what camera operator Larry McConkey is navigating in the making of the scene.
Actors must hit their marks and the boom mic must be in the right place, but two moments that truly spoke to me as special were when the wall gives way behind Chloe Moretz and when McConkey’s relief is felt once the scene ends and he hears “Cut!”
The pressure of the scene and the desire to get it right is all felt as he breathes in and out. Great stuff.
[via The Playlist]
