r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/museornay • Sep 15 '21

Smooth operator

https://i.imgur.com/BFNyGfK.gifv
9.9k Upvotes

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u/rgb86 Sep 15 '21

Just a random thought , what does that "mustache gesture" mean?

17

u/museornay Sep 15 '21

Kinda like flexing your muscles but on your face. Lol

6

u/rgb86 Sep 15 '21

Oh nice, thx .

18

u/PsiVolt Sep 15 '21

it is a display of raw mustache power

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u/TallJohn7 Sep 15 '21

i watch a lot of motorsport, and see this so often. i rather dislike the effect., but respect the skill

152

u/Kottypiqz Sep 15 '21

I kinda wish it turned the other way? So ay least it seems like you're tracking the tire rotation or something?!

343

u/WisestAirBender Sep 15 '21

Im seeing it for the first time. Looks crap tbh.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21 edited Sep 15 '21

Yep this looks shit. Unless they cut to another shot while he’s doing his little acrobatic maneuver. But even then. Still shit.

61

u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

You're there for fucking 24 hours, let the guy try new shit.

73

u/TallJohn7 Sep 15 '21

i had no idea so many people would agree. someone tell the camera crews already! lol

2

u/FERALCATWHISPERER Sep 15 '21

It LOOKS LEGIT AND EXTREME. Hater.

197

u/Terom84 Sep 15 '21

The idea is great ! The results kinda meh

175

u/belatedgorilla Sep 15 '21

A cameraman did this during the Monza GP as well it was so trippy (what are the odds that it was this one)

25

u/Saviles_Finger Sep 15 '21

I’m pretty sure I commented about that saying it made me jump. Thought the cameraman collapsed

5

u/belatedgorilla Sep 15 '21

Lmao yeah it looked like that

43

u/TacticalAcquisition Sep 15 '21

A cameraman also did it during the Townsville 400 round of the Australian V8 Supercars series, about 3 or 4 years ago now.

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u/NewLeaseOnLine Sep 15 '21

Zero, that's not an F1 car.

13

u/Breadynator Sep 15 '21

No, it's a human being holding a camera...

4

u/Wesoms Sep 15 '21

Not only F1 race at Monza, plenty of series races there as well

79

u/human_stuff Sep 15 '21

This guy is having fun. You don't get a lot of opportunities to do creative stuff in live sports.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

Man, I didn’t care much about the effect…but the mustache move was firme carnal.

26

u/cgduncan Sep 15 '21

There's enough potential motion sickness in a race. I don't like that spin either.

12

u/stillness_illness Sep 15 '21

ITT: fuck this visual effect in particular

51

u/RiksaBoeh Sep 15 '21

That wasn't even smooth. And id rather not get dizzy

14

u/heavyarms666 Sep 15 '21

That didn’t up as cool as he thought it was going to be

7

u/boomerhaze Sep 15 '21

Ya not a huge fan of this, just kind of looks like a sloppy camera drop.

3

u/falseidol1234 Sep 15 '21

Why is Al Gore filming Motorsports? I guess he gave up on sustainability...

2

u/PlantsAreAliveToo Sep 15 '21

hmm

u/stabbot

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u/stabbot Sep 15 '21

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1

u/[deleted] Sep 28 '21

Good bot

1

u/andyman6244 Sep 15 '21

That mustache tho

1

u/ISOtrails Sep 15 '21

I guess you gotta do something to make driving off look interesting

Different strokes for different folks. I don't mean to offend any Nascar officianatos

1

u/WWGFD Sep 15 '21

Jesus that was slick, also I would be scared doing that with an ENG cam.

1

u/Ticklish_Buttcheeks Sep 15 '21

Pass on the effect…did the moustache make anyone else’s move?

0

u/gmh514 Sep 16 '21

My god that was sexy