MULTIPLANE CAMERA

David Olmedo
INDEX

• Definition
• History
• Functioning
• Curiosities
 DEFINITION

It consist of a series of sheets located in

various planes that can move freely
vertically and horizontally so that a
camera captures them from the top of the
structure, achieving a 3D effect.
 HISTORY

The first docummented use of a multiplane

camera in animation was in Germany, where
in 1926, Charlotte Reineger made The
Adventures of Peince Achmed.

In United States, Ub Iwerks left Disney

studios, at the same time started developing
his multiplane camera. Thera has always
been a problem with the real inventor of the
camera, rumored that Disneyhad started
working before Iwerks.
 FUNCTIONING

• The main objetive was to give more realism to the animation through the sensation of
depth
• The first thing we need is a series of transparent sheets so that the lower layers can be
seen behind. Each one represent a level of Depth. The closest layers are reserved for
the characthers and the terrain through which they move, and the furthest layers are
reserved for decorative elements such as vegetation and buildings
• Once you have everything organized, it’s need to calculate each layer movement
velocity and photography each of the shots.
 CURIOSITIES

Effects Cons Trascendence

We can get other effect appart from the
Depth sense like rotation effect. We can
see it on Snow White and the 7 dwarfs.
They use it generally to do some
transitions between scenes.
The main reason why it had cons was
the economic one, because you need
an extense profesional group.
Furthermore, the maintenance of the
camera was very expensive.
It change radically the animation industry
in terms of time and money. We can see it
on the quality with much more fluidity and
fewer blinks.

For all this, it was not an option for

production companies with a low
budget.
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