Sunday, November 25, 2012

Run, Cheetah, run!

See a cheetah run (about 50-60 mph), captured at 1200 frames per second!

What an amazing beast.
I'm almost most impressed by the fact that its head is going virtually in straight line, you could almost balance a cup of coffee on its head while it runs full tilt! Dang, that's precision.
Don't miss the making-of video. They had to build a 400 feet dolley track, high-precision to avoid wobbles.


Cheetahs on the Edge from Gregory Wilson on Vimeo.

Making-of:

1 comment:

ttl said...

That's indeed a beautiful piece of footage. Although, I enjoyed the making-of video even more than the actual result.

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