The Brooklyn Aerials crew took Hitchcock’s dizzying “Vertigo effect” aloft in this new short film:

PetaPixel explains,

The rolling, tilting, and panning motions helped set their video apart, but it’s the vertigo effect where Balance really stands out. For each of those shots they used a Canon CN-E 15.5-47mm zoom lens, starting at 47mm and zooming out to its widest angle while simultaneously moving the drone towards the subject, keeping the subject the same size.

Here’s a peek behind the scenes:

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