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title: Bullet time
date: "2002-09-13T12:00:00Z"
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wp_id: 1165
description: Explore how the bullet time effect in The Matrix was created using an array of cameras triggered in rapid succession. This setup allows the camera to move around a subject while time appears nearly frozen.
keywords: [bullet time, the matrix, cinematography, visual effects, camera arrays, filmmaking]
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[Bullet time](http://whatisthematrix.warnerbros.com/cmp/sfx-bullet_frames.html). How they did it in 'The Matrix'. (Answer: with lots of cameras.)