Hasenbol, part 3 - The Fore & Back Film
Here's the third and final part of hasenbol recreated that shows how to set up the photographs taken by Billy Meier in 1976 as well as how the "fore & back" film is created. This video was made after initial feedback was given by Meier supporters who asked if there could be more of the actual activity of setting up, so it shows the different stages clearly without taking too long, or it would be boring. I say that because the set up is simple with 4 ropes, a fishing line and 2 clips and you don't wanna be sitting there all day watching me tie loops in ropes with one hand. When roping to a branch it must be remembered to use another rope to pull the knot back down from the branch when the session ends. That's why there are 4 ropes.
The fore & back film taken by Meier is an example of simplicity in action. I think he uses a 13" model on a line, between two trees, because the model in this video moves exactly like his. If it was the wrong size and scale or weight it wouldn't be so spot on. Two lines are tied on to the hoop at the top of the model and one of them goes left while the other goes right. They both go around the tree trunks that are already holding the main line so when you pull on either the model moves along accordingly. The walk up reveal in this video shows the first test of the set up and so the trees are not very big. You don't need two trees to pull around though. You could just use one while standing on the left of camera and pull each line in the same direction one at a time.
On purpose the first footage shown is taken while using two hands to guide the model quickly so it doesn't wobble at the end of its run. It's what we would have seen had Billy Meier had two hands to play with. Later we see the more familiar slow running left & right of the model which is what happens when you walk over to each end of the two lines to start the next pull. There are 5 versions of the film at 5 locations in all and proves you can set this up almost anywhere there are trees and gaps. It finishes with all the photos taken by suspending from tree branches and proves how very easy it is to get good close up shots as well as "action shots" where the object looks like it's flying in an interesting way by tilting. This method got the sunset "money shot" with a tree that is twice as high as Meier's sunset tree at Hasenbol. I figured bigger is better in this instance.
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