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  • Locking camera to objects motion.

    Posted by Joe Dahl on May 22, 2018 at 11:40 am

    Hey there,
    I’ve looked all through the forms and CC had never let me down over the years, but I cant find a solution to my problem.

    I’m looking for a way to lock the camera to an object, so as it rotates the camera rotates with it. A good example (if you’re in the UK) It’s Channel 4’s current ident. A box is locked to the camera, so as it rotates it looks as though the contents are moving in it’s own way.

    Other examples I can think of would be the rising hall fight scene in inception.

    Many thanks

    Joe

    Jim Scott replied 8 years, 3 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • Jim Scott

    May 22, 2018 at 5:53 pm

    If I understand your question:

    Make the camera a child of the box and it will rotate with it. If you want additional animation for the camera (moving up and down, for example) add a Target tag to the camera with the box as the target and it will always point at the center of the box.

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