Insight on "Inception": the hallway scene

Camera movement can be used a variety of ways, creating different viewer interpretations of scenes. An intriguing example is the staging and shooting of the rotating hallway in Christopher Nolan's "Inception." to create this scene, Nolan took inspiration from Fred Astaire's "Royal Wedding," which made use of a rotating room. To create the rotating hallway, Nolan had the hallway set suspended in a cylindrical framework. one of the camera movements used in this scene is a dolly shot; the camera was mounted to a dolly on a hidden track, creating the fixed point of view as the camera could move along the track and then track the actors movement. This creates the illusion that the hallway is rolling throughout space as the actors fight. A link has been included to show the making of this scene. This scene was created using a variety of camera movements and techniques, but the dolly shot allows for the initial understanding of the scene and how a combination of camera movements are used.
Behind the scenes of the Hallway Scene