Kobe Bryant “jumping” over Astin Martin
So I saw the YouTube of Kobe Bryant “jumping” over an Astin Martin.
To be honest, I thought it was pretty cool. But it’s obviously both a commercial by Nike as well as a trick of the camera. Use of perspective can easily fool anyone. Kobe is jumping behind or in front of the car as it races by. It looks like he jumps high enough to do it in reality, but the car is on his left or right. He’s not jumping “over” it meaning, he’s not jumping in front of the grill.
Here’s my stills from the video to support this:
Note the perspective here. The shadows on the ground are probably put in (i.e. post-effect) to make the perspective seem legit, but I think they help show how he isn’t over the top of it. Look at Kobe in relationship to the “light post” shadow. It looks like Kobe is closer to the camera than the middle of the car in this one.
Note length of Kobe’s shadow and car’s shadow and perspective. Still looks like he’s closer to the camera to me.
This one he just looks closer too. But the car actually does drive over the shadow of the light pole - a nifty illusion.
It’s also highly likely that Kobe and the car weren’t even in the same state at the time of the “stunt”.
Anyway, do you think the Lakers would let him do such a crazy thing? Not a chance.
And yes, I had too much time on my hands today.
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