Flying effect

A wide shot where the ground stays put and the body leaves it. a wide shot of an adult standing at the edge of a grassy coastal cliff, who then rises straight up off the ground, the grass flattening in a circle beneath them and a few blades tearing loose and following, their shadow on the turf shrinking as the gap opens, the cliff, the sea and the horizon holding perfectly still throughout, hazy afternoon light, locked camera framing both the ground and the sky

A level flight across an empty plain at speed. a wide shot across a cracked white salt flat, an adult flying level and fast a metre above the surface from one side of the frame to the other, body horizontal with arms forward, a trail of fine white dust lifting and curling in the wake behind them, their shadow running along the cracks directly beneath, the mountains at the horizon unmoving, hard flat light, locked camera

A steep descent that slows into a two-footed landing. an adult descending steeply toward a flat rooftop, arms swept back and head first, then pulling up into an upright position a few metres above the surface and settling down onto both feet, the air pushing dust and washing on a line outward in a burst as they land, knees bending to take the arrival, the rooftop and the sky otherwise still, camera static at rooftop level

The climb is measured against the floors going past. an adult standing at the bottom of an open stairwell atrium looking up, then rising vertically through the middle of the void, each floor and handrail passing beside them and giving the climb a scale, dust and a loose sheet of paper spinning in the draught below their feet, the stairs and railings completely still, daylight from a skylight far above, camera static at the bottom looking straight up

The lawn flattens and the shadow shrinks as the feet leave it. an adult standing still on the lawn of a small back garden, then rising straight up off the grass with the blades flattening outward in a ring at the moment of launch and loose leaves lifting after them, their clothing pressed flat against the body by the air, their shadow on the lawn shrinking and sharpening as the gap grows, the washing line and fence staying completely still, camera static and low, tilting up to follow

A slow high climb with the crop bending away below. an adult standing among tall wheat, rising slowly and steadily upward, the crop bending outward in a widening circle beneath them as the air pushes down, ears of wheat and chaff spinning up past their legs, their body upright with arms loose at the sides, the field and the tree line staying fixed while the body keeps climbing, warm low sun behind, camera static and tilting up to hold them

A descent that ends with snow bursting outward on contact. a wide shot of an adult descending fast into a snow valley, slowing a few metres above the surface, turning upright and touching down on both feet, loose snow blasting outward in a flat ring from the landing point and hanging in the air, knees flexing to absorb the arrival, the slopes and the pines standing still around them, cold blue light, locked camera

A body passes level and fast between two rock walls. an adult flying level and fast through a narrow slot canyon, body stretched out horizontal with arms forward and legs trailing straight behind, the rock walls streaking past on both sides and staying sharp where they are close, dust pulled up from ledges as they pass, clothing hammering flat against the back, their shadow racing along the canyon floor below, camera locked and static as they pass through frame

A high climbing shot with the treetops falling away. a wide high shot of an adult climbing steadily away above a forest canopy, the treetops bending in a moving patch beneath them and then falling away as the distance grows, arms out and body upright, birds scattering up out of the branches below, mist sitting in the valleys beyond, soft morning light across the canopy, camera static and pulling focus to hold the rising figure

A flying figure cuts a channel through low fog. an adult flying level a few metres above the water of a foggy harbour, body horizontal and steady, the low fog parting into a clean channel behind them and closing again slowly, the water surface rippling directly underneath in a moving patch, mooring ropes and hulls staying still, cold grey morning light, camera static and level so the body crosses the frame from left to right