Researching tall tripods

🎶 The chances of anything coming from Mars / was a million to one, they said 🎶

French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon pioneered the "God's-eye view" (or overhead) crime scene photograph in the early 1900s. By mounting his camera on an exceptionally tall custom tripod, he was able to document rooms from directly above, providing a permanent, objective layout of furniture and victims without disturbing the floor.

Kitchen Stories (2003) - a film by Bent Hamer

@niicholas one of my favourite movies