If I had to guess, I’d say that the planets/stars were all centered along the x-axis (running through the planets dead-center), and as they slide along the x-axis, the camera needs to start pulling out on the z-axis in order to accommodate the massive size differentials…
For those who are not as good as picturing these things, here’s Google Videos to the rescue…
Matt
The perspective of that video bugs me. It tries to be a side-by-side comparison, but the planets seem to fade back along the z-axis.
If I had to guess, I’d say that the planets/stars were all centered along the x-axis (running through the planets dead-center), and as they slide along the x-axis, the camera needs to start pulling out on the z-axis in order to accommodate the massive size differentials…
Or is that over-thinking it?
No, I think that’s what they did. It just looks odd and my brain gets angry with the 2D representation using the z-axis. It’s discombobulating.