By shooting with a moving camera and printing every third frame, he achieves a staccato effect as if the camera were a machine gun.

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The army has also suggested fitting some form of self-defence, like a gun which the camera could be used to aim.

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The Midland City official said law enforcement agents had been observing Dykes with some sort of camera, which is how they saw that he had a gun.

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