The engineering and technical challenges were immense, but they were overcome with some 3D printing, quick thinking and a whole lot of luck. The first clever decision made by the Corridor Team, the production company that made the potato camera and accompanying video was to try and attempt a film camera rather than a digital setup.
This made the process a lot more low tech. The basic idea was to hollow out a camera for a spool of film, attach a lens and ... voila! While simple, in theory, the actual production process was slightly more difficult. The problem with old-school film is its sensitivity to light.
Instead of a shutter, the camera captured an image by opening and closing the lens cap. The team gathered for a photo and test the potato, they sent the exposed film away for processing. The results are pretty good considering the image is made with a potato.
