http://www.uniqlo.com/calendar/
A japanese clothes company called Uniqlo created this interactive calander / weather forecast using tilt shift timelapse as the main visual content. This is one of the first examples of a project made entirely of timelapses that I saw and is a big inspiration for me.
This video of the ISS orbiting earth, is in my eyes the ultimate in exploration timelapse, if only I the resources to orbit the earth. The editing of this video is also superb, it starts of very meaningful and inspiring and ends up with dramatic music and beautiful timelapses which help enforce the earlier messages.
The passion, enthusiasm and great cinematography in this film, really stood out to me. The fact that the film is so personal strengthens its narrative, and I love the sense of adventure.
In ‘Roadtrip USA’ by Mike Matas, 2 weeks of traveling is condensed into 3 minutes of timelapse. I like the way that they use an almost stop motion like approach to timelapsing, where they are constantly moving the camera and documenting not just the journey, but what they see on the way.
‘Berlin Hyper-lapse’ by b-zOOmi involves lots of hyperlapse, which is where you move the camera in between photos while creating a timelapse. This video also incorporates changing the the optical zoom between some photos which creates very interesting shots, especially on the train platform where it provides an excellent reveal.
‘Electric New York’ By Richard Bentley really captures the essence of hustle bustle in the city streets, I love the way the traffic streaks and flows and how the taxi’s move rhythmically like a caterpillar. The editing is sharp and the shots are well composed.
In ‘Hawaii Cloud Timelapse’ by Oh Choong Young, clouds fluidity is captured excellently, colour grading is done well and not overshot, it looks natural and works well. The use of oriental music on a video of Hawaii was somewhat confusing but it still worked well.
In ‘Volcanic Light Timelapse’ by Bevan Percival, motion control is used in almost every shot, I don’t feel that motion control adds anything to the piece and in some ways distracts attention from the subject matter. I like the use of fade transitions, they are simple and work well between similarly themed shots.
This timelapse of hot air balloons by Chris Frewin got me thinking about the possibilities of aerial timelapse and the potential for exploring the city by air. I’ve found that there are multiple hot air balloon services being provided in and around Nottingham.
This timelapse of a cruise ship is interesting, particularly the bow shots as even though the ship is moving, it is infact the only stationary part of the image. The world seems to drift by, you can see how humans behave and interact with their surroundings and the whole video has a great sense of adventure about it. I would like to replicate some of the bow shots for my own work.
I found ‘10 TED Talks for Filmmakers’ to be very useful and inspirational, especially ‘Andrew Stanton: The clues to a great story’ in which he talks about anticipation in stories, about how you should make stories around things that you are passionate about and how it is good to draw from real life experiences when creating stories.
Full playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrMEncyd64Bes3dTUI9WqJbh4qHA2HMHY