The most incredible time-lapse video I’ve ever seen

It's an interesting genre, the time-lapse while pan in HD with hyperbolic music. But I'm just burned out on them. Something about these videos just seems overwhelmingly self important and cheesy.

mgmeyers• 13 years ago

Agreed.

I was convinced it was going to end up being a commercial for some new car.

themgt• 13 years ago

Everyone would be much better off watching Koyaanisqatsi for time-lapse pan with good music and less self-importance: http://www.hulu.com/watch/27800

jaytaylor• 13 years ago

Unfortunately Hulu is so over-saturated with advertisements you have to be willing to put up with ads throughout the whole presentation, and heaven forbid you try to jump through to see what lies in store.. (79 seconds remaining)

stevewilhelm• 13 years ago

To me, these types of videos feel artificial, like a Thomas Kinkade painting[1]. I have been in the high Sierras and the Himalayas at night and the sky never looks that way.

Same goes for the use of HDR with dawn or dusk clouds.

[1] http://s831.us/17Gp81H

hfsktr2• 13 years ago

While I was watching I couldn't tell (on some parts) how it was different from just filming. I understand there are probably differences with quality but beyond that? Not saying it wasn't good just might not be my thing.

eCa• 13 years ago

You have a combination of very long time between shots (eg the people walking on the beach), and very long shots (eg the flowing river, where each individual shot probably is ~20-30 seconds). Most of this is impossible to shoot as regular video.

hfsktr2• 13 years ago

That was maybe what confused me. For some reason I thought they were all still shots but then there was motion. Thanks, I wasn't even considering things like exposure time.

K2h• 13 years ago

music is - Thomas Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor) by John Murphy

theme from scifi movie sunshine

xyproto• 13 years ago

Wish it was on youtube instead,I could not watch it on my tablet.

mmariani• 13 years ago

Which tablet do you have? I just watched on my iPad with iOS 6.1.2 running mobile Safari. The video looked awesome and the experience was quite smooth.

dangrossman• 13 years ago

It is on YouTube, along with his other timelapse videos. This isn't a new one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewTU7DNP500

acrim• 13 years ago

If you like this then you should check out Baraka, this film has a few shots that were inspired by it. The follow up - Samsara - is also excellent.

StephenFalken• 13 years ago

Back in 1985, Ron Fricke, the same director of Baraka (1992) and Samsara (2011), created the most impressive time-lapse film ever made till then. It was called Chronos and it's available online [1]. It's very interesting to watch how the moving pictures match the soundtrack to capture the essence of Time [2].

[1] http://youtu.be/1K9N9flhOx4

[2] http://youtu.be/1K9N9flhOx4?t=25m24s

rimantas• 13 years ago

Indeed, the first thought after seeing that stone arc was "Baraka".

tlrobinson• 13 years ago

The most incredible time-lapse video I’ve ever seen

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