Snow Globe L.A. Is A Shaped Bokeh Time Lapse In A Snow Globe
It is not often that we see tow of our favorite techniques used in a single film. photographers Colin Mika & Brandon Vedder of All Cut Up Films created this beautiful time lapse of Los Angeles with a twist (or actually two).
The first is that the entire film was shot through a snow globe, which I assume means that the camera was upside down for the entire duration of the shoot.
The second is the use of paper cut filters to achieve a shaped bokeh.
Here is ACUF describes it:
"Snow Globe Los Angeles" was created using over 4000 still images shot on a custom built camera rig. The effect was achieved using a Canon 5D MII, a homemade tilt-shift style lens, a light bulb filled with water, and paper cut outs to create shaped bokeh.
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Comments
Very Creative
It's amazing what you can do with a snow globe and some creative thinking.
I had to read twice...
I already tried something similar but just would have needed to make the movie upside down to get that air pocket out of the bulb. *sigh* Sometimes the obvious is so cruel :-) Now I know
Upside down?
It looks to me as though the scenes outside of the bulb are upside down, which would mean the camera was in its usual upright orientation and the footage was rotated in post production? And, as Stefan points out, the bulb would therefore have been upside down.
Stunning result whatever the case!
Clever
Very nice. Thanks for posting. Clever video. Doesn't make me miss LA, but it does make me wish I thought of this idea.
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