I'd normally save this for an end-of-week roundup post, but these videos are too great. Today on Gizmodo, they posted a pair of videos that use a tilt-shift lens... which I of course have never heard of... but the end effect is that it makes real-world stuff look like a tiny intricate toyland. It is difficult to watch these and believe that it's not some kind of composited SFX shot.
Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
How long will it take for every music video director in the world to overuse this amazing effect?
Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.
I love when the big boat scoots into dock and all the little boats wiggle from the wave motion.
Video creator Keith Loutit has more. Astounding stuff.
Way to go, Joe.
Way to find a thing.
(I totally JUST said that, as Josh and I watched the stuff. Now, I typed it. For you.)
Read this post back in October, but had to add to it since I saw something a few weeks back regarding it.
Apparently they originally used the lens for architectural photography as to "correct" the perspective--by making the vertical lines parallel instead of converging--when tilting the camera up to capture the entire building. However, these days they can either do this on the spot via the lens or after the fact via post processing techniques.
Currently they now refer to the usage of making/faking miniature-like scenes "Smallganics". Possibly the most currently visible use of this style would be the intro for the Joss Whedon show "Dollhouse".