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by Keith Loutit

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by Keith Loutit

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1. Beached

by Keith Loutit

3 years ago

Hi, I will continue to post here, but my new work has a home at keithloutit.com with updates at:

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Project info @ vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney

This is the last of my Sydney Harbor scenes for a while as I need to focus on getting some more beach, and people scenes. Keith.

Music "Pontiac Firebird 82" by Sonido Lasser Drakar. Original Knightrider Soundtrack composed by Stu Phillips.

Artist info @ keithloutit.com
Project info @ vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney

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robertanderson 3 years ago

love it, it's strange how it looks like scale models
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Cheers Robert.
rastAsia 3 years ago

You found the lilliputians!!
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

yes, they're everywhere in sydney.
rastAsia 3 years ago

Ah thats why I avoid going there. Might trample on little people. : ) So this was shot with a lens baby? On what camera?
Zsolt Vajda 3 years ago

It's only a guess, (I'm not familiar with video editing stuff) but with Photoshop's Lens Blur filter could get you a similiar result.

Unless it's made with a real tilt-shift camera/lens/whatever.

:)
rastAsia 3 years ago

Zsolt, I know that process using Gradient + Lens Blur filter on photoshop ;) But unless there's a video filter that can get the process done - then its a much delightful process. Either wise its quite a bit of work processing each frame of picture even with History Automation. That'd be thousands of pictures for this length of video. 25 f x 183 sec for this case = 4575 photos.. hehehe...

But what I'm sure he might have done is raise the Saturation level and tweaked the RGB Curves in post to get the model paint look. But definitely shot with tilt-shift lens as answered in his first video.
Jackie Wu 3 years ago

this movie was a real tilt and shift one, but you know after effects does have lens blur...
Peet Sneekes 3 years ago

That is just awesome! @robertanderson: good point .. what makes us feel like it is? I only noticed it at the point when the interaction between the boats got very 'real'.
john marchan 3 years ago

Awesome! Looks like a miniature w/the DOF effect!
Oman Mirzaie 3 years ago

thats unreal. love the music too. nice work.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Oman.
AndreasF 3 years ago

looks like toy ;-)
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks apunktf.
Richard Huntington 3 years ago

Wow, cool! I like it!
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Richard.
NeverOffside 3 years ago

Sweet. Could watch this stuff all day :)
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Rob.
Chad Richard 3 years ago

reat work - Very - very cool.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Cheers Chat - Loved your HDR timelapse BTW.
Chad Richard 3 years ago

thanks - - i keep exploring with it. Just posted a Vancouver compilation a couple days ago...
vimeo.com/1909256
MILapse 3 years ago

killer! nice processing...
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks MIlapse.
Ethan T 3 years ago

Oh, so good. I've always liked the miniature focus effect, but to apply it to video is novel.

May I suggest a video in which your focus shifts in "real time" (after the timelapse has been applied), as if the cameraman watching decides to focus on a different part of the miniature world? I imagine that would really challenge your post-production work :)
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Hi Ethan,

Thanks for the suggestion - I focus with lenses, not in post which poses some challenges but you've got me thinking. thanks again.
Ethan T 3 years ago

Ah, wow. Very cool, then.
Dave A 3 years ago

heh, it's great how many people think these vids are CGI or accomplished in post. A good sign of the effectiveness of the technique to mess with people's heads :-)
⚡⚡⚡ 3 years ago

how impressive, you might just reach out and pick one out of the scenery - incredible work!
Adam Craig 3 years ago

awesome work!! Love the miniature look
Dome3D 3 years ago

Wow Keith, that looked very cool. It's like watching the SIMS or something like that.

Matt
Shaun Tollerton 3 years ago

Nice work. I like what Ethan T said earlier about the real time focus shift, I think that could be really interesting and panning or zooming around too perhaps?
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

thanks Shaun. I have some ideas about this after reading ethans feedback.hopefully soon.
patricio ruiz 3 years ago

Unusual....great work. Love it.
Terje Nesthus 3 years ago

This has to be one of the coolest timelapses i've ever seen. Wow. Great work :)
Dan Huston 3 years ago

Wowie!!

I'm blown away - it doesn't even look real - like robertanderson said - scale models.

Wowie again!!

It's like watching a Sims movie.
Aubrey Hesselgren 3 years ago

I've got a sudden urge to make a micromachines game...
Alistair Kilpatrick 3 years ago

Awesome I love this. The music goes so well with this. Can't wait to see more.
Clintus McGintus 3 years ago

Nicely done. Totally looks like a scale model. Love it.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

thanks clintus!
eric 3 years ago

AWESOME, its my favor!!
monstr 3 years ago

this looks amazing!

what's that song called? i like it a lot..
Márton Sári 3 years ago

Excellent effect, timescale and perhaps mainly focus depth simulating.
Russ McClay 3 years ago

Great work. Inspirational indeed.

Also: always good to give the music artists credit.

Cheers from Taipei.
Luke Kramer 3 years ago

Awesome stuff. I may try this in the future, only digitally. At what increments of time did you take your photos?
Mel Lawrence 3 years ago

sooo darn cool
Fernando Mainardi 3 years ago

Nice! Wonderful work! Congrats!
david teague 3 years ago

fantastic! everything, choice of music, composition..beautiful
Shelley Noble 3 years ago

I love this so hard. I was planning to try this technique for the live action portions of a stop motion art film but wasn't certain it would work.

You've done a fantastic thing! Well done! These clips are incredible! Wow!
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Hi Herself - please post some work if you do. Keith.
Shelley Noble 3 years ago

Will do! I love all three of your series so far. Can't wait to see more. As another commenter said on another clip, this is art is the highest sense.
Holger Eilhard 3 years ago

I love these videos. I did some tilt-shift photography myself but never got the idea of actually creating a video of it. Awesome production! Love it.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Holger.
Navarro Parker 3 years ago

What a fascinating technique! Love it!
Sean Hind 3 years ago

man i love your tilt lenses or whatever its such a fantastic effect cannot get enough of this. some nature shots would be unreal like at the zoo or something.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Sean - I'm working on a set of scenes in country australia so hopefully that will hit the mark.
Liam Johnson 3 years ago

wow, thats pretty awesome
i first saw something like this in CSI and wondered how they accomplished the trick with the city of vegas
giving me alot of ideas to toy with
just a quick question if i may
was this shot video or timelapse photos made video

the motion also reminds me a bit of the sims :P

/me runs off to figure out how to do this with his dvx
Andre Li Pan 3 years ago

WOW, great work, Keith, DSLR with telephoto lenses? Reminding me of those preview videos of NIKON D90 with variable lenses producing interesting effects other than what the general DV cams can do. Nice job! Can't wait to see you next episode :)
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Andre - I hope to have something by the end of this weekend.
Michael Rissi 3 years ago

This is such a cool effect!
Aлeкcaндp Tимoфeeв 3 years ago

Прикол!
proxorov 3 years ago

Super!
Rich Danby 3 years ago

Picked up by Chase Jarvis - blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2008/10/we-are-lilliputians-in-bathtub.html
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Rich - Thanks for letting me know.
Wizdom 3 years ago

Congrats on being showcased on the Laughing Squid!
:']
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Wizdom - Thanks also for letting me know.
Lau Ardelean 3 years ago

are you for hire?
Peter Chylewski 3 years ago

A true piece of art. Absolutely love it. Wow!
Gigawatt 3 years ago

I love your videos. Very intersting!
They make me wanna get a TS lens too...
Martin Whipp 3 years ago

That is incredible.

I wanna try!
Big Trousers 3 years ago

Love your work and we featured it this week on podcast 70 at photogeek.tv
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Thanks Philip - I had a laugh when you mentioned this was a style of photography you could do while having a beer... and that I had probably done that.

confirmed :)
Obar 3 years ago

this is SO awesome
Bleeper 3 years ago

Really great work! Thanks for the fun!
Roxy 3 years ago

these are rad!
Richie C 3 years ago

Loved it!
Bill 3 years ago

This is very cool and impressive! I honestly have never seen stuff like this done before. Good work.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

thanks bill.
dj leekee 3 years ago

well what can i add that hasnt already been said!

totally amazing!!!!! i might have to go out and try something similar myself! just gotta choose the location!
FS Dreamscapes 3 years ago

Man Sydney airport would look cool with something like that...
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

couldn't agree more - Access is possible, but vantage points are not good unfortunately. I'm heading back to Singapore in December so hope to do this then. cheers, Keith.
basara 3 years ago

amazing!!!!
tony prower 3 years ago

Very sweet, I love all your movies, the tilt and shift really gives it the edge though.
theo kuechel 3 years ago

Brilliant, Keith, Tracey Island in Thunderbirds, immediately springs to mind.
americanvirus 3 years ago

Amazing!! Truly inspiring stuff. Thanks for posting these... and I can't wait to see more.
Pete Nakos 3 years ago

This is fantastic! Very clever. Everything looks miniture because the selective blurring replicates how we view objects up close. A high angle, as well as strong lighting (as if the scene was lit by a lamp) and saturated colours (to give a plastic-y look) also help to create the illusion of a model set.

Can I ask how long the interval is between shots? Seems to be about 1/2 sec.
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

hi pete. The interval varies between 1 and 6 seconds depending on the subject. Regards
dan z 3 years ago

hi keith, sorry if you've already answered this, but is this with an HD video camera? and is it possible to get the same part-blur effect without the image seeming miniature? thanks
dan z 3 years ago

oh, its a stills camera yeah? possible to use the lens on an HD vid cam do you know?
Keith Loutit 3 years ago

Hi Dan, You should be able to do this with a 35mm adapter and TS lenses. I use timelapse with DSLR as the speed helps me get the look I'm after and I archive high quality stills to print frames. Keith.
Terry Tolleson 3 years ago

Wow! This one is even better than Beached! The boats in the harbor is just fantastic.
Dan Meth 3 years ago

This is astounding!
two seconds away 3 years ago

saw the plug on geekbrief.tv... killer footage, love the look of it
Faye 3 years ago

This makes me smile uncontrollably and it has the same effect on everyone that I show it to.
I love how these videos of yours makes it seem like being a human is so much fun. lol I don't know if that will make sense... It just presents such an interesting perspective on humanity and civilization. Your style makes everything seem minute, but it makes me think so big.
dan z 3 years ago

thanks keith. best with it all, a fresh way of seeing sydney is always a good thing ; ill post the result if i end up shooting with the lenses.
JD Andrews 3 years ago

Very cool and original!
ktx 3 years ago

funny how the boats wiggle :))
James Spratt 3 years ago

Great stuff. Love tiltshift work. Thanks
Todd Smith 3 years ago

Cool man, you just made my day. I've been wanting to do this for 2 years!
Pablo Revenga 3 years ago

Incredible! great life portrait with great music. You appeared on Spanish Tv LA 2 with this video as recommended to see. Regards
heroine worshipper 3 years ago

Pitch shift the audio to create a munchkin sound track. Synchronize the frame rate to a multiple of the music tempo. All those bank executives & their yachts reduced to scale models.