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18. Star Test

by Colin Rich

2 months ago

17. LA Light

by Colin Rich

6 months ago

16. Night Sky

by Colin Rich

8 months ago

15. Pacific Star 3

by Colin Rich

8 months ago

14. Paul Simon- Getting Ready For Christmas Day

by Colin Rich

9 months ago

13. Trade & Tryon

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

12. Temporal Bloom (Quick Preview)

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

11. PopTech "PopStar" Launch

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

10. Jon Lindsay, "New English Magazines"

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

9. Moon

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

8. PopStar!

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

7. Storm Clouds

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

6. Max Indian "Big Picture"

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

5. Keith Apicary, "Classic Gaming Whiz"

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

4. Charlyne Yi - "Cannot"

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

3. 2010

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

2. Pacific Star II

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

1. Pacific Star I

by Colin Rich

1 year ago

LA Light has been nominated for Movie of the Year at Fubiz!

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Here's the link...
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Takes two seconds to do unless you also want to read an interview about the making of LA Light:
fubizawards.com/en/news/interview-colin-rich/

Cheers!

Colin

Song by Cinematic Orchestra cinematicorchestra.com/

Check out my website: PacificStarFlight.com
Or my blog: colinrich.tumblr.com/

Just want to say a note of thank to everyone's support and comments.

I sought out to capture the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night.

It took me 6 months of on and off shooting to finish this project and I've learned a couple things along the way.

First off, LA might be the entertainment capital of the world, but it sure is difficult to shoot around downtown without having homeland security officers, police, or security take notice and harass you. Know your shooting rights!

Shooting time lapses is a labor of love and a study in patience.

This video is dedicated to the memory of my Grandmother, Mary Johnson who passed away after battling cancer. She spent most of her life bettering the lives of others and was the kindest person I've ever known.

Cinematography, direction, and editing by Colin Rich
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Produced by William Ahmanson
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PINGSCo.net 6 months ago

very cool video lived in LA most of my life, good stuff, like the sound bed too
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks! Glad you liked it.
Getulio 6 months ago

Fascinante !
Tom Lowe 2 months ago

Beautiful work, Colin.
radiant 2 months ago

Lovely work Colin, really captures LA beautifully.
Colin Rich 1 month ago

Thanks Tom. Your work continues to inspire and push the boundaries. It's a good thing people like you exist.
Tom Scott 1 month ago

Watch California Daylight | Time Lapse on Vimeo! vimeo.com/user7499655/california-daylight-time-lapse
HDtimelapse.net 1 month ago

Beautiful work!

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Neal Flesner 6 months ago

Super awesome.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Neal
Paul Cohen 5 months ago

Good Job. I love it. To take a step back from the world within and realize we're all like small ants in the universe. Thank you Colin Rich ! Very Entertaining 3 minutes.
flippingburgers 6 months ago

fantastic, thank you much for your commitment and vision
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Ha no problem, just needed to figure out when I would be finished with it... (could have gone on forever)
Elliot Van Orman Productions 6 months ago

Great Work Man!
Daniel Kruthanooch 6 months ago

Uh fuckin uh mazing!!!

fatlace.com/film-vids/amazing-video-by-colin-rich-la-lights/

i hope this video gets the attention it deserves
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Daniel
Michael Miller 6 months ago

AMAZING! ...i'm posting it on my FB wall...i've gotta share it!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Mike, I'm glad you like it
James Brosnan 6 months ago

very nice!
JD Raimer 6 months ago

This is absolutely brilliant! My favorite shot is of the Bonaventure! I love shooting time lapses and love watching them even more. Such a great job.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Bonaventure is amazing! Architecture was so ahead of its time. (plus the restaurant spins around.) I have yet to eat there but I'm looking forward to it someday
JD Raimer 6 months ago

I have a video on my Vimeo page of a time lapse I did while in the restaurant atop the Bonaventure. It's a 360 Los Angeles Time Lapse. (vimeo.com/16457788)
yep 6 months ago

Very nice. Feels like beeing a part of the city and enjoy to live in. Very peacefull, is that LA ;)

Thanks!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you!
Pette 6 months ago

amazing!
Michael Billow 6 months ago

Really nice work. Who did the song?
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Cinematic Orchestra
Colin Rich 6 months ago

To Build a Home
Rob Nickels 6 months ago

Your timelapses have an HDR look to them.. did you process these individually at all? Or was it just general colour correction as a sequence basis.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

The sequence looking down on the masonic library looks hdr but that was just the exposure and perhaps the juxtposition between dark and light shots. Each sequence was cc'd based on the movement and the tone. I tried to shoot in a low kelvin range to maintain a white balance with mercury vapor lamps.
Robert Gonzalez 6 months ago

Great Job! The beauty of our city!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Robert!
Sam Morrill 6 months ago

Those shots behind the Hollywood sign are golden.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Sam. They were a pain in the butt to get but was worth it in the end. The park is closed at night, and every ten minutes a security car passed by and I had to jump over a fence off the main road and hide until they passed by. There are also infrared cameras all over the sign. I was sure I was going to get caught.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Also a two mile hike just to get up there :0
Better Yeti 6 months ago

Oh for sure. I ride up to the helipad on my mountain bike a couple times a week, and I'm always seeing people getting hauled off when they try to hop the cyclone fence and get down to the sign. The cops aren't fooling around. Every now and then they send out the helicopter, and the ominous PA blast: "GET AWAY FROM THE SIGN". Very dystopian/1984-ish.
Zach Eastburg 6 months ago

hahahha yeah when I saw the sign I was yelling "whhhhhaaat commmon.. how did he.. ahh man..."

The juice was worth the squeeze, great job on the video!
Juan Hernandez 6 months ago

Those shots are beautiful..makes for a very different perspective of L.A.
Juan Sebastian Bosnic 6 months ago

Sorry I am not from L.A., not even USA. What time does that sign show up? I have gone thru every frame of this spectacular video with no luck!
Mr Foo 6 months ago

Around 30 seconds in
MILapse 6 months ago

Stunning visions. 100% top shelf work!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you sir! Been a fan of your work and devices for sometime now. I'm a big DIY guy myself.
Hughes Hall 6 months ago

some of the best l.a. night cinematography i've ever seen! thanks for sharing this.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you Hughes. That means a lot to me.
Mario Feil 6 months ago

Amazing work Colin! Love the shot at LAX with the arriving planes and the one with the elevators. Keep up the great work! Just reposted it on Twitter
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Those planes are angelic, swooping, dashes of light. Love your stuff btw and thanks for the post!!!
Mario Feil 6 months ago

Really? I thought of a lot of planes landing. But I guess they would look more like fast streaks...
Colin Rich 6 months ago

The moon shot really shows you the air traffic into LAX. Shot over several hours, you can see the planes streak across the sky like tracer fire from a machine gun.
James Ogle 6 months ago

So. F'ing. Good. Incredible composition in almost every shot. Mind blowing.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks James. Much appreciated! I figure that if your gonna take 600 shots of something, they might as well be good!
Better Yeti 6 months ago

Colin,
Not every day that time-lapse cinematography makes me cry. And I live directly below the Hollywood sign on the ridge between Beachwood and Bronson Cave, so I should have a thicker skin for these scenes. But it made me appreciate my 'hood quite a bit more.

You are my new favorite filmmaker. Thanks for this.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

You're making me blush. I'm glad you enjoyed it. It's been quite a ride and along the way, its taken me places I've never been.
Frederic Vercammen 6 months ago

Magnificent Work
btw great colors !
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Frederic
Sheldon Neill 6 months ago

Wow, this video is simply amazing! Nice job!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Sheldon
Simon Christen 6 months ago

Beautiful work!

I really love the color correction you did. I haven't seen it done this way in other time lapse work before and really like it!

Congrats on your beautiful work!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you Simon!
Jaap van der Kleijn 6 months ago

I love seeing you do something special with the timelapse thing. Very nice work!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Jaap.
Kemalettin Sert 6 months ago

is there any moco shots? did you do these on post.
whats your workflow if you dont mind would you tell me?
i shot all manuel then adobe bridge adjust settings at camera raw on first image then copy paste on others.LRTimelapse for deflicker then After effects and export as a mov.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Yes, I have a couple of devices. A kessler cineslider, a revolution head and a couple of homemade devices I use for zoom control. Shoot raw but effect in camera using Kelvin settings and everything else depends on what I am going for stylistically and what my subject motion/mood is.
Kemalettin Sert 6 months ago

thanks for the answer :) awesome timelapse..
david bramham 6 months ago

stunning work colin, beautiful tribute :)
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks David
All Cut Up Films 6 months ago

Very well done! You really found some fresh locations for LA timelapses. I know how hard it can be...this was my latest timelapse venture in LA.

vimeo.com/22150382
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Beautiful work! How is the milapse head?
Anthony Powell 6 months ago

Great Stuff Colin.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Anthony
Brad Kremer 6 months ago

Good stuff Colin!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

thanks Brad much appreciated
Dan Hashemi 6 months ago

Dude that was so good! I lived in LA for 3 years and it brought back lots of memories and you really captured how LA streets almost become the veins of the world with people and cars rushing through them...well done!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

It's interesting to step back and look at it like that but the city is a living breathing organism (obviously not literally) but the energy is palpable. love this place even if the traffic is awful.
Jarama 6 months ago

I've been looking forward to this ever since you started posting the stills a little while back. And as awesome as they were, this video absolutely blew me away. So many amazing shots that I couldn't begin to pick a favorite. There are lots of time lapses out there, but this is truly a work of art. So inspiring, and such a great tribute...
Colin Rich 6 months ago

It was hard to hold back at times. I would go out and shoot something and be like "I should put this up on fb". I'm glad you enjoyed it. It makes it that much more enjoyable to do when you can share it with other people.
Kang Huang 6 months ago

Just absolutely stunning!
b'z shorts 6 months ago

wow, well done. i've been meaning to do a video of LA and this just inspired me. Your video totally moved me. congrats on a job well done.
Richard Gluck 6 months ago

a good assortment of shots in this one. how did you manage to get on top of the high-rises?

maybe lean back a little on the grading. your images speak volumes without it. really great altogether, i enjoyed watching it. thanks.
Foraggio 6 months ago

Gorgeous ...
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks!
steve nelson 6 months ago

Your hard work paid off that's a fantastic piece of work you've put together.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you Steve. much appreciated!!
Matt Wyatt 6 months ago

Beautiful.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Matt
Marshall Thompson 6 months ago

Great shit, Colin! Seriously! Waiting for Nikon to get their act together on a full-frame DSLR with the same capabilities as a 3 year-old 5D. Still waiting....
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Marshall. This 5d has been a work horse. I have 120,000 exposures on the shutter!
Studio Joyce 6 months ago

I enjoyed watching this and thought the music you picked was really cool, too. I've always been a fan of the LA lights.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you!
Ryan Liotta 6 months ago

this was amazing..
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Ryan
René Morlo 6 months ago

Well done!
Like it.
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you Rene
paul wex 6 months ago

awesome work! first i didn´t like the grading, but then i realizied, that it was the special thing on it...cheers
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks Paul!
JMS TECH 6 months ago

Beautiful work of art!
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thank you!
ohhhhh 6 months ago

DOPE!!!! you should put this song on it tho:
LA NIGHTS -YASUKO AGAWA
youtube.com/watch?v=jNDsDmSis48
Colin Rich 6 months ago

Thanks! Maybe for the next one!
Charles Petit 6 months ago

Magnifique !. In a totally different style :) grab a look here when you have time on this very funny stop frame animation work :
yellowhouse.tv/international/pic_pic_andre/time_travellers.html
Thanks again Colin for this beautiful work
Charles
Colin Rich 6 months ago

haha These are great! I used to make stop motion claymations with my buddy but they did not anything as good as these