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5. Toronto Tempo
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11 months ago
2. Movement Test
1 year ago
1. Day to Night
1 year ago
If you like my work please visit yourfriendryan.com

I love this city. As tribute, I’ve pieced together thousands of photos that I think capture Toronto’s beautiful skyline, and the essence of the lively downtown core. All but one of the scenes in this time-lapse were shot between September and October of this year.

In some ways, my presentation of Toronto is a follow up to a recent summer fling in Ottawa, where I produced Capital Cruising; thanks to CTV Ottawa’s interest in using the video as an introduction to their 6 o’clock news, I was able to devote myself to the creation of what I hope is a piece that everyone in the city can enjoy.

Thank you to CTV Ottawa for utilizing my last video Capital Cruising (vimeo.com/26830842) for their 6 o’clock news segment, which indirectly funded this project.

Thank you, Matt Black, of One King West hotels. You gave me the opportunity to behold some of the best views of the city. You should make this hotel a priority if you are visiting! onekingwest.com/

Thank you, blursurfer. You showed me some crazy vantage points. Please check out his impressive work here: blursurfing.com/

Thank you 1loveto for keeping in touch these past couple months and launching the video. Check them out at: 1loveto.com/

Thank you to my family, Jon B, Layla T, and Martin L.

In the future, I’d like to set my sights on Vancouver, and my camera on the province’s sprawling landscape. Or a longer, properly funded Toronto film. If you have any interest in helping me accomplish this goal, e-mail me at: ryanemond747@gmail.com.

I'm shooting with:
Nikon D700 with various lenses rented from Vistek.
Motion with the stage zero dolly from dynamicperception.com/ (Great product, and the best customer service I have ever experienced.)
I also use a set of Lee filters and an Orion telescope head for some of the pans.

If you are interested in licensing any of this footage please email me: ryanemond747@gmail.com

My facebook page is:

facebook.com/yourfriendryan

MUSIC BY CLAMS CASINO:
facebook.com/clammyclams

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  • Ben Lean plus 4 months ago
    Fantastic work Ryan! Loved the subway intro and the dome closing was sick!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Ben, was definitely a great feeling capturing that massive dome closing. My favorite sequence I have ever taken I think.
  • The Aggregate 4 months ago
    Fantastic Ryan! You've truly captured this city perfectly ;) We've got it live on our channel and site!

    Channel:
    vimeo.com/channels/theaggregate

    Site:
    theaggregate.net
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks!
  • Juan Gonzalez 4 months ago
    I've been curating timelapse/tilt-shifts for over a year now and this rendition of T.O. is up there with the works of Mindrelic himself. I realize that doing a great timelapse is as much technique as it is being a great producer that can secure the best possible location for each shot. You're obviously great at both.

    In a city which skyline is growing all the time the opportunities for great locations just keep coming.

    This afternoon I'm featuring Toronto Tempo in TinyWrld.com
  • Ryan Emond plus 3 months ago
    Thank you Juan, your comment is much appreciated and your website is great!
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  • Lawrence Hwang 4 months ago
    What did you use to shoot this?
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  • David Doel 4 months ago
    Incredible.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    thanks!
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  • Angie Torres plus 4 months ago
    Crazy good work, Ryan!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Angie
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  • Carroll 4 months ago
    Absolutely stunning... Dome was fantastic.... Each shot has its own charm..
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Carroll, dome was definitely my favorite :D
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  • Ferdinand Meurer 4 months ago
    Super! The subway shot is my favorite.

    Music is cool too!
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  • Matt Patton 4 months ago
    Fantastic work my friend! Keep it up. I loved the intro and skydome. If you don't mind me asking; what type of equipment were you using to achieve these shots?
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Matt! I updated the description to include all of my equipment.
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  • Maarten Heilbron 4 months ago
    Stunningly beautiful. You have an eye for the beauty that's hidden in time. Thank you so very much for this.
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  • Dave Ghent plus 4 months ago
    Really great shots, loved it.
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  • Dan Hashemi 4 months ago
    fantastic work Ryan! if i come across any way to help you for vancouver, ill definitely let you know :)
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  • Maya Woloszyn 4 months ago
    Living downtown, sometimes I hate this city. But it's moments like watching your incredible film that make me remember what I love about Toronto and the excellent art it is capable of producing. I work, live and walk through all the places you've captured. Up close, the city is grimy and loud; you've stepped back and made it into something beautiful. Thanks, Ryan.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    My third year living right downtown, and still love the feeling. I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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  • WEBISODE STUDIO plus 4 months ago
    I'm from Toronto and have been living in LA for the past five years. This video makes me miss Toronto and equally, I'm in awe of the amazing footage you were able to capture. Absolutely incredible!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you! Come back, Toronto misses you as well ha!
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  • amjad el-geoushi 4 months ago
    hi
    nice stuff
    just a quick question on the night timelapse, in general do you set you aperture to it's smallest a 22 or 16, to avoid flare or over exposures? i'm assuming it's very long exposures at 22 or thereabout
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks. Sent you a detailed message to your inbox!
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  • Jamie Moore plus 4 months ago
    You just proved why I love that city even more. Amazingly shot!
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  • ClearLight Films 4 months ago
    Hey great stuff. Do you have any details on what you shot with and lenses? How did you convince the TTC to let you mount a camera to the front of the subway as well?! lol.

    What manufacturer did you use for your motion control rig?

    Love it like I love Toronto myself!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Hey thanks! I shoot with a Nikon D700 and I rent an assortment of lenses from vistek. For motion I use the stage zero dolly from dynamic perception. Awesome product, amazing customer service! dynamicperception.com/
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  • Fabian Reichert 4 months ago
    Great Work! I Love Toronto! :)
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  • Richard Rotter 4 months ago
    Fantastic shots man. Really inspiring work! Didn't see it in the postings. What camera did you use?
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Hey thank you! I shoot with a Nikon D700, rented various lenses from vistek. For motion I use the stage zero dolly from dynamic perception. Awesome product, amazing customer service!
  • ClearLight Films 4 months ago
    Excellent! I was looking at the DP rig! There was some really nice motions you managed to get (the tilted frame and rotation one particularly was excellent!). Thanks for the quick response my man, and ,again, great work! Real inspiration.

    ...although you never did say how you got on the front of the subway. lol
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  • d b 4 months ago
    Reminded me what I love about this city!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Mission accomplished!
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  • Jonah Bettio 4 months ago
    Excellent job. Impressive that a dolly under 1K can be that buttery smooth. Did you use a tilt-shift lens or was that added in post?
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Jonah, Rented out a PC-E NIKKOR
    24mm f/3.5D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR
    45mm f/2.8D ED. For the tilt shift.
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  • Ardean Peters 4 months ago
    Wow! Amazing work Ryan. You've presented the city in a way none have seen before, displaying all the majesty and wonderment of what a city IS! {1:20 awesome!!}
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  • RAPID BLUE 4 months ago
    Great shots guys !LOVING THE TRACK !!
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  • Edward Pond 4 months ago
    I heard you on Metro Morning today. Great video. I got chills watching it. So good to see the city celebrated this way. You must have spent so much time on it. Way to go.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Yes many many hours, but I'm still learning and have a ways to go! So glad to hear you enjoyed it.
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  • Shane Ho Photography 4 months ago
    Superb work here. Love the video, love the city.
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  • EvanMcC 4 months ago
    Really, really awesome work! I'm from Ottawa - if you're ever in town to do an Ottawa sequel - let me know I'll help you in any way I can!
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  • The Complete 4 months ago
    Amazing! My favourite shot was the sun setting behind the CN Tower.
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  • videodog 4 months ago
    Heard you on MM. Thanks to Matt Galloway for introducing this to many people. I was born here and Love this city too.
    Fantastic.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Matt Galloway is awesome. I'm glad you enjoyed it video dog!
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  • jeracravo 4 months ago
    One of the BEST timelapses done in a city... congrats!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Jeracravo!!
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  • Andrew Wright 4 months ago
    Incredible. I've never seen anything quite like this! Gotta love this city.
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  • susan 4 months ago
    I love Toronto too. Thanks for that. It was beautiful.
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  • leweaver 4 months ago
    i hope you are basking in your own glory at this very moment, because this is truly a remarkable undertaking. don't let any bastards bring you down. they just want a piece of the pie. but too bad, it's all yours. eat up! take care, friend.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Leweaver, I really appreciate that.. Sheesh those cbc commenters are harsh!
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  • Ata Ozkaplan 4 months ago
    I'm from Toronto and this just gave me goosebumps. Absolutely stunning work.
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  • Josh McConnell 4 months ago
    Great video, Ryan! Truly appreciate the painstaking work you put into it. Really captures downtown Toronto. Though I've lived in the GTA my whole life, I'm in my second year of actually living downtown. Makes this video that much better. Cheers!
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  • Joel Wolter 4 months ago
    This is inspiring, beautiful, gave me new hope in trying time-lapse again. I sent you an email, would love to help out if you need it in Vancouver.
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  • Jon Haskins 4 months ago
    What an accomplishment - this couldn't have been released at a better time! There's been so much anti-TO stories in the press as of late - thank you for showing the city how I see it - a diverse, beautiful place full of life and possibilities.

    Well done!
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  • Robert Burke 4 months ago
    Exquisite.
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  • This is great! Get them to play it at the Jays home opener!!
  • That is an unbelievably excellent suggestion!
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  • Ron Lambert 4 months ago
    Ryan -
    I felt like I am on my next visit to TO.
    But, the next real one will be only a part of what you give in each tenth of a second.
    Cummulative visual impact and book-end subway shots take me into and out of the journey that is more than a 'ride on the rocket'.
    And, fyi, Canada Line in Van and the Sky Train give you a great intro to Van plus the ride to Grouse up and down and over the Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park sea wall ride and Davie and Robson day and night. but you know this.
    Love TO and Van.
    Love your presentation here.
    THX Ryan
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Ron! Great Van advice as well, I appreciate it.
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  • Henry Chan 4 months ago
    I love your video! i
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  • Time Lapse Italia 4 months ago
    This video is outstanding!
    Love the Rogers Stadium dome moving and covering the whole stadium: WOW!

    Bravo!

    TLI
    timelapseitalia.com
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  • Niklas Großmann 4 months ago
    Wow. Stunning! Up on actuallygee.blogspot.com/
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  • Brad Kremer plus 4 months ago
    Very nice Ryan! I was in Toronto this year for TIFF. My first time in 15 years. Great city, great video. Keep up the great work!
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    You are an inspiration Brad, thank you.
  • Brad, what did you like the most about the vibe of the city and can you compare it to any other places you've been to for festivals and how do we compare?
  • Brad Kremer plus 4 months ago
    Hello Adam, Toronto has definitely grown in the past 15 years. It really is a beautiful city and the people seem to be genuinely nice and polite. TIFF was a great festival too. A wonderful diversity of films, easy access, good theaters and and great food. Good food is a must at a festival;) Keep up the great work. I look forward to coming back next year!
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  • Hughes Hall plus 4 months ago
    This made me think about cities differently.
  • How so? How they're laid out? How they're organized? Or the things to found in them?
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  • Jason Karman plus 4 months ago
    Fantastic video! I can't wait to be in Toronto next month. I'm a media artist in Vancouver and one of my colleagues, Yun Lam Li, has made some time lapse videos of Vancouver. If you'd like to check them out, here is his website: lambmedia.com/
  • Which is the best one? Shoot the link here so the rest of us can enjoy?
  • Jason Karman plus 4 months ago
    Not interested in time lapse. I was congratulating Ryan and suggesting another artist if he wants to shoot in Vancouver next. It is an incredible video and I appreciate the amount of hard work involved.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Jason, make sure to check out blogto.com for all of the wonderful restaurant reviews!
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  • The Dream Dealer 4 months ago
    the dome shot was killer! Awesome
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  • turnerflowfilms.com plus 4 months ago
    excellent video, really well done. congrats
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  • John Britton 4 months ago
    I've been teaching English in Asia for 18 months now, and watching your video makes me want to be there so much it hurts. Jerk.

    Great job man.
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Haha thank you John! I'm sorry I made you homesick :S
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  • Time Lapse Italia 4 months ago
    Congrats!
    Featured video of the day on Time Lapse Italia:

    timelapseitalia.com/tl-giro-la-citt-di-toronto-timelapse

    TLI
    timelapseitalia.com
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks!
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  • david j. cain pro 4 months ago
    Beautifully done, Ryan. If I didn't already live here, I'd want to go.

    (Incidentally I recently ordered the Dynamic zero dolly and the Little Bramper. Both ought to arrive this week.)
  • Ryan Emond plus 4 months ago
    Thanks David! I can't comment on the little bramper because I have never given it a try, but you definitely wont be disappointed with the dolly!
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  • René Morlo 4 months ago
    Amazing stuff!
    The footage from the train, did you shot that with the timelapse mode or video recording?
  • Ryan Emond plus 3 months ago
    Thanks man! The train shot was done with photos as well… More of a stop motion, one shot every 2 seconds or so.
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  • A Gazaneo 4 months ago
    Beautiful!
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  • Christer Harris plus 3 months ago
    Awesome job! I love that opening shot of the skyline.
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  • Benjamin F. Singer 3 months ago
    Very nicely done! Curious about the dome shots: There is some motion at the bottom of the frame, but only there. What was that?
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  • Jesse Merrell plus 3 months ago
    can you tell me what the title of the song is? shazam isnt being too helpful. thanks.
  • Ryan Emond plus 3 months ago
    I'm God by Clams Casino
  • Jesse Merrell plus 3 months ago
    cheers! i knew i had heard it before. thanks!

    great video by the way.
  • JackCY 1 day ago
    Remix of Imogen Heap - Just for now, very similar to Imogen Heap - Just for Now (Gosteffects & Rule of Eight "I'm God" Remix)

    It's indeed I'm God by Clams Casino, I was surprised to hear it now and could not find this remix as it's a different name :D
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  • Glenn Afalla 3 months ago
    Absolutely fantastic work!
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  • Edward Row 3 months ago
    wonderfullll
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  • Alexey Strokach 3 months ago
    Amazing job man!
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  • Gautam Narang plus 3 months ago
    I love this video. What a great eye you have
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  • Parvez MJ 3 months ago
    WOW this is spectacular. Good job man
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  • Reminiscent Films 3 months ago
    just makes me love toronto more! Thanks ryan for making this beautiful video!
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  • Phil Schmidt 3 months ago
    stumbled upon your site months ago. but realized the vids just now. really nice, bro!

    added to vimeo.com/channels/ilovestopmotion
  • Ryan Emond plus 2 months ago
    Thank you Phil
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  • Dewitte Cécile 2 months ago
    Just Amazing .. !
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  • Timo Hillebrand 2 months ago
    Great one! Really enjoyed to watch it :)
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