09.09
I truly can’t think of anyone who hasn’t seen this timelapse by now, and if you haven’t, you better axk somebody.
It’s crazy to think that this video was made pretty much on a whim and has turned out to be the *second* most liked video in Vimeo’s history!
I love how evoking and well composed ever scene is. I think the added the element of the motorized track slider is what really draws people to like this piece (well that and the insane HDR color-grading). There are plenty of timelapses where people pan across (or zoom into) an image, but you don’t get the prospective change like you do when the camera is actually tracking.
It’s crazy to think about what the internet has done for so many careers… I’ve known for a long time that Sean was on the path to having a great career in film/photo, but before this volcano video came out he was just another DP in L.A. with a great reel without the clients. He deserves all the credit he gets because this guy can flat out shoot!
I’m still waiting for my break-out internet fame… I don’t think “Ping Pong Zombie Nation” has the legs to get me there either…
Here is an interview Sean did with CNN.
P.S. I was watching Pawn Stars (per usual) on the History Channel the other day when an add for the documentary “Gates of Hell” came on. And wouldn’t you know it they used one of the shots from this video. I called Sean up and he laughed because apparently History had JUST licensed some shots from him. I must say that’s pretty rad.
Shopped. I can tell by the pixels and from having seen a lot of shops in my time.
No doubt it’s shopped, but that’s the whole point. It’s a timelapse of color corrected photos…
second most liked
^Noted.