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Tiltshift socal6/10/2023 ![]() 'In the film 'The Lion City', the techniques were advanced further using digital processes that create artificial focal planes based on the geometry of the entire scene. By moving the front lens element further and closer to the sensor plane while in tilted position, the tilt-shift focus can be animated. In other cases the focus of large-format bellows were 'cranked' using a car tyre wrench that created a gear system that allowed for very slight focal adjustments. 'For focal shifts using tilted lenses such as in 'The City of Samba', focal shifts were performed step by step during the time-lapse shooting. In the case of the large-format bellows there was no modification required, but the enlarger lenses required some custom mounts that allowed for a full range of tilt in any direction away from the sensor plane. In both cases the principle is the same: using a lens that projects an image circle much larger than the 35mm sensor allows for a degree of tilt above and beyond ordinary manufacturer tilt-shift lenses. 'Most of my earlier work with tilt-shift required large-format bellows or repurposed enlarger lenses. ![]() The explanation of his process is almost as interesting as the video results. His site says he uses a combination of 35mm DSLRs and lenses he's adapted from large-format work but we wanted to find out more, so we spoke to him via email. Captured from a vantage point above the fray, the video shows the hectic celebration as a crazy animated dance.Ī second video, ' The Lion City' (see below) featuring Singapore was released last year and while it hasn’t made the same impression on social media, it’s even more brilliant and uses advancements of the techniques Loutit pioneered for 'City of Samba' (Frankly we’re surprised he hasn’t been hired to make opening credits for an HBO series or for a Christopher Nolan movie). A helicopter performs a rescue at sea, and then Carnival unfolds. Ships crest waves and then fall out of focus. Seemingly tiny gondolas summit a mountain with the jerky hesitation of a Tim Burton animation. The video opens with a glorious 'miniature' panorama of the city. The video is shot with a combination of stop motion and tilt-shift photography, and the must-see work has been making the rounds on social media recently even though it has been on Vimeo since 2012, when it won Vimeo’s Top 12 of 2012 award. Photographer Keith Loutit’s ' The City of Samba' video (see above) is an incredible look at Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.
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