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A few weeks ago, in one of the ephemera roundups, I posted a link to some tilt-shift photography. The technique is a kind of reverse Supermarionation, whereby life-size objects are made to look like scale model miniatures. Keith Loutit combines tilt-shift photography with stop-motion filming. The results are quite striking. Watch those teeny tiny people move.
Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo
Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo
More tilt-shift imagery links.
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Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo. Okay, so it's not that cool. Just looks like a model boat. The trick is it's not a model boat. It's a real full-sized boat. "Tilt-shift" photography and stop motion tricks have... [Read More]
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Brilliant. The Guild of Evil's shrinking ray works then?
Posted by: Anna | October 08, 2008 at 08:59
We’re close to perfecting the technology. Soon all of our enemies will be stored in a shoebox.
Posted by: David | October 08, 2008 at 09:03
That's a really clever effect. They'd make great pets too, like Sea Monkeys.
Posted by: carbon based lifeform | October 08, 2008 at 10:00
Yes, but what does it do to their egos?
Posted by: Steve | October 08, 2008 at 13:30
Being reduced to the size of sweet corn is a wonderful lesson in humility.
Posted by: David | October 08, 2008 at 13:33
Impressive.
Posted by: Brian H | October 08, 2008 at 17:12