UNIQLO Tilt-Shift
More cool promotion material from the apparel maker Uniqlo - this time round its timelapse tilt-shift which you can see here.
Original text from SlickDog below.
A friend of mine sent me this link yesterday:
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Tilt-shift of various locations in Japan for UNIQLO. Very hypnotic… the music is by Fantastic Plastic Machine, featuring Yasuaki Shimizu.
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Otaku
Is this a diorama of a city. Looks like it.
Otaku
Like in a Godzilla or Super Senttai video.
I believe they get that "toy" look by applying a slight blur effect to whatever isn't the focus. Not sure why it works...
http://super-ultra.com
I think it works because you usually see that depth of field blur effect with macro shots that are focused on something really close to the camera. I guess in this case it looks like a close up of a model city. With tilt-shift you get that blur effect even when the camera is super far away, so the large city ends up looking like a tiny model with little people walking around.
IT Business Analyst + Test Analyst + Undergrad Uni Student
http://www.crepuscular.asia
it's just how our eyes work, but there are two ways of getting tileshift effect, you can use a tileshift lense, which is EXTREMELY expensive... or you can just just use image editing program...
this video of Sydney was shot with a tileshift lense ;)
http://player.video.news.com.au/news/#1152483870
Student, Freelance Artist
http://rhythmemotion.net
Sweet, thanks for sharing! I love tilt shift photography :)
Web Developer, Designer, ALT
http://8bitplus.blogspot.com/
That site is awesome. Great use of Flash.
Mad scientist
http://yazor-san.daportfolio.com/
Second that. ^^;
三年せいとオタク
Thanks for the pictures ^o^ Have always found this type of photography memorizing.
thousand master II, Internet Learner, Auto didacta
http://pipopaz.wordpress.com/
it looks like it was a big city toy ^^
Time Traveller/High School Student
http://thetsundere.wordpress.com/
Yeah I agree - it looks just like a scene out of an 'I SPY' book!
Schoolkid
http://did-someone-say-anime.blogspot.com
Nice. Uniqlo is win.
Otari Vader, Sith Lord for Hire, will fillet Makoto Itou for free
http://coffeebugg.blogspot.com/
ooooh... tilt shift looks fun.. if only the lens was cheaper.
One man company, visual UI / icon designer.
http://blog.cocoia.com
Saw this being linked to on BoingBoing (I think?) - very awesome. Server's quite hammered at the moment, though!
Alchemist in training
It looks Pweety O_O
hey! there's kobe's harborfront. a massive uniqlo is there. has all their lines; clothing, shoes and housewares.
Otaku Programmer/Gamer/Artist/Photographer
http://argylebolivar.wordpress.com
Coool =3
Computer science student
Stop motion-ish!!
Ambassador
http://througheyesfromafar.blogspot.com/
The colour filter that they use make the city seem unreal - like a model.
Student
http://lordofgundams.blogspot.com/
Tilt-Shift photography is quite interesting.
studying comp studies, planning to look for part time job
http://bruneian-otaku.blogspot.com
its nice indeed
Chinese/Viet restaurant waiter, no post secondary
A friend sent me this on Facebook yesterday. Its really cool and I left it up on my computer while I went off to do other stuff...the music started getting to me after a bit though
Draftsman Graduated, Environment & Interior Design Student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelriosg/
Great, i love publicity campaigns of UNIQLO, i have the screen saver UNIQLOCK Dancers in my PC and facebook application.
College Student, Computer Science Major
http://www.projectsaber.com
Timelapse tilt-shift photography always amazes me.
Student
Oh, this thing again. The clothes one was rather interesting.
Graphic & Interactive Designer
http://www.wesmanley.com
Oooo, I found a version of their site off of netdiver.net yesterday. I watched it for a long time. Awesome tilt shift!
Software Engineer
http://blog.wolverinex.de/
tilt-shift is amazing
Oppai disciple
http://terateratera.blogspot.com
I want this as a screensaver for Mac...
Hope they're going to make it soon.
Graphic designer
Uniqlo always has these awesome things, love em.
general contractor- remodeling
http://www.curiousjapan.blogspot.com
This is fascinating to watch. It must have been a fun project for those who put it together; plus they go paid to do it! I wonder how Uniqlo figures this will sell more clothes? Hmmm...
Examinee
coolz...
Hope their screensaver will be as cool.
Dirty Gentleman
http://cantstanzya.wordpress.com/
Godzilla's perspective.
A Curiosity
I saw this last week, it was pretty cool. I love the music too.
Student/Geeksquad Agent
http://wifininja.wordpress.com
I like how all their promotion material on their site looks for the lack of a better term its stylish =D
Crafter
http://t0fugurl.etsy.com
Yea saw this a while ago. Tilt shifting is cool. :)
Student
http://anime.aeon.net.nz
I just watched that for like half an hour !^_^
Crafter
http://t0fugurl.etsy.com
Btw you can tilt-shift photos without a special lens too, thanks to Photoshop post-processing. I've learned from this tutorial here: http://www.tiltshiftphotography.net/photoshop-tutorial.php
And here are a few that I've tried: http://www.flickr.com/photos/t0fugurl/sets/72157601748154492/
Pharmacist, Accountant to be!
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Very very impressive. Do you think they record video for this or is it lots of still pictures?
Student, Otaku, She-Geek(Sheek lol)
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It does look very model-like in places. So pretty though. Watched till I saw most of the clips I think...
College Freshmen
Meh. Time lapse photos aren't that interesting. The calendar thing was cool though. Still, I'm not sure how easy it is to sell clothes from randomly clicking on things.
Just a Passing-Through Otaku, Remember That
http://hobbychaos.blogspot.com
looks like a diorama...awesome! :P
still working with my unfinished blog
http://moemoekyun.wordpress.com/
will ultraman appears there ??
Robotic/Mechanical Engineering Student
cool camera effect, it looks so weird.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
This store has a great ad agency. Really neat, and I just so happen to be a fan of Fantastic plastic machine!
Love the video of the bay bridge as well.
Overman
http://myplasticmoustache.blogspot.com/
Hmm, can a regular camera be made to produce such photos, or do you need a "professonal" one.
anime/cosplay events organizer
http://www.cosplay.ph
awesome promotional ad <3 <3 <3
Where are they taking some of these videos from? These time lapse videos always seem to be taken from extremely high locations. I feels like they are hanging a camera from outside of a helicopter.
Student
The top left and right photos are the best btw
Student, PoomDomain Director
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Wait, did they use a tiltshift lens or a tiltshift program to do this?
anime + games collector
it looks like a diorama to me.
Drug testing
Ain't a diorama. This is cool stuff. If they were able to do this for a lot of cities it'd be even more interesting.
drafting designer,video game tester
looks like a model of a city!