Time After Time

When I was a starving student at UH and spent my weekends borrowing free movies on VHS from Sinclair Library, I stumbled upon an art film called “Koyaanisqatsi” (1983 dir. Godfrey Reggio). The film is an examination of nature vs human nature and is comprised of hundreds upon hundreds of hours worth of the most amazing timelapse footage I’ve ever seen. I instantly became interested in the timelapse camera.

Throughout the years as I made spots and other projects, I’ve incorporated timelapse shots into the mix. When digital SLR cameras came about , I got back into experimenting with this technique. More recently I’ve used it in commercials like Aloha Airlines and a series of mini-documentaries for the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. I just completed a new DVD project for Hawaii comedian Augie T. and used some timelapse footage of the Blaisdell Arena filling up with 7,500 people.

Here is a timelapse clip from my Augie T. project, shot at an interval of 1 frame every 30 seconds over a 90 minute period. I used my Canon digital XTi SLR with a 10mm lens.



This is a remixed version of “Koyaanisqatsi.” Sorry.... but I’m not into the musical stylings of Philip Glass, so I found a YouTube version with music from the Strokes instead (also a great track on RockBand). You can see the cool timelapse shots that left a big impression on me.