elspethjane:

Lovely, lovely…

The Sandpit from Sam O’Hare on Vimeo.

Sam O’Hare’s film The Sandpit is just so delightful I couldn’t not link to it, even though strictly speaking it isn’t the story of one person, but rather of eight million people and one fantastic city.

Apparently it’s made up of 35,000 photographs using time-lapse and tilt-shift but however he’s done it, he’s managed to turn New York City into a magical miniature playground. Snowed in and getting cabin fever, watching it made me want to rush back out again and conquer this city.

Watch it in full screen and keep an eye out for some special details like the couple practicing tai chi under the expressway and the man having a sneaky smoke out on the balcony.

(via Life Stories Blog)