Originally Posted By mousermerf New video from the parks blog.. <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2009/12/a-model-day-at-epcot-exclusive-disney-parks-tilt-shift-video/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...t-video/</a>
Originally Posted By leobloom What's the big deal about these videos? MAGICal people are acting like this is the greatest thing ever. I guess what I see in this video is a lot of repetition, reminds me that WDW is just a well-oiled machine.
Originally Posted By dizneed I think it's a different perspective for those who love Disney. Great video, thanks for sharing.
Originally Posted By jkayjs Thanks for the link these videos are fun. I sure hope the day never comes that I become so jaded that I can't enjoy something as delightful as these videos. I love that in this complicated & hectic world there is still something no matter how small that can bring a smile to my face.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I think it's great. Why anyone would find negativity in these, is beyond me. It's the PR and the Marketing they SHOULD be doing.
Originally Posted By leobloom It's great if you're addicted to WDW, I guess. But for most of the world, it's really nothing special.
Originally Posted By danyoung They're not made for most of the world - they're made for us uber-fans who can appreciate the effort that went into them. Although as a video pro I'm still not quite sure what the difference is between tilt-shift and traditional stop motion time lapse photography. Can anyone elaborate?
Originally Posted By jkayjs The humor is delivered by the technology not the subject. The subject makes it fun for those that know the location but this would be fascinating no matter the location for 'most' folks. And as dan said "They're not made for most of the world". They are posted on Disney's website where only someone interested in Disney would venture. These little films are well executed from the video to the audio & I believe most reasonable folks would recognize that & be able to seperate the craft from the subject. As I said before I'm glad that something like this can still make me wonder how they do it & when will they do the next one. I do enjoy WDW & have been many times, do I think it's perfect certainly not but I can look past that & enjoy this for what it is, a little walk down memory lane.
Originally Posted By danyoung >These little films are well executed from the video to the audio....< Well, I have to take exception to the audio on this recent one. The tune was really annoying - they could have done much better with song selection!
Originally Posted By leobloom >>As I said before I'm glad that something like this can still make me wonder how they do it & when will they do the next one.>> It doesn't appear to be anything more than time-lapse photography. How does that inspire "wonder"? And what do you mean by humor--are these supposed to be funny, too?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA This is my understanding... Tilt-Shift is a photography term. Normally used in still photography. I'm not a photographer, so won't attempt to get into technicalities. To me, the use of the 'Tilt-Shift' technique are attempting to do a throw back to old-fashioned, turn-of-the-twentieth century photography -- giving the illusion that we're looking at a miniature. That's the gimmick. Like this photo of a modern football game. <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Oregon_State_Beavers_Tilt-Shift_Miniature_Greg_Keene.jpg" target="_blank">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wi...eene.jpg</a> Which is sort of cool looking. For me, it only works using still pictures. When Disney turns it into video, with everything happening in stop-motion, moving at 25 times faster than normal, it doesn't really work. But look at the Tilt-Shift video of EPCOT again, and pause it on one of the long shots of the park -- the gimmick works.
Originally Posted By jkayjs If I have to explain why this has humor it the point will obviously be lost. Plus you don't have to find it funny I however am free to if I please. And since I'm not a techno geek I find things like this fascinating & yes I wonder/question how they are done as opposed to finding 'wonder' in them. So in the end we will have to agree to disagree or at least I will. BTW dan I kind of liked the pace of the audio & altho it isn't what I normally listen to I found it set the tone. But isn't it nice that we can have differing opinions that's what makes life interesting.
Originally Posted By beamerdog I like it. couple of non-expert comments: My first thought was: are all those people on Segways? The close-up of the people/buildings looked like toys. Some days I just don't want to analyze everything.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I just enjoyed a quick 3 minute tour of EPCOT. Then I made the mistake of reading way too many complaints and criticisms. Why can't some people simply enjoy?
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