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Sean Collins, from LA, created the three-minute footage over eight days.
The 31-year-old intended to capture Paris in a truly unique way.
His film bridges the gap between Paris' natural and urban beauty.
The City of Light is often captured in all its beauty with a series of images that show off its romantic side. But an American filmmaker has created a three-minute video that presents Paris in an entirely unique way. Sean Collins, a 31-year-old from Los Angeles, used special effects to make the French capital's famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tour and Arc de Triomphe, and pedestrians look like miniature toys. The video is the work of photographer Sean Collins, who studied at the American School of Paris. The American video maker captures a shot of the Eiffel Tower in the distance of his unique film. Sean filmed the scenes over the course of eight days while visiting his girlfriend, a Boston University student who is studying in Paris. He said: ‘When I went to visit her we decided to make this video. On her days off she accompanied me to the sites to film. ‘We couldn't film on rainy, cloudy or days with poor air quality and we had to go to each location multiple times.’ Sean, who was educated at The American School of Paris, but later studied at a film school in California, explained that his intention was to present the French capital in a way it has never been seen before. Sean Collins experimented with effects that make Paris famous landmarks look like small toy sets. The people captured underneath the Eiffel Tower in a timelapse shot appear to look like figurines. He said: ‘My goal was to show Paris to the world in a new light for those who have never had the experience or never managed to make it those sites.’ The video opens on a landscape shot of the city, with the Eiffel Tower and Army Museum appearing to be positioned almost too close together. The Champ de Mars is presented in beautiful saturated green colours with people walking around it, appearing to look like figurines. Sean spent two weeks testing different ways to change the texture of the different images. A train is captured in the film and appears to look like a toy being controlled by a child. Shots of boats travelling under bridges tie Paris' natural beauty with its urban iconography. A couple of timelapse shots of the Eiffel Tower continue this theme before a train, which looks like it could be being controlled by a child, travels across a bridge. More landscape shots show a breakdancer looking like a puppet on a string and a group playing football. As darkness descends on the Parisian streets the landscapes become more beautiful, before daylight is reinstated and the traffic begins to swell. Sean recorded the video over eight days with the help of his girlfriend who he was visiting in Paris. The Arc de Triomphe is momentarily captured before more close-ups shots of people looking like toys. A distant shot of the Arc de Triomphe is momentarily captured before more close-ups of people negotiating busy streets. Eventually the video concludes with footage of pigeons, a boat travelling under a bridge – which ties Paris’ beauty as a natural landscape and an urban city together – and a casual shot of the Eiffel Tower. Discussing the difficulties faced while filming, Sean explained that the final result is the product of much experimentation. Sean's goal was to show Paris in a new light for those who have never had the chance to experience it. Sean had to prepare for each shot and was unable to film on rainy or cloudy days or days with poor air quality. ‘It's not as simple as just adding blur to the top and bottom to achieve the effect. I spent two weeks testing different ways to change the "texture" of the image,’ he said. ‘I experimented with some really distorted toy-like effects but eventually settled on this more subtle effect. This was a combination of noise reduction and sharpening.’ Sean’s work is available on his Facebook page and the original video can be viewed here.
Använd följande höjdpunkter för att skriva en artikel: Sean Collins, från LA, skapade treminutersfilmen under åtta dagar. 31-åringen tänkte fånga Paris på ett unikt sätt. Hans film överbryggar klyftan mellan Paris naturliga och urbana skönhet.
Use the following highlights to write an article: Sean Collins, from LA, created the three-minute film over eight days. The 31-year-old thought of capturing Paris in a unique way. His film bridges the gap between the natural and urban beauty of Paris.
Ljusets stad fångas ofta i all sin skönhet med en serie bilder som visar upp sin romantiska sida. Men en amerikansk filmskapare har skapat en tre minuter lång video som presenterar Paris på ett helt unikt sätt. Sean Collins, en 31-åring från Los Angeles, använde specialeffekter för att göra den franska huvudstadens berömda landmärken, bland annat Eiffelturen och Triumfbågen, och fotgängare ser ut som miniatyrleksaker. Videon är ett verk av fotografen Sean Collins, som studerade vid American School of Paris. Den amerikanske videoskaparen fångar en bild av Eiffeltornet i avståndet till sin unika film. Sean filmade scenerna under loppet av åtta dagar medan han besökte sin flickvän, en student vid Boston University som studerar i Paris. Han sade: ”När jag besökte henne bestämde vi oss för att göra den här videon. När hon var ledig följde hon med mig till sajterna för att filma. – Vi kunde inte filma på regniga, molniga eller dagar med dålig luftkvalitet och vi var tvungna att åka till varje plats flera gånger. Sean, som var utbildad vid The American School of Paris, men senare studerade vid en filmskola i Kalifornien, förklarade att hans avsikt var att presentera den franska huvudstaden på ett sätt som man aldrig sett den tidigare. Sean Collins experimenterade med effekter som får Paris berömda landmärken att se ut som små leksaksuppsättningar. De människor som fångas under Eiffeltornet i en tidsfördröjande skott verkar se ut som figurer. Han sade: ”Mitt mål var att visa Paris för världen i ett nytt ljus för dem som aldrig har haft den erfarenheten eller aldrig har lyckats göra den till dessa platser.” Videon öppnas på en landskapsbild av staden, med Eiffeltornet och Armémuseet verkar vara placerade nästan för nära varandra. Champ de Mars presenteras i vackra, mättade gröna färger med människor som går runt den och verkar se ut som figurer. Sean tillbringade två veckor med att testa olika sätt att ändra texturen på de olika bilderna. Ett tåg fångas i filmen och verkar se ut som en leksak som kontrolleras av ett barn. Skott av båtar som färdas under broar binder Paris naturliga skönhet med sin urbana ikonografi. Ett par tidsfördröjande bilder av Eiffeltornet fortsätter detta tema innan ett tåg, som ser ut som om det kan styras av ett barn, färdas över en bro. Fler landskapsbilder visar en breakdancer som ser ut som en docka på ett snöre och en grupp som spelar fotboll. När mörkret sänker sig på Paris gator blir landskapen vackrare, innan dagsljuset återinsätts och trafiken börjar svälla. Sean spelade in videon under åtta dagar med hjälp av sin flickvän som han var på besök i Paris. Triumfbågen fångas tillfälligt innan fler närbilder bilder av människor ser ut som leksaker. En avlägsen bild av Triumfbågen fångas för ett ögonblick innan fler närbilder av människor förhandlar om livliga gator. Så småningom avslutas videon med bilder av duvor, en båt som färdas under en bro – som binder Paris skönhet som ett naturlandskap och en urban stad tillsammans – och en tillfällig bild av Eiffeltornet. Sean resonerade om de svårigheter som man ställs inför när man filmar och förklarade att slutresultatet är resultatet av många experiment. Seans mål var att visa Paris i ett nytt ljus för dem som aldrig haft chansen att uppleva det. Sean var tvungen att förbereda sig för varje skott och kunde inte filma på regniga eller molniga dagar eller dagar med dålig luftkvalitet. – Det är inte så enkelt som att bara lägga till suddigt i toppen och botten för att uppnå effekten. Jag tillbringade två veckor med att testa olika sätt att ändra "textur" av bilden, sade han. – Jag experimenterade med några riktigt förvrängda leksaksliknande effekter men bestämde mig så småningom för denna mer subtila effekt. Detta var en kombination av brusreducering och slipning.’ Seans arbete finns på hans Facebook-sida och den ursprungliga videon kan ses här.
The City of Light is often captured in all its beauty with a series of images showing off its romantic side. But an American filmmaker has created a three-minute video that presents Paris in a unique way. Sean Collins, a 31-year-old from Los Angeles, used special effects to make the French capital's famous landmarks, including the Eiffel Tour and the Arc de Triomphe, and pedestrians look like miniature toys. The video is a work by photographer Sean Collins, who studied at the American School of Paris. The American videomaker captures a picture of the Eiffel Tower in the distance to his unique film. Sean filmed the scenes over the course of eight days while visiting his girlfriend, a student at Boston University studying in Paris. He said: "When I visited her, we decided to make this video. When she was free, she came with me to the sites to film. “We couldn’t film on rainy, cloudy or days of poor air quality and we had to go to every place several times. Sean, who was educated at The American School of Paris, but later studied at a California film school, explained that his intention was to present the French capital in a way that had never been seen before. Sean Collins experimented with effects that make Paris' famous landmarks look like small toy sets. The people caught under the Eiffel Tower in a time-delaying shot seem to look like figures. He said: “My goal was to show Paris to the world in a new light to those who have never had that experience or have never managed to make it these places.” The video opens on a landscape picture of the city, with the Eiffel Tower and the Army Museum seem to be located almost too close to each other. Champ de Mars is presented in beautiful, saturated green colors with people walking around it and seems to look like figures. Sean spent two weeks testing different ways to change the texture of the different images. A train is caught in the film and appears to look like a toy controlled by a child. Shots of boats travelling under bridges bind Paris' natural beauty with its urban iconography. A couple of time-delaying images of the Eiffel Tower continue this theme before a train, which looks like it can be controlled by a child, travels over a bridge. More landscape images show a breakdancer that looks like a doll on a string and a group playing football. As darkness descends on the streets of Paris, the landscapes become more beautiful, before daylight is restored and traffic begins to swell. Sean recorded the video for eight days using his girlfriend as he was visiting Paris. The Arc de Triomphe is caught temporarily before more close-up photos of people look like toys. A distant image of the Arc de Triomphe is captured for a moment before more close-ups of people negotiate lively streets. Eventually, the video ends with images of pigeons, a boat traveling under a bridge—which binds the beauty of Paris as a natural landscape and an urban city together—and a temporary picture of the Eiffel Tower. Sean discussed the difficulties faced in filming and explained that the end result is the result of many experiments. Sean's goal was to show Paris in a new light to those who had never had the chance to experience it. Sean had to prepare for each shot and could not film on rainy or cloudy days or days with poor air quality. “It’s not as simple as just adding blurry to the top and bottom to achieve the effect. I spent two weeks testing different ways to change the "texture" of the image, he said. “I experimented with some really distorted toy-like effects but eventually decided on this more subtle effect. This was a combination of noise reduction and grinding.’ Sean’s work is on his Facebook page and the original video can be seen here.