Standing on the shores of the unreal

Sam O’Hare made his short film The Sandpit using time-lapse tilt-shift photography to give the illusion that New York City and Brooklyn are very tiny living toys. He shot over 35,000 still photos and added the tilt-shift effects (where some parts of the image are out of focus) in post-production.

If you go to the fullscreen version, it looks even more amazing.

The Sandpit by Sam O’Hare

The Sandpit from Sam O’Hare on Vimeo.

– More on the technical aspects: "The Sandpit" – A short film by Aero Director, Sam O’Hare! 
– Here’s another of his films, shot at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2010>>