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©2009 COPYRIGHT - All Rights reserved
Project info @ vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney

Over 300,000 people lined the route of this years Mardi Gras parade, which marched up Oxford and Flinders streets in Sydney's inner-city Darlinghurst this Saturday.

If you were there on the night: I tried to capture as much as the event as possible. High quality digital still images are available from every frame of every movie - Please contact me via this form keithloutit.com/contact-keith/ if this is of interest, or if you have any questions about the film. Happy Mardi Gras!

Project info @ vimeo.com/channels/keithloutitssydney
Artist info @ keithloutit.com
Event info @ mardigras.org.au/internal.cfm?sub=Parade&nav=Mardi%20Gras%202009

©2009 COPYRIGHT - All Rights reserved

Music: "Throwing Shadows At The Wall" (SOUL VISA)
by Shawn Lee: myspace.com/shawnleemusic
Thanks Shawn & to Eddie Bezalel for the introduction.

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3to1 Studios 8 months ago

This looks great! About how high up were you? What camera/lens did you shoot with?
Marley 8 months ago

Once again Keith fantastic work, I might have to check it out one day live.

That spot you had looked like a nice place to watch from....
Erik West 8 months ago

Nice Keith,
So were you shooting this with 2 cameras? One locked down on the intersection and one with a longer lens shooting tighter shots?
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hey Erik - I shoot a multi-camera setup for any live events as there's a lot going on, and time lapse restricts movements. This was all shot from on top of the Courthouse hotel - shared with a local news crew.
Last Wolf 8 months ago

Hi Keith,

I'm really in awe at what you do. Trying to imagine the amount of time that goes into the shooting and editing... really fantastic. Keep up the good work!

-Mike
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hey Mike - Thanks that's great to hear.
Jordan Megahy 8 months ago

You got all the cars looking like Toys!!
Awesome video!
Brett Ellis 8 months ago

Throughout this vid I was wondering if it was actual footage or animation with plastic toys, very cool effect with the time elapse, excellent work in general.
Gigawatt 8 months ago

LOVE IT!!!
You did it again!! Great!
Tim Bennett 8 months ago

Dugg! digg.com/arts_culture/Awesome_tilt_shift_video_of_Sydney_Mardi_Gras
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Awesome - Thanks Tim.
Piers Beagley 8 months ago

SENSATIONAL.
One of the best videos I have seen.
Have sent it to all my Mardi Gras buddies,
Peter Edmonds 8 months ago

Keith sensational work. I was at the parade and this captures the event beautifully. I've shared it with friende overseas and know they will appreciate the work you put in. Cheers Peter
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Thanks Peter!
Zekko 8 months ago

fantastico!!
Ignite Web 8 months ago

Wow - that's absolutely fantastic
Christian Anderson 8 months ago

We really are quite small! Thanks for the perspective =)
Paul Duck 8 months ago

this is amazing!
Phil Nelson 8 months ago

Beautiful stuff.
ruben david 8 months ago

I am astounded by this. One of the best "visual" things I've seen in months. The music. The timing. The imagery. Just fantastic.
lil 8 months ago

Fantastically artful and highly original. Best presentation of the Mardi Gras Parade I have seen to date (I've photographed it with a media pass over the past 4 years, not including this one, so I've seen A LOT of images and footage come out on MG from the media pack) - well done!
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hi Lil - Great to get your comment & thank you! Were you there this year? Keith.
lil 8 months ago

No, not this year, I'm afraid. Looks like it was another fantastic parade though....and no doubt a lot of fun to shoot! I can't quite imagine the amount of effort to edit that many images in such a short period of time. It was hard enough to work through 1,500 or so shots and hand them over to a producer! ;)
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Sorry Lil - I misread your message the first time! The event was an incredible subject, but I didn't really take stock of the detail until I got back to the footage. I have a fairly automated workflow to process the stills, but the difficult part is finding key stills for prints out of the thousands of frames.
Davide Zerilli 8 months ago

I'm inspired from your works! Really fantastics! I love photography and this is a way to add more and more artistic drama and weight to pictures! music is a thing that everyone should add to a photo! thanks to share with us your amazing work!
Danny Miller 8 months ago

this is amazing stuff...
ever considered working your tilt shift mastery into a narrative film?
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hey Danny. Thanks. the closest so far is bathtub iv but I have something in the works now along those lines. Cheers.
Gregg Glaviano 8 months ago

The color is amazing and the people look like claymation. Very cool.
Jared Foster 8 months ago

Keith - as always this is very impressive work. I always like that you find unknown music and get permission to highlight these musician. This is very respected and I wonder if you have ever heard good feedback from any of these musician as you videos get 100,000 of views and these musician get exposure?
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hi Jared,
Thanks again. The music selection is really important and I have a few key contacts such as Eddie who have the musical knowledge & connections to help me find the right track. It's work worth doing as plenty of publishers won't play the film the music is used without permission. I hope the musicians get as much out if this arrangement as I do! Keith.
Jens Hoffmann 8 months ago

GREAT! Made my day :) THX!
Jon Rawlinson 8 months ago

Best tilt-shift I've ever seen!

Awesome!

Blogd it. Hope thats cool
jonrawlinson.com/2009/03/mardi-gras-tilt-shift/
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Jon - Thanks for the add!
Dominic DeSantis 8 months ago

Keith, this is really outstanding work. Bravo.
James M. 8 months ago

Amazing as usual. You do a great job of keeping the shots interesting, and in a tasteful manner. The wide range of music selections you add to the videos are refreshing.

Great work, don't ever stop making these :]
lvvvop 8 months ago

I sure am a sucker for a good tilt-shift video. I can't say I've seen any better than those on your site. Such a simple idea but powerfully realised. Thanks.
Tim Reynolds 8 months ago

Yet again well done. I love that toy town look you get.
Robert Carrier 8 months ago

Keith, I love your work. Truly inspiring films. How often do you activate the shutter when you're filming something like this? And at what rate do you play the frames back to speed it up? If this is proprietary, feel free to ignore the questions.

Keep up the good work!
guy barstow 8 months ago

Quite mesmerising. My Friday morning will now have to be recorded as "admin" again!! Sigh.
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

LOL - love billing by the hour!
Falconhawkman 8 months ago

Masterful achievement.
wegenast 8 months ago

Wow, this totally looks like "Robot Chicken". I love this video. Brilliant!!!
Guidetogay 8 months ago

absolutely stunning! brilliant work :)
ouya alexandre 8 months ago

Hi Keith !
You are my time laps master !!! definitely !
congratulations !

G-day mate ;o)
impatient to see another one
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hey Ouya - Thanks - There a a few in the works & I'm hoping to get one out soon too!
trunk animation 8 months ago

wonderful
Richard Huntington 8 months ago

Awesome as usual! Thanks for posting this!
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hey Richard - Thanks again.
Adam Dullage 8 months ago

Fantastic Stuff Keith! Great effect and great choice of soundtrack. Can I ask what frame rate you use for this effect?
BYUNGCHAN LEE 8 months ago

cool!!
David Stolarsky 8 months ago

hey sorry if this was mentioned already... is the depth of field blurriness achieved in camera or in post production? it looks awesome. through reading descriptions of this and bathtub IV i gather it's all real, but i was definitely unsure at first...
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Hi David - In camera & all real. Cheers, KL.
David Stolarsky 8 months ago

wow is it a view camera or am i just a n00b?
Keith Loutit 8 months ago

Tilt Shift Lenses
Og2t 7 months ago

Please come to Edinburgh this autumn for the Fringe! festival and film such a thing of the castle performances. I'd be awesome!
Sasha DeMaria 7 months ago

Your work is absolutely AMAZING!!! I really enjoyed this one for the flashing lights, & vibrant colors! Great work. Keep'em coming! :o)
roberto giannotti 7 months ago

wow!!!
bruderherz videos 7 months ago

again like wow!!! and again u create a new shinny plastic world
Char Wilson 7 months ago

Ever thought of Melbourne Keith?
Keith Loutit 6 months ago

Hi Char - Yes - I'm originally from Mornington and I'm looking forward to shooting Melbourne, Cape Schanck, Great Ocean Rd, 12ish apostles etc.
allen mechen 7 months ago

great work love the model village feel to it.
Alius Levinskas 7 months ago

always very inspiaring
cavale 7 months ago

Hula hoooooops!
Jonathan Farber 7 months ago

Kieth, its pretty fantastic. it took my hours just to render about 20 seconds of footage in AfterEffects. any advice on other ways to do this or is after effects the only choice.? Great work... inspired me to try it out.!
Merwen BA 7 months ago

Hello Keith do you use the 24mm ou the 45mm TSE ?
Kenny Evans 6 months ago

For me this is all about subject matter and camera position that makes it really work.
matthew chaloux 6 months ago

You were the inspiration behind my recent time lapse video project. Unfortunately I had to batch blur my images in Photoshop afterward, but it achieved a relatively similar look. Of course, your subjects and narrative attempt (with Bathtub4) are hugely superior. By the looks of it, you are using a relatively short interval while shooting, and I think that's an area I could have improved in.

Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for the inspiration and congrats on finding an awesome niche and getting it perfect. I have a huge respect for what you do, especially after attempting to recreate it and (in my opinion) coming nowhere close!
Alec Chalmers 6 months ago

Can't decide whether I like this one more or the helicopter rescue one. They're so amazing to watch. They remind me of those model villages you used to get that I haven't seen since I was a kid.
purgarus 6 months ago

Holy Crap, I'm in Awe..... That was amazing.
nicolas dal 6 months ago

buenisimo!!!!
Andrew Sorlie 5 months ago

Hey Keith - it looks like you're working with Miniatures! Really fun to watch. The people end up looking like lego or something like that!
Arnau Galofré 5 months ago

Its amazing!!!
En serio nano, has tornat a sorprendra'm un cop més. Senzillament GENIAL!
Alexander Longstaff 5 months ago

great
Lucy Whitten 1 month ago

I just can't get over that this is actually real?! Is it?! It amazing but the people look like tiny figures.... wow!
eric brandhorst 1 month ago

amazing. cannot stop watching. amazing.
Paul Sheehy 23 days ago

Amazing stuff!!!
felippo 22 days ago

what a mood man! perfect image and sound matching...
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