miniature melbourne

The boys have been having some fun playing with iStopMotion - an animation package for the iPad. They have also been interested in watching some of the information/training videos created by the awesome brothers on Animation Chefs. Hence, there have been a few animated videos being viewed around our house of late. 

I was struck by this time-lapse video created by Nathan Kaso. The title is Miniature Melbourne. Of course, I have a soft-spot for anything from my home town Melbourne. This video, with its vignette blurred focus effect, bright colors and stop-motion look to people and moving objects, gives a surreal look - not unlike a classic stop-motion using miniature cars and figurines. Apparently this is achieved with a miniature or 'tilt-frame' effect applied during the editing process.

Lovely!

Perforated House - Melbourne

all images by Peter Bennets

Austere and 'blank' during the day, this house from Melbourne has an ethereal quality at night: I love the way the facade gains depth and mystery (or perhaps it is the really good photos!)

Got to admire the quintessential Australian 'backyard' with kids swinging from the Hills Hoist, the Victa mower, cricket stumps... only wish it had been left to a Landscape Architect. Sometimes architects just miss that certain *something* that makes a garden a nice place to be.

Read more about this unique project here.

Via: Australian Edge

All photographs by Peter Bennetts