instead of shooting,santsds of still images, tony created top motion in his video camera. we dpe sided to shoot video instead of still photography just because the process of is a little easier and quicker to do. each shot is like two seconds long. the strobe effect is what gives you the stop motion look. and the color correction, it s the saturation where it can look miniature and toy like. and the lower layer is the one that has the defocus or blur on it that really has you focus on the subject. tony s bosses at wgn loved the results. ary miniature chicago has become a youtube hit and their most popular on air promo. i think it s such a hit because people love their city, and chicago the city look
reporter: we spoke exclusively to that ex-boyfriend. he will only go by the name of jose right now, and he wants his face hidden and his voice changed because he fears retribution. but it is absolutely extraordinary that a 34-year-old mexican migrant finds himself in the middle of presidential politics in a bruising political year. these allegations that were in one of these newspapers are absolutely completely false. reporter: it s a grand canyon sized political shocker. we re outmanned. of all the illegals in america, more than half come through arizona. reporter: the tough on immigration sheriff outed by his ex-boyfriend. this is my personal and private life, but now it s not no private any longer. and it s an awful position for me to be in. reporter: he is in that position because of this man, jose, a 34-year-old mexican national, afraid to be identified but speaking out because he says he was threatened by his powerful ex-lover. and then at some point, yo