it reminded me of when you used to play in the sand pit as a kid. you have these tiny little versions of things. you make little towns and have all these little construction vehicles. that s really where it came from. and look, someone else made a miniature chicago. this was just a different view of the city. i was thinking, you know, i d love to get something that people can relate to and enjoy. what s really fascinating about this is you really, really can t tell if it s real or if it s miniature sets. when you first see the boat, it looks like a little miniature boat. it almost looks like it s in a bathtub. so, how did these two videographers make tiny little towns out of two of america s largest cities? if you guessed model toys, you d be wrong. they did this through tilt shift photography. it s a method of where you re actually shooting down at an angle, and it blurs out backgrounds and really focuses
so sort of charming and harmless in a way. sam calls his new york video the sand pit. in its first seven months, it has more than 750,000 online hits. i didn t really expect the response to be as big and positive as it has been. it s something i thought would maybe generate interest for me and would be popular, but i didn t expect it to kind of explode in the way that it did. you almost get to this point where every city wants to have it. when you re seeing your own city that way, it s familiar yet different. it lets you see your own city in a different light. gee whiz, i sure do love counting. i wonder how high i can go. let s find out. one, two, three, four, five,
city in a video gone viral. it sort of feels like toys brought to life. is re it reminded me of when you used to play in the sand pit as a kid. you would make little towns and that s really where it came from. and look, someone else made a miniature chicago. this was just a different view of the city. i was thinking, you know, i d love to get something that people can relate to and enjoy. what s really fascinating about this is you really, really can t tell if it s real or if it s miniature sets. when you first see the boat, it looks like a little miniature boat. it almost looks like it s in a bathtub. so, how did these two videographers make tiny little towns out of two of america s largest cities?
of seeing the city look different. so sort of charming and harmless in a way. sam calls his new york video the sand pit. in its first seven months, it has more than 750,000 online hits. i didn t really expect the response to be as big and positive as it has been. it s something i thought would maybe generate interest for me and be popular, but i didn t expect it to kind of explode in the way that it did. you almost get to this point where every city wants to have it. when you re seeing your own city that way, it s familiar yet different. it lets you see your own city in a different light. gee whiz, i sure do love counting. i wonder how high i can go.
we mess with the saturation to make it look miniature and toy-like. and then the lower layer is the one that has the defocus or blur on it that really helps you focus on the subject. tony s bosses at wgn loved the result. their miniature chicago has become a youtube hit. and the station s most popular on-air promo. i think i ve gotten so many hits on a video like this is because people love their city. i mean, chicago s a great town. it s just the pure pleasure of seeing the city look different. so sort of charming and harmless in a way. sam calls his new york video the sand pit. in its first seven months, it has more than 750,000 online hits. i didn t really expect the response to be as big and positive as it has been. it s something i thought would maybe generate interest for me and be popular, but i didn t expect it to kind of explode in