VIDEO: 12 Minutes To Vegas

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This is an experimental time-lapse video that compresses the 3-1/2 hour drive from Los Angeles, California to Las Vegas, Nevada into 12 minutes. It was shot and edited on July 28, 2012 using an iPhone 4S running TimeLapse and a MacBook Air running Final Cut Pro X. The audio track consists of a sampling of scanning the AM/FM bands during the journey. A few gaps exist in the end product due to the iPhone overheating and subsequently running out of storage space, restarting the TimeLapse app every so often, and a bolt from a passing truck hitting the windshield (amazingly, no damage). We recommend the Wicked Spoon buffet at the Cosmopolitan for the Korean short ribs, yellow curry mussels over fried rice, beet salad, mashed potatoes, fried chicken, salted caramel ice cream, and vending machine dispensed wine. (Evan Mather, U.S.A., 2012, 12:00)

DIR Evan Mather SCREENINGS onSCREEN (Architecture and Design Museum Los Angeles).

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VIDEO: The 110

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A time-lapse journey along the historic Arroyo Seco Parkway, the first freeway in California, from Pasadena to downtown Los Angeles, is most appropriately scored to a vintage arcade classic. (Evan Mather, U.S.A., 2012, 0:47)

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VIDEO: Building A Sustainable Future

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Video presentation about a series of sustainable green infrastructure projects at Burbank Water and Power – including photovoltaic parking lot canopies, a green street demonstrating innovative storm water treatment technologies, and an courtyard built around a salvaged electrical substation. (AHBE, U.S.A., 2012, 6:39)

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VIDEO: Pavillion Dans Les Arbres

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Architectural narrative about the recently-completed Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area Visitors’ Center in California’s San Bernardino Mountains, designed by Los Angeles-based architectural firm Touraine Richmond Architects. (Evan Mather, U.S.A., 2012, 3:20)

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HD Super-8s in “39-A”

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I recently worked with Pro8mm in Burbank to get all of my old Super-8 films scanned in High Definition. The films were first washed and cleaned, and then scanned using a 2K Spirit Datacine. The resulting files were saved in Apple ProRes 422 format and delivered on a hard drive. I have since remastered 39-A using the new HD scans – Scenic Highway is not far behind. Here are some examples of the before and after:

“39-A”, Sample #1: Original SD Scan (March 2005)

“39-A”, Sample #1: New HD Scan (August 2011)
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