Using After Effects and Photoshop, digital artist Jeff Desom created the following time lapse video presenting a unique and amazing look at the courtyard from Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window. Here’s how Desom describes the project on his site:
I dissected all of Hitchcock’s Rear Window and stiched it back together in After Effects. I stabilized all the shots with camera movement in them. Since everything was filmed from pretty much the same angle I was able to match them into a single panoramic view of the entire backyard without any greater distortions. The order of events stays true to the movie’s plot.
The video runs for three-minutes and is set to Johannes Brahms’ “Hungarian Dance No. 5” which is to say it moves at a rather fast pace, but for anyone that has seen the film you will find yourself recognizing each moment and you’ll begin stitching the story together as if you were L.B. (James Stewart) or Lisa (Grace Kelly), spying on your various neighbors performing their daily routines… among other devious activities.
Check out the video below and a thanks goes to Slashfilm for bringing the video to my attention.
