Comments on: Time lapse of the demolition

By: Matt Collins

Matt Collins — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:47:02 +0000

No, I'm way too paranoid when it comes to my camera! The only shot that was left unattended was the high/wide shot at the beginning, which was from my deck.

By: Luke42

Luke42 — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 02:47:35 +0000

Good vid, Matt. Enjoyed it.

By: Wendi Siebold

Wendi Siebold — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:39:16 +0000

Fantastic, ironic and thoroughly entertaining to witness. Thank you for posting this!

By: Dave M.

Dave M. — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:26:58 +0000

That was some amazing camera work (meaning positioning). Did you have to leave the camera unattended in an open area to get some of those angles? I would have been worried about losing the camera.

Still great work!

By: latron

latron — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:14:05 +0000

As fun as the video is, it's wrong to blame the house for its inhabitants' actions. Just guessing, it was an early 1900s building that was certainly lovely in its day and could have definitely been renovated. Maybe “there wasnt anything worth even trying to salvage from the house,” as one of the contractors said, but their goal is never historical preservation — only profit.

By: wuuuut

wuuuut — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:24:36 +0000

Pruitt Igoe.

You'd think folks in media would recognize the -qatsi when they saw it :)

By: Reba

Reba — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 23:38:20 +0000

I over heard one of the contractors say that there wasnt anything worth even trying to salvage from the house. Someone asked the same thing while I was there watching some of the demo.

By: Jennnnn

Jennnnn — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:27:03 +0000

Very cool time lapse video though it's sad that all that dimensional lumber (and everything else) was just sent to the landfill.

By: Edog

Edog — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:59:06 +0000

I always thought it was

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PHILIP GLASS

P h i l P h i l P h i l P h i l p I h l p I h l p I h l p I l h h I l p p I l h H i l p s s a l G s s a s s A s s a l g

By: Trix

Trix — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:46:25 +0000

Thanks, Matt! Keeps me within my entertainment budget this week.
All it lacked was a mournful crackhead singing tenor in the background.

By: ktown69

ktown69 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:41:16 +0000

Really fun time lapse. Much more fun than watching it in real time!

By: Skiff

Skiff — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:30:08 +0000

Don't you mean:

That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass. That's Philip Glass.

By: milo dakkat

milo dakkat — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:02:33 +0000

That's really clever! I think that's the music from the scene in Koyaanisqatsi where the projects in the Bronx are demolished. A nice touch of irony, if that's the case.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:50:35 +0000

That's awesome! Chomp-chomp-chomp…

By: Fauxnothing

Fauxnothing — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:39:54 +0000

That's is absolutely amazing! Thank you very much!

By: woolly

woolly — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:55:48 +0000

Cool!!

By: Brooke

Brooke — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:24:18 +0000

That's Philip Glass. Y'all have never seen any of the '-qatsi' trilogy?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-eET3f831E&eurl...

By: matt

matt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:54:55 +0000

OM NOM NOM NOM!