Tokyo Sky Drive
February 4, 2010 // Video
The video above is called Tokyo Sky Drive and is utterly beautiful. I can’t really tell you how he did it, but I think he drove around Tokyo taking footage of the streets at night, mirrored it horizontally and then went from there. I say went from there because you’ll seem like you’re driving down a street and then you’ll enter some kind of tunnel or be under a strange overhang, and well, it just doesn’t process in my brain.
I’m pretty sure that some of these images are stitched together, but how I’m not sure, and I could definitely be wrong on this. But combined with the music by Sugar Plant it makes for quite a relaxing viewing.
Found through SNOW Magazine
Bobby
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It looks to me as if he attached a camera to the front end of a subway train. At least, that’s the only way I could see how he’d ever get so close to other trains. That may also explain why there isn’t any street-level glow or activity, even as reflections.
Comment by MachSchau — February 4, 2010 #
THe weirdest parts is when that rail car comes flying by out of no where. Mind-boggling!
Comment by Robert — February 4, 2010 #
Looks like it’s taken from the front of a train. Block off the lower portion of the video and you’ll see what I mean. Great find! Lovely.
Comment by Scott Wise — February 4, 2010 #
I agree that it looks like a train ride. As for the “effect” I dont think there is anymore to it, than mirroring across the y-axis. Pause the video a couple of times and check on it.
Thanks for the blog by the way.
Comment by Aske Doerge — February 4, 2010 #
At the end this doesn’t seem to be a tunnel. Looks more like the train is going over a bridge. The tracks on this bridge are under the street – so it looks like i tunnel! Great Vid!
Comment by Tobi — February 4, 2010 #
It’s filmed while riding Tokyo’s Yurikamome Line – it’s an elevated and automated train: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yurikamome
Comment by Sion Lee — February 4, 2010 #
dreamlike and mesmerizing
Comment by ethan — February 4, 2010 #
looks great. Camera front of train (maybe raised track?), mirrored horizontally centre screen. Simple but fantastically effective.
Comment by Bob — February 4, 2010 #
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Thanks so much for identifying the music — this is a group I want to hear more of!
Comment by yachris — February 4, 2010 #
Beautiful! What is the name of this song by Sugar Plant?
Comment by Nash — February 4, 2010 #
Just BEAUTIFUL!! Breathtakingly beautiful!!! The video, the music, it’s all so stylish. Filmed and watched in this way, Tokyo seems to be a million times more beautiful!! Great work!
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Stop overthinking things. KISS. Its as simple as mounting the camera on a mirrored surface. It could very well be an oval bathroom mirror if you notice how the reflection curves where the images meet.
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Hey Bobby – it looks like a remix of this beautiful video of the train journey Sion mentions:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNka5saiVrc
Dan :-)
Comment by Dan — February 5, 2010 #
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Trackback by Bonus Time. — February 6, 2010 #
The visuals remind me of ‘Blade Runner’. Engaging and beautiful!
Comment by Phaddil — February 6, 2010 #
He explains it here (albeit in Japanese)
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http://d.hatena.ne.jp/cat2525jp/20080521/1211389089
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Essentially, “Please see this site on how I deal with the camera.” (Basically he has this setup where he fixes the camera upside down in his car, but in this case, on the Yurikamome line, he’s just holding it upright.)
Comment by Lindsay — February 6, 2010 #
original post here: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/cat2525jp/20090720/1248079395
Comment by Lindsay — February 6, 2010 #
This all reminds me of a great video put together by Michel Gondry for the Chemical Brothers. It’s a train ride through what looks like the French country-side punctuated by elements and changes in the landscape. Lots of repetition and layered patterns make for a mesmerizing journey!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoiGDzWhTV0
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He was in a train, there are spots on the video where you can see the track, probably by accident, but it’s definitely a train.
Comment by Nick — February 9, 2010 #
it’s a Yurikamome Line for sure. have been riding that line a couple of weeks ago and have the same footage. it’s all because there is no driver, so you can sit next to windscreen and film.
Comment by enko — February 11, 2010 #
Has anyone figured out the title of the the song by Sugar Plant?
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“The Furrow” is the song
Comment by Nash — February 13, 2010 #