Toronto Tempo: beautiful timelapse of Toronto's rhythms

"Toronto Tempo," a 3:42 timelapse video of Toronto captures the city's many iconic rhythms and gaits, from the subway's rocketing roar to the deceptive stillness of the lakeshore to the beetling crowds of the Eaton Centre and the St Lawrence Market. It's beautifully edited, even if it sports the obligatory ethereal timelapse music.

(via @davidakin)

Toronto Tempo [vimeo.com]

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rodlyg

Pretty, needs moar Parkdale.
telechi

Whoa. Tilt-shift has always been kind of neat, but this adds a whole new element of surrealism. I like.
soylent_plaid

And that’s why I love this city.
squeeziecat

it took me 45 minutes to drive 5 blocks in downtown T.O. today (thanks, zombie-walk congestion). I wish I’d been on time-lapse.
- sincarne
  
  I feel ya. We spent three-and-a-half hours in traffic, and we only went as far as Rathburn and Central Parkway. Between the zombie walk and the Gardiner closure, just stay home.
- coop
  
  You drove 5 blocks? I hope you were moving a ‘fridge…
  ;-)
gabriel6000

This timelapse is not very original. The intro is a copycat from this http://www.blogto.com/arts/2010/10/a_time-lapse_video_of_every_stop_on_the_yus_subway_line/

Many of these shots have already been done and appeared in independent timelapse films superior to this. Ryan needs to do more unique shots of his own. It’s not very hard to set up a dolly at the Docks and pull off a move. Why not at least do a day to night in front of Honest Eds instead of a shot that someone else has already done?……
- http://twitter.com/mhainsworth Michael Hainsworth
  
  You must be a blast at parties.
Chris Stewart

Makes me homesick… but in a good way.
SaturnBallistica

Yep, homesick. I didn’t think I’d miss Toronto after I left, but that made it feel like home.
Adam Pearce

Original or not — it is still beautiful.
http://twitter.com/frankproject Frankmares

What band is responsible for that music?
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_62C65XNVYOJX6O4R7UPJG35EQI SweetGarnet
  
  Clams Casino- I’m God
  Side note: My 10-month-old loves this song. seriously