This is an exceptional stop-motion video of a guy walking across America. Peter Cote, started his journey on June 17th in New York and ended up in San Francisco on July 1st. The video is directed by Sam Griffith of Conscious Minds Productions, sponsored by Levis Jeans and filmed using a Canon 5D.
The video is made of 2770 still frames and the song in the video is Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros.
This is route that Peter took Across America:
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“From a technical perspective it was an extremely difficult shoot. The entire project was shot using the 5D, a tripod, 24-70mm F/2.8L lens, a tape measure, and a photoshoped protractor. Measurement was very key to our success. If our measurement or my framing was not consistent then none of this would have worked.
The entire video was shot at 24mm, F stop stayed mostly at F/6.3 and ISO 200 (except night shots like Vegas which were F/4 at ISO 1250). I shot everything in RAW rather than JPEG because we moved so quickly that were not able to light very much or use reflectors. I wanted to make sure we had as much color space and flexibility later.”
If you’re curious how they filmed it, check out the Behind The Scenes footage:
The idea of walking across America reminded me of Karl Bushby’s Goliath Expedition. He is currently on an epic 14-year journey, walking an estimated 36,000 miles across the world.
Tags: Stop-Motion Video, Time-Lapse Photography, Walking Across America
