Really gorgeous work. Its sort of like Baraka or Koyaanisqatsi, sans the Phillip Glass soundtrack, and focused on the American Southwest.

via karenabad:

My good friend Tom just released more footage from his film, TimeScapes. I don’t even know how to describe this stuff, just watch it. It’s amazingly beautiful and insane. 

Here’s Tom’s description of his video:

This is production footage from my forthcoming debut film, “TimeScapes,” a portrait of the American Southwest. This video was filmed and edited at 4K (4069x2304) resolution, four times greater than regular 1080p HD. A 4K DCP file is available upon request. Shot on Red Epic and Canon RAW still cameras.

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This beautiful video has been filmed by landscape photographer and filmaker Terje Sorjerd from Norway.

“The Arctic Light and it is a natural phenomenon occurring 2-4 weeks before you can see the Midnight Sun. The Sunset and Sunrise are connected in one magnificent show of color and light lasting from 8 to 12 hours. The sun is barely going below the horizon before coming up again. This is the most colorful light that I know, and the main reason I have been going up there for the last 4 years, at the exact same time of year, to photograph.”

“Based on previous experience, I knew this was going to be a very difficult trip. Having lost a couple of cameras and some other equipment up there before, it was crucial to bring an extra set of everything. I also made sure I had plenty of time in case something went wrong. If you can imagine roping down mountain cliffs, or jumping around on slippery rocks covered in seaweed with 2 tripods, a rail, a controller,camera, lenses, filters and rigging for 4-5 hour long sequences at a time, and then having to calculate the rise and fall of the tides in order to capture the essence - it all proved bit of a challenge.”

You can check some more of his fantastic work on his Vimeo page

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