Posts about Video
Die neue Landeskarte der Schweiz
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Einblicke in die neueste Technik der Aufbereitung und Speicherung topografischer Daten und deren Nutzung in der heutigen digitalen Welt. Der Film gibt ausserdem einen interessanten Überblick über die neue Grafik der Schweizer Landeskarte.
Gimmelwald to Stechelberg
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Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Gimmelwald to Stechelberg in Swiss canton Bern.
Thunersee and Brienzersee – Pure Switzerland
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The region I’ve been calling home for sixteen years.
Grindelwald by night – a timelapse
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A overnight timelapse of the view across the valley from Grindelwald First.
One man, one camera, 6,000 miles
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The Perimeter is a photography project by Quintin Lake, based on walking 10,000km around the coast of Britain in sections. The journey started on 17th April 2015 at St Paul’s cathedral.
Christmas lights in London
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Another compilation of time-lapse sequences in London by Mattia Bicchi, which (as usual) makes me miss the city and encourage me to try and fit in a weekend there.
Street typography
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There’s something very satisfying about watching a couple of guys painting road markings.
Star Trek Beyond
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Today is the 50th anniversary of the first non-pilot episode of Star Trek. We saw Star Trek Beyond at the cinema yesterday and it was touching when we saw subtle tributes in the film and in the credits. The film makers wove Leonard Nimoy’s passing into the story through the death in absentia of “Ambassador
New sales film from the Schilthorn
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The Schilthorn Cableway has released a new short advertising film today, and as usual, it makes me want to head for Mürren straight away.
Nature.Urban.Lights
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It’s always nice to enjoy a time lapse sequence filmed in Swiss locations. Even more so to enjoy one filmed in places across the region I call home – Canton Bern.
If you have a large monitor, use the options in the embedded video player to go full-screen and to switch to 4K (2160p) resolution. By Kevin Walker, via TechBlog.
The evil of Hans Landa
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Christoph Walz’s masterpiece performance as a subtly menacing and monstrous S.S. officer in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, from 2009.
“Life of a Mountain: Blencathra” trailer
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I enjoyed Terry Abraham’s earlier film “Life of a Mountain: Scafell Pike” a great deal, so when I saw that Terry was making a new film featuring Blencathra, I jumped at the chance to contribute through a Kickstarter campaign. I can’t wait to get my copy of the film later this year and this trailer, recently completed, shows why.
Processing time: 70 years
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The Rescued Film Project discovers and processes 31 rolls of film shot by an American WWII soldier over 70 years ago.
Alpine Paradise – Beatenberg
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Completely inappropriate to the season, but what the heck. A beautiful sequence of clips filmed – mainly with a drone – in and above Beatenberg, looking over the lake shores I call home. The film was made by Maximilian Eckmann whilst staying in a local holiday apartment.

