Awesome Time Lapse

Brighton Denevan makes captivating, temporary artworks by drawing large letters in the sand, while capturing time-lapse footage of his creations from a drone hovering above. Many of his pieces are timed to sync up with the lyrics of famous songs. Each of his ephemeral works is washed away as the tide rolls in.

So much of what we do on our laptops, phones, and tablets relies on servers in a data center somewhere. This fascinating time-lapse video from European data center operator Hetzner shows how the company turns an empty building into a fully-equipped data center, with raised floors, cooling systems, racks, and cabling.

Despite being made from ice, an igloo can provide shelter from harsh winter conditions. YOGOMAN headed to a frozen lake, carved out thick blocks of ice with a chainsaw, and then assembled a sweet double-decker structure to shield him from the brutally cold weather outside. It took him nearly a month in frigid temperatures to build the structure.

The Battle of Geonosis is one of the most pivotal moments in The Clone Wars. This incredible LEGO build pays tribute to the setting of this epic confrontation. Solid Brix Studios shared this time-lapse video of his 250,000+ piece diorama during its 2-year build. The 15-foot-long model is packed with details, and the textures of the landscape are incredible.

Installing tiles in a bathroom sounds like a fairly mundane task, but this TikTok video posted by mishauspeh1980 proves that a job well done can be incredibly satisfying to watch. Every step of the process is so smooth in this time-lapse clip, from applying cement to cutting holes to placing each tile precisely with the help of suction cups and spacers.

Filmmaker Joerg Daiber traveled to the wonderland of Alaska. While he says the weather wasn’t great during his visit, he still captured some incredible aerial footage of its natural beauty, including glaciers, wildlife, waterways, plus some of its urban areas. As always, Joerg used time-lapse and tilt-shift techniques to produce a magical, miniature effect.

This fascinating 3D printing technology creates objects from silicone as they float in a water-based gel. Rapid Liquid Print’s uses a moving needle to inject the silicone into the gel and allows for the creation of objects without supports. This time-lapse video shows it outputting a unique handbag for Coperni’s collection being shown at Disneyland Paris.

Beyond the travel and expense, most of us don’t have the stamina to climb to the top of Mt. Everest. Thanks to photographer liulangCooki‬ and drone maker DJI, we can virtually climb to the summit of the 29,039-foot mountain, starting at base camp. The video was captured using a DJI Mavic 3 Pro, which packs three cameras, including a high-end 4/3 Hasselblad unit.

Located in Saudi Arabia, Al Masjid an Nabawi, or the Prophet’s Mosque, sees tens of millions of visitors each year. On the hottest and sunniest days it protects pilgrims from the harsh conditions under an array of 250 giant motorized umbrellas that deploy over its massive 1.6 million square foot courtyard. The umbrellas were engineered by SL Rasch.

Every time we’ve tried making something with one of those 3D drawing pens, we end up with a messy blob of plastic. But with enough patience, effort, and skill, it’s possible to make incredible things. Momandeum shows how they created a unique 2-door Porsche Taycan model using a Sanago 3D pen. It took about 40 days to complete the sculpture.

It’s amazing how plants mature from tiny seeds into full-grown flowers, bushes, and trees. Boxlapse has recorded numerous time-lapse videos of plant growth and compiled some of the best examples. The video of 39 different plants includes 5583 days – or over 15 years of growing time, condensed down to 30 minutes.

An ordinary Rubik’s Cube has a 3×3 grid of squares on each side. Mark Bahner’s overpowered cube has 34×34 sides. This satisfying build video shows the 6939-piece, 3D-printed cube coming together throughout its three-month assembly period. Afterward, its maker shows off how it works. Mark also posted a time-lapse video focused up close on the cube.

In Fallout, Walton Goggins portrays actor Cooper Howard and his post-apocalyptic incarnation, The Ghoul. This behind-the-scenes video shows the time and effort that goes into applying the prosthetics and makeup to bring his creepy and rogueish character to life, thanks to SFX makeup artist Jake Garber. P.S. Walton’s nose gets removed with CGI.

Infiniti revealed its fancy new 2025 QX80 high above Manhattan on The Edge observation deck. To get the 6,000 pound, three-row luxury SUV onto the outdoor sky deck, a crew spent weeks carefully taking apart then reassembling the vehicle, and took 100 elevator rides to bring the QX80 to the top, piece-by-piece.

As part of the SKYGLOW project, filmmaker Gavin Heffernan captured this time-lapse footage in and around California’s Joshua Tree National Park. As the sun set over the desert, clouds rolled in, and the stars peeped out, creating an awe-inspiring light show during the recent Wolf Moon.

Felix from BerlinLapse captured this wild 360º hyperlapse video of the Fernsehturm, one of Europe’s tallest free-standing structures. To shoot the footage, he mapped out a walking route around the tower and snapped photos along the way. He then color-graded the photos in Lightroom and used After Effects to track the tower’s position, size, and rotation.