Rob Whitworth

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Rob Whitworth
Born27 May 1982
United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materNorwich School of Art & Design, UK
OccupationFilm maker
Known forTime-lapse photography
Notable workFlow motion time-lapse videos of Asian cities
AwardsIF product design award[1]

Rob Whitworth (born 27 May 1982) is a British photographer and urban film maker, based in Norwich, with flow motion[2][3] based works throughout Asia.[4][5][6][7] His works are mainly based on time-lapse, and they have received nine million online views and multiple awards.[8][9][10]

Career[edit]

After completing his education with a degree in Photography from Norwich School of Art & Design, United Kingdom,[4] Whitworth turned to the field of mixed photography and videography resulting in millions of online views and staff picks from websites like Vimeo,[11][12] BBC[13] and Mashable,[14] among others.[9][15][16][17] The university now lists Whitworth in its notable alumni list.[18]

His efforts in the film making side resulted in Best Experimental Film at the Tiburon International Film Festival, 2012, and the Jury's Choice Award at the 5th Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Fest, 2012,[11] being added to his list of awards.[5] Rob Whitworth has been cited for his hyperlapse[15] and time-lapse photography and short videos of Asian cities such as Dubai,[15][16][19] Istanbul,[20] Shanghai, Pyongyang,[6][21][22] Ho Chi Minh[12][23][24] and Kuala Lumpur free flow traffic.[7][25][9][26]

This is Shanghai and Once Upon a Time in Cappadocia are among his films that received significant media coverage.[27][28][29] Reportedly, he captures fast-paced flow motion videos with high-powered telephoto lenses and other filming techniques to attribute a unique aspect to his photography and film making.[28][30]

In 2016, Whitworth's flow motion video of Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre was described by Timeout Dubai as "awe-inspiring".[31] In the same year, he had a key role in the filming of the Planet Earth II episode "Cities" in which the documentary depicts the world's noteworthy cities from Whitworth's camera.[32][33] This episode of the documentary was awarded the Best Photography (Factual) award at the 2017 British Academy Television Craft Awards and was nominated for Outstanding Picture Editing for Nonfiction Programming at the 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.[34] In 2018 he created the title sequence for BBC UK World Cup coverage.[35]

Selected exhibitions[edit]

  • Lana Lights Festival, Italy 2015
  • Gurgaon International Film and Literature Festival India 2015
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam the Netherlands 2015
  • Norwich Film Festival Norfolk UK 2013[36]
  • Seattle Design Festival Seattle 2013
  • Timelapse Showfest Madrid 2013
  • Zero Film Festival Toronto and Montreal 2013
  • DisOrient Asian American Film Festival Oregon 2012
  • Mudfest of Mudgee, Australia 2012
  • ANIMAYO Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 2012
  • Norwich Film Festival Norfolk, UK 2012
  • Zero Film Festival London and New York 2012
  • New Media Film Festival Los Angeles, CA 2012
  • London International Creative Competition (LICC) London, 2012

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samsung Smart City 2020". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "This 'Flow Motion' Time-Lapse of Dubai is Insane". PetaPixel. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  3. ^ "This Flow Motion Video Will Blow Your Mind. Guaranteed. – DIY Photography". DIY Photography. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Rob Whitworth". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Rob Whitworth Photography | About". www.robwhitworth.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b Shearlaw, Maeve (8 August 2014). "Timelapse video offers unique insight into North Korea's capital city". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Flow-Motion Photography Captures The World Like You've Never Seen It Before". Architizer. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Nikon". nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Danang International Fireworks Competition is a visual feast for the eyes". www.cbsnews.com. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Timelapse through a camera". www.fotoflock.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Interview: Photographer Rob Whitworth Transforms Chaos Into Structure with Time-lapse Photography". Asia Society. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ^ a b Plumer, Brad. "Lunch break: Time lapse tour of Ho Chi Minh city". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  13. ^ "Phố cổ Hội An qua tay máy người Anh – BBC Tiếng Việt". BBC Tiếng Việt (in Vietnamese). 25 April 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  14. ^ UTC, Brian Koerber0 10:30:53. "16 time-lapse videos that floored us in 2014". Mashable. Retrieved 19 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ a b c "Incredible Dubai hyperlapse video shows the breathtaking city in all its glamour". mirror.co.uk. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  16. ^ a b "This clip of Dubai is the best timelapse I've ever seen". Business Insider. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  17. ^ "Top 5 National Geographic Videos of 2014". news.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Norwich University of the Arts". www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  19. ^ "ドバイの映画会社が「なんでもやっていい」と依頼→すごいタイムラプス動画ができた". ハフィントンポスト (in Japanese). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  20. ^ "A Dazzling Flow Motion Time-Lapse Tour of Istanbul". 12 November 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  21. ^ Frizell, Sam (10 August 2014). "This Amazing Time-Lapse Video Shows Life Inside Pyongyang". TIME.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  22. ^ "Pyongyang in motion: incredible hyperlapse of North Korea's capital city". Telegraph.co.uk. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  23. ^ "Ho Chi Minh City's Wild Traffic Patterns". Bloomberg. 6 December 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  24. ^ "McDonald's Expands Into Vietnam... and Africa Next?". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  25. ^ "The Most Dangerous Traffic Circle In The World?". NPR.org. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  26. ^ "Talking to Rob Whitworth, the Master of time-lapse Post-Production". Time Lapse Italia – Tutorial, tecniche avanzate, video e forum. In italiano. timelapseitalia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  27. ^ "The 10 Best Time-Lapse Videos On The Internet". Sneakhype. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  28. ^ a b "Frenetic Urban Time-lapse Videos of Shanghai, Vietnam and Kuala Lumpur by Rob Whitworth". Colossal. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  29. ^ "Astounding Magical Hyperlapse Journey Through Cappadocia – Shot by Rob Whitworth – Must See! – planet5D curated digital image news". 30 November 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  30. ^ NikonPro (2013). "From Dusk to Dawn" (PDF). Knowledge Technique.
  31. ^ "Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre flowmotion video". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  32. ^ "BBC – Ten Years On – Media Centre". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  33. ^ "BBC – Planet earth". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  34. ^ "Television Craft Awards Winners 2017". www.bafta.org. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  35. ^ "How the BBC's spectacular Russia 2018 title sequence was made in Norwich". www.edp24.co.uk. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  36. ^ "2014 Official Selection – Norwich Film Festival". www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2015.


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