About Me
Richard Bentley
I am a time lapse filmmaker based in the UK and in Doha, Qatar. My time lapse films have been used in Hollywood feature films, in documentaries (including my own), to launch TV channels and for 4K projection projects.
In 2014, I pitched an idea for a documentary and had it commissioned by The Aljazeera English Channel as part of the channels ‘Correspondent’ series. Entitled ‘Metropolis: A Time Lapse Perspective’, the documentary is a creative exploration of architecture and human relationships with modern cities shown through my eyes as a time lapse filmmaker, and via interviews with architect Sir Terry Farrell, Professor David Harvey, and architect Daniel Libeskind. I also talk with journalists who are actively involved in the debate, in Detroit, USA. On this project, I had the pleasure of working with Exec Producer Farid Barsoum, Producer Damian Clarke and cameraman Ben Emery.
You can watch it here on my site in the portfolio section – I hope you enjoy it!
If the film is not available in your country, you may need to use a free piece of software called a VPN. Personally, I use Tunnelbear.
Here are a few still frames from the documentary (all images below copyright Aljazeera Network):
Shooting Time Lapse on Brooklyn Bridge
Scouting for a shot Time Square, NYC
Looking out at The Shard, London
Interviewing Sir Terry Farrell, London
That’s the shot! Times Square, NYC
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Understanding Qatari architecture
It was a great feeling being both behind and in front of the camera, with Damian and Ben helping me along the way. They were truly fantastic to work with.
Recording the voice over for the documentary was also great fun, especially seeing the edit progress as we began to replace the ‘scratch’ VO I had laid earlier via iPhone.
I also work as a workflow consultant for the broadcast and post production arena, with a specialism in broadcast, post production and workflow integration.
My work
photography, time-lapse
All of the time lapse films on my site (or linked to via my site) are copyright protected. Some of the time lapse work is for sale in 4K+ resolution, and in any codec or wrapper. Please get in touch for licensing enquiries at richard@richardbentleyfilms.com thank you!
Time Lapse Videos
Time lapse for me is not just a profession, it is a passion, a way of looking at the world.
I undertand, very well, codecs, wrappers, frame rate and raster dimensions, so whether you need ‘4K Cineform’ or ‘1920×1080 ProRes 444′ time lapses I can help.
I try and keep up occasional posts on 500PX, where I recently had an ‘Editor’s Choice’ for a frame from my ‘Atomium’ timelapse.
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