Terra Sacra Time Lapses - Sacred Earth Around the World

An around-the-world time lapse journey celebrating our Sacred Earth. Six years in the making... seven continents... 24 countries.
Photographed & Edited by Sean F. White www.seanwhite.net
Original score by Roy Milner www.roymilner.com
Full details and locations shot-by-shot:
www.TERRA-SACRA.com
Versión en español
www.beyondgravity.whsites.net/...
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My life as a filmmaker has blessed me with the privilege of seeing some of the most surreal and timeless places on the planet. These images of our Sacred Earth set to music are my way of sharing some of the magic I've experienced along the way...
"Terra Sacra" ~ Latin for Sacred Earth.
Terra Sacra Time Lapses is a short film featuring remote landscapes and ancient monuments from around the globe. These images were photographed during my assignments and personal travels between 2006-2012.
I've combined my favourite shots from these trips into non-narrative film that touches on a theme close to my heart: Sacred Earth.
The visuals are driven by an original score by composer Roy Milner (roymilner.com). The six-minute film is a journey through three distinct Acts: (I) Primordial Earth (II) Past meets Present and (III) Eternal Universe.
This film is a personal project to share the beauty and awe I witnessed at these locations. I hope viewers will be moved by the intangible power of our Terra Sacra.
THANKS TO:
Endless thanks to Art Wolfe for hiring me to as the cinematographer for the public television series Art Wolfe's Travels to the Edge and taking me to the ends of the Earth where most of the shots from Terra Sacra were made. Art, you are an inspiration and the most driven photographer I have ever known! I learned so much working on this show with our amazing crew and have stories to tell for a lifetime!
www.artwolfe.com
www.travelstotheedge.com
Never-ending thanks to friends and colleagues Ian Herring and Maija Leivo of Parallax Film Productions for permission to us shots I took for the television series Ancient Megastructures (National Geographic Channel / History Television) and Battle Castle (Discovery/History Television/ BBC). These assignments provided unprecedented access to some of the world's most iconic ancient landmarks
www.parallaxfilm.com
Infinite thanks to my amazing wife Deddeda for her love and constant encouragement to pursue this project.
TECHNICAL:
Most of the time lapses were shot with a Canon 5D at the maximum resolution using a TC-80N3 intervalometer. A few shots were taken with a Canon 7D and Canon 5D mk II.
All images are single manual exposures, no HDR composites.
Original full resolution images were colour corrected and processed in 16-bit in Adobe Bridge using Camera Raw and exported as JPEG sequences at maximum quality. The rendered JPEG sets were then opened in Quicktime Pro as image sequences and exported at their native full resolution (up to 5K) as Quicktime movies at 23.98 fps with the Apple ProRes 422 (HQ) codec. The ProRes 422 (HQ) files were then edited in Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 on a ProRes 422 (HQ) timeline at 23.98. The master file is ProRes 422 (HQ) 1920 x 1080.
Selected time lapse sequences were also processed using Adobe Bridge and LRTimelapse to smoothen aperture flicker apparent in some shots with large depth-of-field.
LICENSING:
If you are interested in licensing any of the shots from the film, please contact me so I can direct you to the appropriate agency.
WHAT'S NEXT?
I would love to revisit many of the location in this film and other powerful sacred sites around the world to create a feature-length "Terra Sacra". The film would combine real-time, slow-motion, and motion control time lapse imagery - all in stereoscopic 3D. If you are an angel investor, potential sponsor, broadcaster, distributor or someone deeply passionate who would would like to get involved, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you.
- Sean F. White
www.seanwhite.net

[@ScottSugawara]

Wow. Many people never take the time to experience even one sunrise - let alone travel the world, scout a picturesque area, schlep to that point and setup a time lapse. Amazing! Inspiring! Thanks!

[@jjjones7ify]

Indeed Breath taking..Beautiful Country...Loving Sky/Mountains...It is all Love...Thank You for this Inspirational Video....

[@AkisColdplay]

Art Wolfe sent me here, but I stayed because of some the best time-lapses I have ever seen!

[@scrmch]

Sometimes I ask myself, "do we deserve our Earth?" Great work, thank you!

[@SeanFWhite]

funny I'm the "new kid" in town... been shooting these since 2006 ha! ha! Huge thanks for helping to spread the word... Much respect, Sean

[@marnikennedy]

Incredibly beautiful & touching... I so appreciate you sharing your talents and passion with us! Thank You!!!

[@kmackenzie63]

Completely amazing and inspiring. What fantastic images of some of the most beautiful places the the planet has to offer. THANKS for sharing this.

[@omrik22]

Absolutely breath taking! Stunning quality, music fits in perfectly, very very good! Peace from Israel

[@tribeguest]

Incredible Sean. Many congratulations on some of the best footage Ive ever seen. Watching this has lifted my spirit. Everyone should see it.

[@SPEEKEZE]

hmmmm I think there's a new kid in Time-Lapse Town, and his name is Sean White! Amazing color, fabulous editing, and something new and different! Love the original score made for the film as well. Looks like you just raised the bar! Thank you, Sean! ~kimberly

[@svetlana3108deva]

супер!!!!!!!!!!!!бесподобное видео....благодарю от души!!!!

[@ZhangSchmidt]

Thank you! Had to share on "The Ecology of Happiness" for the beauty and fascination it shows, both natural and cultural.

[@SeanFWhite]

Sorry about that... The truth is I'm usually so exhausted from taking images when I finally return home from overseas trips that I prefer to leave the camera in the bag and simply enjoy life at home. That said, I'm working on a new project now that will focus more on what's here in our backyard... Stay tuned. Cheers!

[@Thawsheeb]

realy awesome .. very beautiful shots. god is great!

[@hopscotchtheglobe]

Just gorgeous. Will you be making a longer version?

[@INDEX244]

Beautiful...

[@evnwood]

Beautifully done! It's amazing how long penguins stand in the same spot:)

[@3joan7huurman4]

That was so beatifull. I loved it. To see the day and night coming and going. Thanks!!

[@richardbentley]

Sean, this is breathtaking! A real tour de force in the timelapse landscape & I truly appreciate what you went through to make this. Congratulations!!! Penguins. and the shot at 3:13 took my breath away...

[@graememcranor1259]

Beautiful work.

[@capdevilasola]

Absolutely magnificient. Congratulations.

[@julioconradomarinardila3269]

Asombrosamente bella es la tierra

[@maxxlindley9425]

around my head time wonder 24/7 thanx dudes

[@SPADVAKO]

amazing NATURE ever!!!!!!!!!

[@SeanFWhite]

Many thanks... Art Wolfe was definitely a huge influence on this...Cheers

[@arnd2it2]

Totally awesome and breathtaking!!!

[@SeanFWhite]

You're very welcome! Thank you.

[@SeanFWhite]

Thanks you! I will remember you next time I visit there.

[@DarthCarey]

Amazing work!

[@kashisman]

incredible work!! I love it!!

[@CarcozaC]

Lisa Gerrard's Sanvean would go really well with this video. I love it! Your video is awesome!

[@DavidMaciasPhoto]

Totally awesome.

[@chubusummer]

this is breathtaking. great work.

[@clementcaspe2784]

wonderful and beautiful work like it

[@becosescuros]

Fantastic!

[@EricvanHaren]

Awesome timelapse, liked it very much Gr Eric

[@PeaceSeekersUBCSUO]

Beautiful! Great film, Sean - thank you for sharing! Peace, -TG

[@MichellllleyyyyyH]

This is a very beautiful and moving work of art, no doubt. As a fellow British Columbian, I am deeply disappointed that you did not include the beauty of your home Province, or even Country :(

[@SeanFWhite]

Much appreciated... hope it won't take another six years!

[@SeanFWhite]

Awesome... thanks!

[@apatukadorite]

wonderfull jobs, beautiful images. saludos

[@StephanieTumampos]

just breath-taking!!!! the time it took to take all these amazing videos and all that was spent here, you truly are an inspiring and awesome person! i am inspired to travel more and know more of what the world has to offer.. thank you! and also, thank you for adding the Chocolate Hills of Bohol in this video.. I came from that very small island.. i hope you had fun there and when you come back again, just ping me and i'd be glad to show you around there again! :))) good job on this!

[@Acik0602]

Awesome!

[@JadeBuaya]

o thanks. this video is so nice. it is really amazing and it made me realized that i wanna travel the world. great photographer too

[@charlotteyop5750]

Des endroits comme ils en restent peu dans le monde, awesome.

[@felixeat]

espectacular!

[@futureplatone]

Is great!!

[@SeanFWhite]

Cheers!

[@SeanFWhite]

There's a burst from the Chocolate Hills of Bohol in the finale montage at 05:20 - a very quick but blends with the shapes of the pyramid and mountain. Hope to return to shoot more soon!

[@lovesickening]

really insparational

[@Sadawala65]

...our beautiful planet...^"^~*~^"^

[@zezo782]

Awesome! keep it up ! SUBBED

[@maxxlindley9425]

the Earth is our mother

[@kenblanding]

Nice job, despite your handicap... Canon!

[@fernandoandradevfx]

Top.

preljepo

[@dustymiller65]

Wow! The graphics in this game looks so real and natural--I like it! What's it called? XD

[@mjack19]

Mahalo! that was beautiful! mjack19

[@SeanFWhite]

Ahhh yes, 3:13 - the Djenne Mosque in Mali, Africa. The world's largest adobe structure. I guarded the camera all night -- was cold! Cheers!

[@richardbentley]

Forgot to say, the bird at 4:29... birds usually ruin timelapses - but not this time - nice touch :)

[@MrMichaelliggett]

If you ever wonder about the existence of God just look at the beauty of nature-

[@francescomaggiore13]

what is the music type of this video?? what music type you recommend me for time lapse?

[@JadeBuaya]

can u pls tell me which part of that video is taken from the philippines

[@zouhirkh0u122]

May 29, 2015

[@robinminkler]

What is the name of the building or place at 3:23? (With the light on top?)

[@zezo782]

Wow is it hdr ?

[@Argcz]

i need to visit a place that has night sky like 1:50

[@SeanFWhite]

No HDR. All single manual exposures.

[@suleicamoralessanchez8753]

Ok g. 😅 W😊😊❤ 0:38 ❤ 0:38 😊

[@kenblanding]

Was going to say "the nice thing bout time lapse is once the robot is setup you get to sit back relax and press start" but then I read the above... Yikes!

[@rococococoa]

At 2:41, there's a man pooping.