http://vimeo.com/40448182
This video is a time lapse showing the evolution of a baby growing up to be a pre-teen. I most admire the filmmakers dedication. He committed himself to this project twelve years ago and continued to film his daughter from birth until she was twelve years old. I like that the progress is relatively slow, it does not jump around from year to year, although the beginning end transformation is very obvious and drastic. I have seen time lapse videos before that is strictly a slideshow, but this video stood out to be because he recorded her face speaking and moving, which also changed as she aged. The inclusion of more than one video for each year definitely added to the intricacies and dedication to the piece. He clearly spent a lot of time gathering the materials, and was very patient as he waited twelve years to make the video. I wonder if in the future the artist will continue this tradition and make the video longer? Will each segment become shorter?
As for the music, I think the video works better without it. The music reminds me a bit of elevator music or something you would hear playing in a restaurant. It carries no meaning and distracts from the images and movement the video has to offer. I think an interesting addition would be Lotte's voice laid over the piece to give some idea of what she sounded like during different stages of her life. From gibberish when she was an infant, to broken English, to higher vocabulary in middle school. That could almost be a separate video all on its own: analyzing her speech development.
