Rob Whitworth
{{Short description|British photographer}}
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| birth_date = 27 May 1982
| birth_place =United Kingdom
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| alma_mater = Norwich School of Art & Design, UK
| nationality = British
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| occupation = Film maker
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| known_for = Time-lapse photography
| awards = IF product design award{{cite web|url=http://ifworlddesignguide.com/entry/178285-samsung-smart-city-2020|title=Samsung Smart City 2020|access-date=9 December 2016}}
| notable_works = Flow motion time-lapse videos of Asian cities
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Rob Whitworth (born 27 May 1982) is a British photographer and urban film maker, based in Norwich, with flow motion{{Cite web|title = This 'Flow Motion' Time-Lapse of Dubai is Insane|url = http://petapixel.com/2015/02/16/flow-motion-time-lapse-dubai-insane/|website = PetaPixel| date=16 February 2015 |access-date = 20 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = This Flow Motion Video Will Blow Your Mind. Guaranteed. – DIY Photography|url = http://www.diyphotography.net/flow-motion-video-will-blow-mind-guaranteed/|website = DIY Photography| date=16 February 2015 |access-date = 20 November 2015|language = en-US}} based works throughout Asia.{{Cite web|title = Rob Whitworth|url = http://www.britannica.com/bps/user-profile/9410795/rob-whitworth|website = Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Rob Whitworth Photography {{!}} About|url = http://www.robwhitworth.co.uk/about.html|website = www.robwhitworth.co.uk|access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite news|title = Timelapse video offers unique insight into North Korea's capital city|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/08/north-korea-pyongyang-timelapse-video|website = The Guardian|access-date = 20 November 2015|first = Maeve|last = Shearlaw| date=8 August 2014 }}{{Cite web|title = Flow-Motion Photography Captures The World Like You've Never Seen It Before|url = http://architizer.com/blog/flow-motion-photography-captures-the-world-like-youve-never-seen-it-before/|website = Architizer|access-date = 20 November 2015|language = en-US}} His works are mainly based on time-lapse, and they have received nine million online views and multiple awards.{{Cite web|title = Nikon|url = https://nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com/ci/documents/detail/2/Rob-Whitworth/|website = nikoneurope-en.custhelp.com|access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Danang International Fireworks Competition is a visual feast for the eyes|url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/danang-international-fireworks-competition-is-a-visual-feast-for-the-eyes/|website = www.cbsnews.com| date=30 May 2013 |access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Timelapse through a camera|url = http://www.fotoflock.com/features/30-feature-interviews/10334-timelapse-through-a-camera|website = www.fotoflock.com|access-date = 20 November 2015|language = en-US}}
Career
After completing his education with a degree in Photography from Norwich School of Art & Design, United Kingdom, Whitworth turned to the field of mixed photography and videography resulting in millions of online views and staff picks from websites like Vimeo,{{Cite web|title = Interview: Photographer Rob Whitworth Transforms Chaos Into Structure with Time-lapse Photography|url = http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/interview-time-lapse-photographer-rob-whitworth-transforms-chaos-structure|website = Asia Society|access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite news|title = Lunch break: Time lapse tour of Ho Chi Minh city|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/post/.../gIQAZnisZO_blog.html|newspaper = The Washington Post|access-date = 19 November 2015|issn = 0190-8286|language = en-US|first = Brad|last = Plumer}} BBC{{Cite web|title = Phố cổ Hội An qua tay máy người Anh – BBC Tiếng Việt|url = http://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/multimedia/2013/04/130425_hoian_timelapse_rob_whitworth.shtml|website = BBC Tiếng Việt| date=25 April 2013 |access-date = 19 November 2015|language = vi-VN}} and Mashable,{{Cite web|title = 16 time-lapse videos that floored us in 2014|url = http://mashable.com/2014/11/20/best-time-lapse-2014/|website = Mashable|access-date = 19 November 2015|first = Brian Koerber0 10:30:53|last = UTC}} among others.{{Cite web|title = Incredible Dubai hyperlapse video shows the breathtaking city in all its glamour|url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/incredible-dubai-hyperlapse-video-shows-5179306|website = mirror.co.uk| date=17 February 2015 |access-date = 20 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = This clip of Dubai is the best timelapse I've ever seen|url = https://www.businessinsider.com/best-timelapse-video-explores-dubai-2015-2?r=US&IR=T|website = Business Insider|access-date = 20 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Top 5 National Geographic Videos of 2014|url = http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141226-top-five-videos-2014-year-review/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141228224745/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/12/141226-top-five-videos-2014-year-review/|url-status = dead|archive-date = 28 December 2014|website = news.nationalgeographic.com|access-date = 20 November 2015}} The university now lists Whitworth in its notable alumni list.{{Cite web|title = Norwich University of the Arts|url = http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/norwich-university-of-the-arts|website = www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk|access-date = 19 November 2015}}
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, being added to his list of awards. Rob Whitworth has been cited for his hyperlapse and time-lapse photography and short videos of Asian cities such as Dubai,{{Cite web|title = 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|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/moeru-maruyama/timelapse_b_6692126.html|website = ハフィントンポスト| date=17 February 2015 |access-date = 20 November 2015|language = ja-JP}} Istanbul,{{cite web|url=http://petapixel.com/2015/11/12/a-dazzling-flow-motion-time-lapse-tour-of-istanbul/|title=A Dazzling Flow Motion Time-Lapse Tour of Istanbul|date=12 November 2015|access-date=9 December 2016}} Shanghai, Pyongyang,{{Cite web|title = This Amazing Time-Lapse Video Shows Life Inside Pyongyang|url = https://time.com/3099035/north-korea-pyongyang-video/|website = Time|access-date = 20 November 2015|first = Sam|last = Frizell| date=10 August 2014 }}{{Cite web|title = Pyongyang in motion: incredible hyperlapse of North Korea's capital city|url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/northkorea/11023354/Pyongyang-in-motion-incredible-hyperlapse-of-North-Koreas-captial-city.html|website = Telegraph.co.uk| date=9 August 2014 |access-date = 20 November 2015}} Ho Chi Minh{{Cite news|title = Ho Chi Minh City's Wild Traffic Patterns|url = http://www.citylab.com/commute/2011/12/ho-chi-minh-citys-wild-traffic-patterns/653/|newspaper = Bloomberg| date=6 December 2011 |access-date = 19 November 2015|language = en-US}}{{Cite web|title = McDonald's Expands Into Vietnam... and Africa Next?|url = https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/29c0d03a-1a87-4f08-9109-9873561f9a00|website = Bloomberg.com|access-date = 20 November 2015}} and Kuala Lumpur free flow traffic.{{Cite web|title = The Most Dangerous Traffic Circle In The World?|url = https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2013/06/10/190468911/the-most-dangerous-traffic-circle-in-the-world|website = NPR.org|access-date = 19 November 2015}}{{Cite web|title = Talking to Rob Whitworth, the Master of time-lapse Post-Production|url = http://timelapseitalia.com/interviste-e-consigli/talking-rob-whitworth-master-timelapse-postproduction/|website = Time Lapse Italia – Tutorial, tecniche avanzate, video e forum. In italiano.|publisher = timelapseitalia.com|access-date = 20 November 2015}}
This is Shanghai and Once Upon a Time in Cappadocia are among his films that received significant media coverage.{{Cite web|title = The 10 Best Time-Lapse Videos On The Internet|url = http://sneakhype.com/videos/2013/10/10-best-time-lapse-videos-internet.html|website = Sneakhype|access-date = 20 November 2015|language = en-US}}{{cite web|url=http://blog.planet5d.com/2016/11/an-astounding-magical-hyperlapse-journey-through-cappadocia-shot-by-rob-whitworth-must-see/|title=Astounding Magical Hyperlapse Journey Through Cappadocia – Shot by Rob Whitworth – Must See! – planet5D curated digital image news|date=30 November 2016 |access-date=9 December 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|title = Frenetic Urban Time-lapse Videos of Shanghai, Vietnam and Kuala Lumpur by Rob Whitworth|url = http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/06/frenetic-urban-time-lapse-videos-of-shanghai-vietnam-and-kuala-lumpur-by-rob-whitworth/|website = Colossal| date=8 June 2013 |access-date = 19 November 2015|language = en-US}}{{Cite journal|url = http://www.robwhitworth.co.uk/Downloads/NikonPro-April2013.pdf|title = From Dusk to Dawn|last = NikonPro|date = 2013|journal = Knowledge Technique}}
In 2016, Whitworth's flow motion video of Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre was described by Timeout Dubai as "awe-inspiring".{{cite web|url=http://www.timeoutdubai.com/aroundtown/news/71088-mohammed-bin-rashid-space-centre-flowmotion-video|title=Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre flowmotion video|access-date=9 December 2016}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/planet-earth-ii/ten-years-on|title=BBC – Ten Years On – Media Centre|access-date=9 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/%20mediacentre/mediapacks/planet-%20earth-ii/biogs|title=BBC – Planet earth|access-date=9 December 2016}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/tv-craft-awards-2017|title=Television Craft Awards Winners 2017|website=www.bafta.org|date=26 March 2017 |language=en|access-date=6 July 2017}} In 2018 he created the title sequence for BBC UK World Cup coverage.{{Cite web|title = How the BBC's spectacular Russia 2018 title sequence was made in Norwich|url = https://www.edp24.co.uk/going-out/bafta-winning-norwich-filmmaker-creates-title-sequence-for-bbc-world-cup-coverage-1-5568914|website = www.edp24.co.uk| date=20 June 2018 |access-date = 9 October 2020|language = en-US}}
Selected exhibitions
- 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{{Cite web|title = 2014 Official Selection – Norwich Film Festival|url = http://www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk/2014-official-selection|website = www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk|access-date = 20 November 2015}}
- 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
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