Did This Amazing Video Just Reinvent the Time Lapse Genre?

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Sam Laird
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Did This Amazing Video Just Reinvent the Time Lapse Genre?

The cityscape time lapse video is a tried-and-true YouTube favorite. But this video, shot in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, may just take the genre to a whole new level. It uses quick cuts, neck-twisting camera angles and a pumped up soundtrack to mesmerizing effect.

In the video's introductory description, uploader Andy Blalock calls it "A movie I made to stretch my creative and technical abilities -- I've grown tired of the standard timelapse and wanted to push the genre in a more exciting direction."

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