scenes. >> there's sort of two ways people make these tilt shift images. on one hand, people use actual tilt shift lenses sometimes. but then people started figuring out ways to do it in post production. >> the thing that makes it feel like toys, it's a combination of two things, really. the first thing is when you see the focus is falling off, that immediately cues you to think that it's small. and the second thing is the acceleration. when you look at things like the boats and the helicopters, they seem to sort of bob up and down and that's what a smaller thing would do. >> for his new york miniatures, sam used a still camera and normal lens to shoot 35,000 digital images to create his stop-motion effect, then played with focus and color in post-production. in chicago, wgntv producer tony lidle also thought tilt shift technique would be a perfect way to promote his town and his tv station. but instead of shooting thousands of still images like