A YouTuber uses a special camera technique to transform the western game Red Dead Redemption 2 into an enchanting miniature world. Viewers shower the creator with praise.
What did the YouTuber do? On his YouTube channel, Creator Flurdeh features a variety of videos that showcase the beauty of video games. With his “Tiny” format, he records the gameplay of games in such a way that later in the video it appears as if it were a miniature world.
His Red Dead Redemption 2 work received a lot of attention from fans. We show you here in the article and what technology is behind it.
You’ve never seen Red Dead Redemption 2 like this
This is what the video shows: The video begins with a view of a mill as the “House Building Song” from the Red Dead Redemption 2 soundtrack begins to play. In the first few seconds, the video exudes the western atmosphere that cowboys love so much in RDR 2.
This is followed by a view of the paths that are used by carriages and horses. In addition, cities from a bird’s eye view, workers who carry boards and trains that drive through the area. The special recording technique makes it look like someone recorded a stop-motion video in a miniature world.
We embed Flurdeh’s video here:
What technology does the creator use? In an interview with PCGamesN Kevin “Flurdeh” Hensen explains that he discovered the “Tilt Shift” technique back in 2015. This technique sharpens part of the image while blurring the rest. There are extra tilt lenses for cameras that bend the optical axis. In this way you can change recordings as shown in the video.
Hensen explains: “A real tilt lens was too expensive for me. But around the same time I became interested in virtual photography in the game, so I tried to simulate that with screenshots. They didn’t look good at first, but I’ve tried different techniques over the years. Eventually I started making videos again and when I wanted to try it again I was like, ‘Why not in video form?’”
The YouTuber shot his tiny videos with tilt shift for RDR 2, The Witcher 3, Days Gone, Cyberpunk 2077, Battlefield 1, Skyrim and many other titles.
What viewers say: on reddit the clip attracted a lot of attention, with players writing:
- “Very entertaining my friend, well done!”
- “That’s funny, looks a bit like stop motion.”
- “Beautiful.”
- “Oh my god I love it.”
The video also got a lot of praise on YouTube. The comments on the linked clip state:
- “Lovely how you found the right angles and focal lengths to create this tiny look. And the strength of the blur is the icing on the cake.”
- “Thank you for sharing this with us. My grandfather built miniature models of old cities with trains. That immediately reminded me of that.”
- “I love that! First time seeing someone do something like this. I’ll go through your videos now.”
How do you like the Tiny video for RDR 2? Do you think it’s nice to see the western game from this perspective? You might notice things that you haven’t discovered yet. Exciting about it: 11 hidden details in Red Dead Redemption 2 that you may have missed.