Páraic McGloughlin: Arena

Arena is a project by Páraic McGloughlin, using Google Maps to create a short and incredibly mesmerizing film. Beyond how long it must have taken to edit this, the amount of time it must have taken to find all the “proper” images must have been something.

There’s a nice interview with McGloughlin over at Directors Notes.

And oh my word! I just happened to see his other film on Vimeo, Chase. It’s equally great! I’m so awed by it, I’m just going to drop it in here as well!

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