When we get wrapped up in everyday life, it can be easy to take the place we live for granted. In the MiniLook Berlin video, Okapi Creative Studio takes a step back to show the beauty of daily life in the city of Berlin via a stop-motion, tilt-shift technique that makes the city appear as if in miniature. The video highlights everyday street scenes and picturesque shots of nature, while some famous buildings make appearances as well.

MiniLook Berlin from Okapi on Vimeo.When we get wrapped up in everyday life, it can be easy to take the place we live for granted. In the MiniLook Berlin video, Okapi Creative Studio takes a step back to show the beauty of daily life in the city of Berlin via a stop-motion, tilt-shift technique that makes the city appear as if in miniature. The video highlights everyday street scenes and picturesque shots of nature, while some famous buildings make appearances as well.
Screenshot from MiniBerlin. Image © Okapi Creative Studio

One of the locations shown is the Gendarmenmarkt, a public square surrounded by historic architectural gems. In the video we see the steps to the Konzerthaus, a concert hall designed by Karl Friedrich Shinkel between 1818 and 1821. It and the other buildings surrounding the Gendarmenmarkt were severely damaged in the Battle of Berlin in the Second World War and rebuilt beginning in 1977. While the interior was adapted to a Neoclassical style, the exterior restoration is faithful to Shinkel?s design. Also hig...