He kept it simple and cheap, around $22 total. Version two takes a lot longer to setup for the shot, but the result is reproducible. This means he can make his tilt-shift time lapse videos.

Tilt shift photography has the amazing ability of ... larger-than-life persona the effect seems even better. Like this shot of the a fan cheering on at the New York Giants v/s New England Patriots ...

Transform ordinary photos into convincing miniature model scenes with this selective focusing technique—commonly known as tilt-shift ... It’s ideal for images shot from an elevated perspective ...

Think ‘Tilt and Shift’ or ‘Perspective Control’ lenses ... as well as in the earlier example shot of Wells cathedral in the UK. We run a range of lab tests under controlled conditions ...