# Tilt-Shift Rescue Missions ‘Bathtub IV' by Keith Loutit By Marissa Brassfield | Published 2009-04-04 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bathtub-iv-keith-loutit References: [vimeo](http://vimeo.com/3156959) & [keithloutit](http://keithloutit.com/2009/02/15/bathtub-iv/) ‘Bathtub IV’ by Keith Loutit is a stunning [short film](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beyond-the-fantasy) that shows a day with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service using tilt-shift and time lapse techniques. The piece is a labor of love that depicts an ocean rescue when a fisherman is pulled into the water by a rogue wave. The filmmaking techniques, however, are what make this video sensational. The [tilt-shift lens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji) captures the action in a way that makes the viewer question whether it’s all real or just a well-executed [stop-motion animation film](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/droga5s-wake-up) that actually takes place in a bathtub. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.9/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 95% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Viral](https://www.trendhunter.com/viral) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Tilt-shift Filmmaking:** Opportunities for creating visually stunning content using tilt-shift lenses and techniques in the film and media industry. - **Time-lapse Videography:** Opportunities to showcase real-life events in a visually captivating way using time-lapse photography and videography in the media industry. - **Search and Rescue Innovation:** Opportunities to improve search and rescue techniques and tools using drone technology and other innovations in the emergency response industry. ### Who This Affects Most - **Film and Media:** Opportunities to create visually immersive content using tilt-shift and time-lapse techniques in film and media production. - **Emergency Response:** Opportunities to innovate and improve search and rescue operations using emerging technologies like drone technology and other tools. - **Photography and Videography:** Opportunities to create stunning time-lapse and tilt-shift videos for commercial, artistic, or marketing purposes in the photography and videography industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Process Visualization Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/velocity-lapse.md) - [Journalist-Focused Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-shooting.md) - [Vertical Camera Sliders](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-trexo-slider.md) - [Auto-Centric Short Films](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relax-we-care.md) - [Kinetic Reef Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lego-tropical-aquarium.md) - [Immersive Slow TV Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slow-tv-series.md) - [Time-Lapse Content Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timelapse-content.md) - [Miniaturized Product Art Photographs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/small-muji.md) - [Removable Bathtub Spaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bathtrope.md)