Using time-lapse photography from a variety of angles, a website started by documentary filmmaker Jim Whitaker is simultaneously recording for history and displaying in real time the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site in New York City. Dubbed Project Rebirth, the effort is now short-listed to become part of the WTC Memorial Center.
Six 33mm time-lapse motion picture cameras were placed around the site on the six-month anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attack. They have been shooting one frame of film every five minutes, seven days a week, and will continue to do so until reconstruction is complete. When finished, it will be possible to view the entire reconstruction within a 20-minute time span.
“Our Web site will enable people worldwide to experience and learn about the complexities involved in the rebuild as it occurs every day—in real time—through the images captured by our cameras and the expert information provided by our partners and friends at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the [Lower Manhattan Development Commission], and many others, from the [Fire Department of New York] to key members of the engineering and architectural firms overseeing the project” notes a Project Rebirth statement.
More information is available from The New York Times