The purchase of a second-hand Sony CDD-V6000 allowed time-lapse films to be made as demonstrated in Opening of a Flower.
(made on Aist MoveiDV)
Google Earth and stop motion animation meant that effects such as those seen in BBC Idents 1962-1985 and the Eastenders titles could be achieved.
The internet also offered a library of images that could be downloaded and used in filming making, which saved time having to construct original material for films such as the Thames TV Ident and Manha Manha.
(the making of)