ROB TATE
Director⋄Editor of
Documentary TV & Film
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obert Tate Is a documentary film and tv director whose work focuses on the creative process, capturing stories of people rising to the occasion of their own lives.
He's won the Emmy, International Documentary Association (IDA), Cine Golden Eagle, New York Festival, Taste, Telly, and James Beard awards for his varied projects on architecture, health, science, food, fashion, and culture.
Highlights include the PBS series, Diary of a Foodie, Lidia Celebrates America, Moveable Feast, the Sundance Channel’s Architecture School, and the feature docs, Eleven Minutes (Regent Releasing), The Magic Pill (Netflix), and Happy Clothes: a Film about Patricia Field (Greenwich).
VARIATIONS on the TIME-LAPSE
The dynamic motion in these clips may suggest complexity, yet their creation is surprisingly straightforward, requiring little more than a locked-down camera.
While time-lapse is a familiar technique, Rob’s proprietary methods reinvent it on both macro and micro scales. From sun and clouds racing across landscapes to intricate sequences like plating meals or setting tables, his approach transforms accumulative actions into captivating visuals. Individual moments unfold in real-time, while the larger event is revealed through time-lapse—seamlessly blending the immediacy of the present with the grandeur of time passing.