SDIA Linear Time Lapse

San Diego Ice Arena: Linear Time-Lapse (March – August 2025)

📍 Location: San Diego Ice Arena, Mira Mesa, California
📅 Duration Captured: March 1st – August 20, 2025
🎥 Format: Linear Time-Lapse | 4K UHD
🎬 Produced by: Nathan Keough

Project Overview:

This linear time-lapse captures six transformative months at the historic San Diego Ice Arena, highlighting the rhythm of daily operations, seasonal transitions, and community engagement from March through August 2025.

Set in the heart of Mira Mesa, the San Diego Ice Arena is a hub for youth hockey, figure skating, and recreational skating. Through this unique time-lapse, we reveal the unseen choreography of resurfacing, training sessions, public skates, and special events — all stitched into a seamless visual timeline.

What Makes This Time-Lapse Special?

Linear Composition: Footage is arranged in chronological order, maintaining a consistent viewing angle, showing subtle and dramatic changes over time without time jumps.

Daily Capture: Cameras were positioned to capture continuous stills every 5–15 minutes during operational hours.

Lighting & Activity: Watch the interplay of lighting changes, crowd patterns, Zamboni runs, and the pulse of rink life.

Events Featured:

Spring hockey tournaments

Summer skating camps

Facility maintenance & upgrades

Community open skates & themed nights


Special Thanks: San Diego Ice Arena staff & local skaters