My Time Lapse Film

[MPower22]

I have been working on a short time lapse film ala Baraka this year and I've finally finished! I'll just c/p the description of youtube since it has all the info.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwlyWjjAndQ

This is the culmination of a year of work in my Independent Photography class. All scenes were shot in Austin, Texas (hence the title). The point was to make ordinary everyday events seem a little more special through some simple time lapse. Big thanks to Chris Caselli on the photography side for letting me do my own thing and also thanks to Troy Lanier on the editing side for schooling me in the ways of Final Cut Pro. Mathew Morriss too
Camera: Nikon D200
Music: "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice" by The Books

please enjoy; a lot of work and pride has gone into this project.
btw, i posted in the multimedia section instead of the random vid section because it's not so random, i created it.
my favorite screen shot:

this is cool too, 180 degree panning view

[Sledgehammer]

Cool, so you took that many pictures and then blended them together in a super-fast slide-show, so to speak?

I would love to see a high-res of the project. must be stunning

[MPower22]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

Cool, so you took that many pictures and then blended them together in a super-fast slide-show, so to speak?

I would love to see a high-res of the project. must be stunning

haha, basically yeah, a super fast slide show that plays at 30 frames per second. the youtube version is 7mb...the actual uncompressed movie is 700mb. The quality difference between the two is crazy.

[Sledgehammer]

Originally Posted by MPower22

The quality difference between the two is crazy.

I can only imagine, sounds like a fully high-def film. 10 seconds would be even worth seeing.

[NSXType-R]

Wow, that's a real nice video.

How'd you leave your equipment there without someone messing with it at all?

It definitely would have taken you a lot of time to take those photos. I'm sure you must have had to solve problems with the battery of the camera too.

Amazing work there.

[my porsche]

thats cool...you live in Austin i assume? I'm in Houston.

I always assumed these were just movie clips sped up, not individual photos put together.

What lens(es?) did you use?

[Vindesh17]

nothing short of amazing there.

[fisetdavid26]

Wow, this is mind boggling. I watched the video twice in-a-row. Nice work, I like it!

[BMW325]

at first I thought "wow, why did he waste his time with a still camera, why not use video?" but watching it just a bit more, I really really like it. As a film student, this really inspires me. I've done some timelapse stuff with video before (on Canon XL2 and Panasonic DVX) but this just has a different quality to it... and it must be really spectacular in its uncompressed format.

[my porsche]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

I can only imagine, sounds like a fully high-def film. 10 seconds would be even worth seeing.

Seconded.

[gtface]

This is really cool. Good work.

[MPower22]

hey thanks a ton for all of the good feedback, it's really appreciated

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

I can only imagine, sounds like a fully high-def film. 10 seconds would be even worth seeing.

im not too sure how to host a video online to make it contain the full 700mb but if someone is willing to guide me through that i'd be willing.

Originally Posted by NSXType-R

Wow, that's a real nice video.

How'd you leave your equipment there without someone messing with it at all?

It definitely would have taken you a lot of time to take those photos. I'm sure you must have had to solve problems with the battery of the camera too.

Amazing work there.

haha, i definately stayed with my equipment the whole time (except for shots from the house). it was a sort of meditative experience. as for problems with the camera, i had to shoot at least half of those scenes twice due to problems with battery/storage space/timer issues. i think it was worth it though

Originally Posted by my porsche

thats cool...you live in Austin i assume? I'm in Houston.

I always assumed these were just movie clips sped up, not individual photos put together.

What lens(es?) did you use?

some are movie clips sped up, although that's kinda cheating and you definately dont get the same effect. as for lenses, for most shots i used the AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm but for a few scenes i used the telephoto AF-S Nikkor 80-200mm

Originally Posted by Vindesh17

nothing short of amazing there.

thanks man, that means a lot

Originally Posted by fisetdavid26

Wow, this is mind boggling. I watched the video twice in-a-row. Nice work, I like it!

thanks, that's the same reaction i had when i saw a few of the time lapse vids on youtube, namely "Koya Moments" which is breathtaking

Originally Posted by gtface

This is really cool. Good work.

thanks

[Sledgehammer]

Mpower, have you seen the film Koyaniscotsi? I really think you would enjoy it if you enjoy time lapse stuff... Simply an amazing piece of work.

[MPower22]

Originally Posted by Sledgehammer

Mpower, have you seen the film Koyaniscotsi? I really think you would enjoy it if you enjoy time lapse stuff... Simply an amazing piece of work.

aha, yes, good ol' Ron Fricke. i LOVED that film, some amazing stuff in there. i was blown away. probably my all-time favorite movie.

[zeppelin]

Brilliant man, that's all I can say. Excellent job.