48 hr timelapse Questions at DVinfo.net

Ryan Hollings · April 29th, 2008, 11:46 AM

Good day All,

just a couple of quick questions;

recieved an inquiry from a client who wants to do a 48 hr timelapse of some construction.
We've never done a timelapse in this length before, has anyone out there done something like this? any tips or suggestions? also, I assume the best bet would be to auto iris ...?

any help would be greatly appreciated,

Ryan

Nick Kesler · April 29th, 2008, 11:59 AM

I need to do the same exact thing this week. I have some ideas, but if anybody has done this before I'd also appreciate some advice.

Mitchell Skurnik · April 29th, 2008, 10:07 PM

Make sure that your camera and tripod are well secured. You dont want the camera jerking all over the place.

Eelco Romeijn · April 30th, 2008, 04:37 AM

The most difficult thing is to get smooth transitions between day and night shots. During daylight i use the auto iris with ND set to around 5.6.
During twilight get rid of the ND. You don't have to use any gain at night, use the slowshutter. It will make nightshots prettier than the visible eye can see.

Mike Watson · May 5th, 2008, 12:00 PM

I know it's not an XDCam solution, but I use a DSLR camera hooked up to a laptop. Cheaper, smaller, easier, better. And, depending on what you shoot... 4k resolution! You can "pan" and "zoom" the finished image.

April 29th, 2008, 11:46 AM	#1
Ryan Hollings Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Calgary, AB Posts: 118	48 hr timelapse Questions Good day All, just a couple of quick questions; recieved an inquiry from a client who wants to do a 48 hr timelapse of some construction. We've never done a timelapse in this length before, has anyone out there done something like this? any tips or suggestions? also, I assume the best bet would be to auto iris ...? any help would be greatly appreciated, Ryan

April 29th, 2008, 10:07 PM	#3
Mitchell Skurnik Major Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Posts: 201	Make sure that your camera and tripod are well secured. You dont want the camera jerking all over the place. __________________ Mitchell J. Skurnik http://www.mjcsstudios.com/ - EX1, 4x hoodman 16GB, Libec Tripod, Sony LAV

April 30th, 2008, 04:37 AM	#4
Eelco Romeijn Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rotterdam (Netherlands) Posts: 60	The most difficult thing is to get smooth transitions between day and night shots. During daylight i use the auto iris with ND set to around 5.6. During twilight get rid of the ND. You don't have to use any gain at night, use the slowshutter. It will make nightshots prettier than the visible eye can see. __________________ XDcamHD F330, 2" VF, Fujinon 13x3,3. 550D, MagicLantern, CS5.5 www.picturethis.tv

April 29th, 2008, 11:59 AM	#2
Nick Kesler Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: St. Paul, MN Posts: 31	I need to do the same exact thing this week. I have some ideas, but if anybody has done this before I'd also appreciate some advice.

May 5th, 2008, 12:00 PM	#5
Mike Watson Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,082	I know it's not an XDCam solution, but I use a DSLR camera hooked up to a laptop. Cheaper, smaller, easier, better. And, depending on what you shoot... 4k resolution! You can "pan" and "zoom" the finished image.