Comments on: A Timelapse Project

A Timelapse Project

OverlappingElvis — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:16:49 -0800

Portland Nights is a series of structured motion controlled time-lapse clips taken in and around downtown Portland, Oregon at night over the course of several months.

By: lon_star

lon_star — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:23:17 -0800

Portland - Seattle's homely sister.

By: rainperimeter

rainperimeter — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:30:52 -0800

Seattle - Portland's charmless Sister.

By: darksasami

darksasami — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:32:44 -0800

MOIST FIGHT!

By: crunchland

crunchland — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:36:42 -0800

I get the distinct impression that the film maker is really, really, really impressed with his new-found ability to pan the camera during a time-lapse.

By: gonna get a dog

gonna get a dog — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:39:40 -0800

For me this wasn't about Portland... it was a portrait of a man obsessed with railings

By: DU

DU — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:45:25 -0800

This was waaaay more koyaanisqatsi than that other post. For that alone, this was appreciated.

By: lon_star

lon_star — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:51:50 -0800

All right - we'll call it a draw.

By: trackofalljades

trackofalljades — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:51:54 -0800

I'd really like to see the rig used for this, not just the DSLR itself but the track/rail and servos or whatever are being used to precisely drive it through all the sequences in which the camera itself is in motion. I know there's some (horribly expensive) commercial equipment for doing this, but some folks out there have made really amazing DIY stuff as well.

By: rainperimeter

rainperimeter — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:02:59 -0800

Ok, lon_star. I really like Seattle to be honest.

By: LoudMusic

LoudMusic — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:09:29 -0800

The motion control could be done with a pile of Lego Mindstorm and Technic sets - preprogrammed for extensive motion and relatively cheap. Yay Portland!

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:45:19 -0800

I love watching these with the soundtracks on mute. I like the crowd scenes in this particular one, where you can see who is standing in one place for an extended period of time. Can someone visiting the thread recommend a DIY site for beginners? I have a pretty nice, small video camera which I'd like to try using for time-lapse stuff.

By: LoudMusic

LoudMusic — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:10:30 -0800

not on display: typically these are done with DSLR cameras rather than actual video cameras. Software is used to string the individual frames together. The most important things are camera stability, and manual settings. If the camera moves too quickly, or erratically, the 'video' will be nauseating. If you allow the camera to adjust focus, aperture, or shutter speed, you will end up with a similar horrible product. Fortunately there are literally thousands of people doing this and talking about it on the internet. Information is everywhere, and it's mostly good.

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:37:22 -0800

I think I saw when they were filming the Portland Timbers sections and if so, they had a full crane setup. Although that could also have been ESPN when they came to film the Timbers/Galaxy game.