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Lesson Info
8. Field Essentials
Lessons
M0 - Introduction
1An Introduction from Alex
01:25 2Coffee Q&A with Alex
09:26 3Introduction to the Workshop
01:51M1 - Timelapse Basics
4What is Timelapse
04:48 5Camera Gear
06:05 6Timelapse Gear
06:49Support Gear
03:14 8Field Essentials
03:46 9Key Takeaways
01:01M2 - Shooting
10Motion Timelapse
11:11 11In the Field: Manual Exposure Ramping
06:31 12In the Field: Shooting Waterfalls with Motion
07:55 13Astro-Timelapse
08:47 14In the Field: Shooting Moonrise
09:07 15How To Do A Lens Twist
03:17 16Day-to-Night Timelapse
06:42 17Day-to-Night at Tunnel View
05:01M3 - Editing
18Import Structure
10:37 19Basic Timelapse Editing
21:40 20Advanced Timelapse Editing
19:58 21Outro to Editing
00:56M4 - Developing and Planning a Project
22Seeing Life In Timelapse
03:57 23Finding Purpose In Your Timelapse
01:43 24Mood Boards & Shot Lists
08:39 25Production Schedule
02:55M5 - Outro
26Q&A with Alex
20:14Lesson Info
Field Essentials
I wanna talk about what I personally need out there for myself while I'm shooting time lapse. Now, if you're shooting time lapse for just an hour, you might not really think about this stuff. But if you're out there for longer periods of time and you need to stay comfortable so you can commit to a shot for the full length of time that you plan on shooting, there's some things that you might need yourself. The first thing is I wanna make sure everyone, at least someone, knows where I am and what my itinerary is. I should be in communication with people if I'm gonna be somewhere where I could be in danger. So it's good to know whether or not there'll be cell service and you can bring a phone with you. I don't have it with me, but one thing that has come in handy, luckily I've never needed to use it, but it just gives you some feeling of security is Garmin makes a device called the inReach® and that is really good for reaching people when you don't have cell service. So it's a small price...
to pay for some insurance and your own health and safety. So take that into consideration when you're planning your shot. If we're doing something at night and we need to keep warm, I recommend getting something like a down jacket, and I'm rarely ever cold when I'm wearing this. And also I can keep my batteries alive for longer when I have them close to my body. This is a great jacket for also keeping your water from freezing and you can keep your water on the inside pocket. It has a little water bottle holder. It's great. There's a few things in there still. So batteries, keep them warm so they last longer. Sleep with your batteries if you're in really cool temperatures, so they stay warm. You wanna make sure that you can rely on batteries when you need them. Something to sit on is nice. Something to lay out and put your gear on is nice. So I've got this Therm-a-Rest, this little foam, Therm-a-Rest, it's great, and you can put your gear on it. So if you want to throw anything down the ground, throw it on this. Oftentimes I throw, many times I've lost gear by putting it on the ground and then forgetting where I left it. So don't let your gear disappear and keep your booty warm. Also on the topic of staying warm, we've got this burner made by MSR. I like this one in particular, because it's great when it's windy. Once you get it lit and on the burner, it doesn't easily blow out. So you can get some warm or you can get some warm water, some boiling water going, make some tea, make some coffee. Just keeps you warm all throughout. And don't ever forget your headlamp. Even if you don't think you're gonna be out there at night, you never know if you're gonna see something and wanna start another time lapse and come back in the night. You wanna be able to get out there and get back safely. Check the batteries on it. Some of them have indicators in them telling you the battery life. This one has a green light saying that the battery's good. I can take out the batteries and put new ones. I think this is called the Storm it's made by Black Diamond. So it's a great headlamp. Always keep one with you just to have it somewhere in your bag where you know you're always gonna find it. So that's a pretty good package of things you should think about when you're going out.
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Ratings and Reviews
Ondrej Dvorak
I have seen tons of timelapses, but there is no other timelapse film that touches my soul as much as Project Yosemite 1 I never forget the moment when I saw Project Yosemite for the first time! That moment I knew that that’s what I wanna DO! Colin is the reason that I bought my first DSLR! Thank You Alex for getting together with my hero and make this awesome idea happen!
Bryce Lord
Clear and concise workshop to understand the process of Time-lapse photography Being new to this aspect of photography, I found this workshop informative and directional. If I were to give a critique, it would be regarding equipment choice for the entry level bridging to pro-level for the introductory student. Otherwise, it lays a nice foundation to build from.
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