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Lesson Info
6. Timelapse Gear
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
Timelapse Gear
Next up we've got time-lapse gear. So we've got a whole nother bag over here. It's a lot of gear in here to go over so let's start with some of the motion gear that we have. This right here is made by Syrp. It's called the Genie and the Genie is actually pretty amazing. I'm really excited about this product because it integrates a battery motor in a really compact package. That's kind of rare to have and it's a little bit heavier but what it does is it allows, it can trigger the camera and it can slide the camera. It can also rotate the camera depending on the setup. And it also, another great thing about it is it works with almost any slider. It has, there's another part to it and I'm gonna reach over and grab it. Right now I have the base of the Genie. Move this over. The base of the Genie right here is what you use to control the sliding. So the sliding is done by snapping the Genie onto that base. And when you have it set up on the slider you just use this cable right here, and tha...
t is attached really tightly to each end of the slider. And when you, you can't really push it, you don't really wanna do that, but it will use the motor inside to slide the camera back and forth. So let's take this off and show you some other pieces also made by Syrp that allow you to control other types of motion. Let's put this back in here. Next up , it's the Genie Mini. The Genie Mini is a tiny little device. It's really light compared to the Genie. It's a lot lighter. And this also allows you to control the camera in a way that creates motion. You can do panning by rotating it, and you can also turn it sideways and it can tilt the camera up and down. And so this can actually work with another Genie Mini. So we have two Genie Mini's. And we have some more equipment over here. If you're gonna connect them together you're gonna set this up. And I'm not gonna actually set it up, but I'm just gonna show you these all attach like this. So you can tilt and you can pan the two Genie Mini's. And so these attach onto these plates and they communicate by Bluetooth. And they do it really well. And you would think that that might drain the battery but the battery on the Genie and the Genie Mini lasts quite a bit. I haven't been able to kill these batteries yet. And I think that they could last, you know, for maybe three, four time-lapses. You could shoot a whole day on these and not have to think about charging the battery which is amazing. And they communicate really well. The way they communicate is so that each time any of these move in any direction, it's all synchronized so that the camera movement looks smooth. So we're gonna put these back and we can demonstrate how those actually all work together later on. I'm just gonna go through some other things in my bag that I've got. Next up is this intervalometer. And it's not like the intervalometer I showed you earlier. It's called the Timelapse+ View. And this has been a pretty amazing thing for my time-lapse. It allows me to explore capturing time-lapses over longer periods of time. And the way it does that is it can ramp exposure. And so that means it can change the shutter speed and it can change the ISO over a long period of time. It does that by using GPS. And it's been programmed to know using that GPS information that, you know, what the correct settings are for that particular time of day. So you snap this on the top of your camera on the hot shoe, you plug it in and it communicates and does all the triggering your camera by doing that. Another thing that's really great about the intervalometer, the Timelapse+ View here is that, the person who runs this company and makes these has been constantly improving it. The same with Syrp. It's really important to get equipment that you can trust. The people who are making it should be continuously improving it so that they can make it more reliable. And when new cameras come out that those devices will still work with those newer cameras. And I've definitely seen that from both companies. And it's really great when you can find a company that makes equipment that does that. If you're shooting for longer periods of time it's nice to have a really high-capacity battery. So you can plug in those devices into your USB ports on the batteries to charge them. Just allows you to shoot when you're not able to reach a power source. And then I think the last thing in this bag is this little Think Tank bag. I love Think Tank. I'm not sponsored by 'em anything. Just that they make some really good equipment. You can put all your loose items, your cables, your small batteries, small items, your tools, all in this bag. If there's something that you don't wanna put in your pocket or put down on the ground, you don't wanna lose it, just throw it in this bag. You won't lose it. There's just so much gear, it's easy to lose things. So having that makes it easier for me. I've got this f-stop bag. It's called the ICU and I have everything in here. Sometimes I try to put my camera gear and time-lapse gear in the same bag. And it's really small. It's just the compartments that you need and it can fit into most bags. So sometimes I'll go on a backpacking trip and I'll bring my time-lapse gear. I'll put everything in this bag. Throw it in my backpack, throw my sleeping bag, throw my food in there, everything, tent, zip it up, and I can bring this anywhere. So I like this package. And that's about it for the time-lapse gear.
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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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