As i’ve mentioned in previous posts. Our final project is going towards an exhibition. Between the group we have decided on the name Aspect 9 (There is 9 of us left on the course). Our lecturer suggested that we did an indigo go video as a way to raise money to fund the exhibition. The idea being that we put something together, email the link to friends and family and they pledge money to help us. We can assign gifts, such as A3 prints to larger ammounts. This week at college we were filming various photography exercises. Such as studio, location, HDR and darkroom. I was filmed doing some Hyperlapse work. Below is what I produced, it’s really short, but I really like it. There is a possibility to maybe get people to stand in related locations and me spin around them to give a 360deg view.
I also took the opportunity to ‘hyper lapse’ my drive home from college. Really like this as well. The blur on the street lights gives a brilliant sense of speed.
After coming away from college slightly downbeat last week i’ve come back from college really upbeat and looking forward to doing more hyperlapse photography. This is essentially time-lapse, but the photographer moves the camera after every frame. Usually focussing on the same point each time.
After a chat with the lecturer he suggested that I use the rest of the session time to try hyper lapse out. He suggested the pedestrian bridge over the busy road next to st. Margarets Bus station. This turned out to be an excellent suggestion.
Audio was also something that I discussed with the lecturer. To try and find music that suits the tempo of the video. It all adds to the viewers experience. As I am planning on showing my work on a TV we thought that headphones would be a good idea, because we are likely to have music on anyway.
I set my camera up on a tripod and picked a point to focus on. I then moved down the bride 2 railings at a time, measuring against the trailing tripod leg. My first video was only 50 frames, just to see how I got on:
I was really pleased, ok it’s pretty jerky, but not bad for a first attempt.
I then decided to point the camera the other way, towards the bus station and go back across the bridge.
Here is my second attempt:
I took about 188 frames and am really pleased with the result. I think this video is smoother, although in the tutorial the presenter mentions stabilisation. I think this is something that iMovie can do, so I maybe need to take a look, as well as hone my shooting technique.
Really pleased with how this session went, it’s given me a lift and i’m looking forward to shooting more.
Starmead Photography 