VIDEO Stage Zero Timelapse Rig Test Shoot

matt-chops · 25th July 2012, 8:56 AM

I headed out to the middle of nowhere with TwinII and Alfonzo on Saturday just been to do a sunset shoot and do a test run with my new Dynamic Perception Stage Zero timelapse dolly.

The point of the exercise was:

To get a grasp on using the rig - setup time, controller settings etc
Get a bit of an understanding of appropriate intervals for timelapsing
Shoot a day to night timelapse
Test post-processing workflow for the sequence
Hopefully come away with something to show for all the effort

This is the result of the shoot, watch in HD...

Things I learned from the shoot:

Get to the location an hour before you want to start shooting - the first time setup took about 30 mins including time for the other guys to run away from cows
Find some kind of spacer to go under the tripod head on the dolly - a bit tight with anything except a ball head
The movement of the dolly needed to be ramped up a bit, it only travelled about half the span. I have noted the correct settings now
Shoot a day to night where its cloudly for the sunset and clear for the stars... not the other way around

Post processing was done in LR4, LRTimelapse 1.9 and Premiere Pro CS6. LRTimelapse was great and very intuitive to use.
Original working file in Premiere Pro is at 4K.

Squeezer · 25th July 2012, 9:53 AM

Nice looking sunset.

I think you always need to spend more time setting up than you think. Getting the legs right on two tripods is a LOT harder than a single tripod. It's harder than you think setting a stable platform but spending an extra 10-15 mins setting up is much preffered to spending 2-3 hours getting the footage ( which will only last for 10 seconds ) and finding something moved slightly during the shoot

I always write down my settings, Interval, Dolly speed and with practice you get a fair idea of how fast the traverse speed need to be. Day to night is always an issue with exposures

Alfonzo · 25th July 2012, 4:00 PM

T'was an interesting experiment. Especially to try cutting teeth on a day to night transition, from what I've been reading they are the harder types of transitions to make given the fluctuation of ambient light.

WINDMILL

cleary · 25th July 2012, 4:13 PM

Looks like a great first go to me

/votes for benny hill themed cow chase timelapse

HumbleBum · 25th July 2012, 4:16 PM

So should have got one..

TwinII · 25th July 2012, 7:48 PM

Nice work Matt - learned a few things! The stars were interesting until the clouds came! The sunset and moonset added a lot of interest. Might be better at full moon with the foreground lit up.

We'll see how it goes next time!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alfonzo

WINDMILL

Sorry I got that one already.

Madllama · 31st August 2012, 11:29 AM

Nice work.
I quite enjoyed the clouds rolling in, especially the interaction between them and the moon.
What kind of post processing did you do?

Campster123 · 31st August 2012, 5:32 PM

Biggest suggestion would be to get something in the foreground. The dolly movement in this virtually not noticeable. To really show off the movement you need something that will move a large amount within the frame.

Otherwise, looks nice.

25th July 2012, 8:56 AM	#1
matt-chops Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 215	Stage Zero Timelapse Rig Test Shoot I headed out to the middle of nowhere with TwinII and Alfonzo on Saturday just been to do a sunset shoot and do a test run with my new Dynamic Perception Stage Zero timelapse dolly. The point of the exercise was: To get a grasp on using the rig - setup time, controller settings etc Get a bit of an understanding of appropriate intervals for timelapsing Shoot a day to night timelapse Test post-processing workflow for the sequence Hopefully come away with something to show for all the effort This is the result of the shoot, watch in HD... Things I learned from the shoot: Get to the location an hour before you want to start shooting - the first time setup took about 30 mins including time for the other guys to run away from cows Find some kind of spacer to go under the tripod head on the dolly - a bit tight with anything except a ball head The movement of the dolly needed to be ramped up a bit, it only travelled about half the span. I have noted the correct settings now Shoot a day to night where its cloudly for the sunset and clear for the stars... not the other way around Post processing was done in LR4, LRTimelapse 1.9 and Premiere Pro CS6. LRTimelapse was great and very intuitive to use. Original working file in Premiere Pro is at 4K. __________________ PC - i7-930 12gb \| iMac 27" i7 16gb \| iPad 2 \| iPhone 4 \| Canon 5DmkII \| L Series Lenses \| Flashes, Tripods, Filters & Other Stuff \| Black Bommodore \| A Wife \| A Small Brown & White Dog \| A 6 Burner BBQ \| A Lawn Mower \| Some Power Tools \| 47" 400Hz LED TV \| A Giant Couch That's Really Comfy \| A Range Of Kitchen Appliances \| Colgate Tongue Cleaning Toothbrush \| Other Stuff

25th July 2012, 9:53 AM	#2
Squeezer Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Adelaide Posts: 6,428	Nice looking sunset. I think you always need to spend more time setting up than you think. Getting the legs right on two tripods is a LOT harder than a single tripod. It's harder than you think setting a stable platform but spending an extra 10-15 mins setting up is much preffered to spending 2-3 hours getting the footage ( which will only last for 10 seconds ) and finding something moved slightly during the shoot I always write down my settings, Interval, Dolly speed and with practice you get a fair idea of how fast the traverse speed need to be. Day to night is always an issue with exposures __________________ Craftypics - Photography, Video, Timelapse

25th July 2012, 4:00 PM	#3
Alfonzo Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Carindale, BrisVegas Posts: 10,844	T'was an interesting experiment. Especially to try cutting teeth on a day to night transition, from what I've been reading they are the harder types of transitions to make given the fluctuation of ambient light. WINDMILL __________________ tweet

25th July 2012, 4:13 PM	#4
cleary Mental in the Face Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Griffith NSW Posts: 3,877	Looks like a great first go to me /votes for benny hill themed cow chase timelapse __________________ SmugMug

25th July 2012, 4:16 PM	#5
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31st August 2012, 11:29 AM	#7
Madllama Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts: 375	Nice work. I quite enjoyed the clouds rolling in, especially the interaction between them and the moon. What kind of post processing did you do?

31st August 2012, 5:32 PM	#8
Campster123 Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,194	Biggest suggestion would be to get something in the foreground. The dolly movement in this virtually not noticeable. To really show off the movement you need something that will move a large amount within the frame. Otherwise, looks nice.