Creating Time-Lapse Video (2017)

Course details

Learn how to speed up time and create compelling visual effects with time-lapse photography. Join Rich Harrington in the field as he captures nature's patterns at Red Rock Canyon in southwestern Nevada, and shows how to frame your scene and choose the proper camera settings. He shows you how to capture great images, whether you're using a DSLR camera and a motorized slider or just a smartphone you have handy. Then join him back in the studio to transform your still footage into a storytelling time-lapse video, using tools like Camera Raw, Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro.

Learning objectives
What is time-lapse photography?
Choosing a frame size and frame rate
Using an internal or external intervalometer
Selecting a memory card
Shooting in JPEG, RAW, or MOV formats
Tracking the sun's position
Deciding how long to shoot
Using a slider
Shooting time lapse on a smartphone or tablet
Removing noise and spots with Camera Raw
Refining the duration and frame rate with Photoshop
Blending frames in After Effects
Creating variable speed effects in Premiere Pro
Exporting your sequence from Final Cut Pro

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. What Is Time-Lapse Photography

04 - The end product
05 - Why shoot with a still camera
06 - What you're shooting for - Objectives to achieve

2. Technical Essentials

07 - Frame size for delivery of time-lapse video
08 - Frame size for acquisition of time-lapse video
09 - Delivery frame rate of time-lapse video
10 - Post-processing choices for time-lapse photography

3. Equipment - What You'll Need and What You Might Want

11 - A solid tripod for time-lapse shooting
12 - Using an internal intervalometer
13 - Using an external intervalometer
14 - Weather gear
15 - Extending the power of the camera
16 - Using a spare camera body
17 - Memory card selection

4. Choosing a Shooting Format

18 - Shooting source images in JPEG format
19 - Shooting source images in RAW format
20 - Shooting time-lapse video as movie files

5. A Better Timeline Panel

21 - Choosing a frame rate for time-lapse photography
22 - How long should you shoot
23 - Tracking the sun's position
24 - Working the scene

6. The Exposure Triangle in Depth

25 - Choosing the right aperture for time-lapse photography
26 - Choosing the shutter speed for time-lapse photography
27 - Choosing the ISO for time-lapse photography

7. Using a Slider

28 - Why shoot an HDR panorama
29 - Setting up for the shot
30 - Shooting the source images
31 - Keith Kiska feature

8. Shooting Time-Lapse Video on a Smartphone or Tablet

32 - Stabilizing the phone
33 - Setting up the shot with Lapse It
34 - Using Lapse It
35 - Using iStopMotion for iPad

9. Managing Data from a Time-Lapse Shoot

36 - Using a card wallet
37 - Choosing a working drive
38 - Transferring data

10. Organizing the Images for Post

39 - Using stacks in Adobe Bridge
40 - Removing unwanted frames
41 - Renaming and renumbering image sequences

11. Developing the Images for Post

42 - Basic exposure of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
43 - Selective recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
44 - Advanced recovery of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
45 - Reducing noise of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
46 - Removing spots in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Camera Raw
47 - Compensating for lens distortion of a time-lapse sequence
48 - Stylizing the time-lapse sequence images with Adobe Camera Raw
49 - Exporting the time-lapse sequence images to sequential files
50 - Alternative workflow with Lightroom and LRTimelapse, part 1
51 - Alternative workflow with Lightroom and LRTimelapse, part 2

12. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Adobe Photoshop

52 - Importing the time-lapse sequence into Adobe Photoshop
53 - Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop
54 - Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop
55 - Exporting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Photoshop

13. Assembling a Time-lapse Movie with Adobe After Effects

56 - Importing the image sequence into Adobe After Effects
57 - Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
58 - Frame blending a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
59 - Adjusting the time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects
60 - Adding camera moves to a time-lapse sequence in Adobe After Effects
61 - Reducing flicker in a time-lapse sequence with Adobe After Effects
62 - Working with raw time-lapse sequences in Adobe After Effects
63 - Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe After Effects

14. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Adobe Premiere Pro

64 - Importing the image sequence into Adobe Premiere Pro
65 - Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro
66 - Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Adobe Premiere Pro
67 - Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Adobe Premiere Pro

15. Assembling a Time-Lapse Movie with Apple Final Cut Pro X

68 - Importing the image sequence into Apple Final Cut Pro X
69 - Refining the duration and frame rate of a time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X
70 - Adjusting the time-lapse sequence with Apple Final Cut Pro X
71 - Exporting the time-lapse sequence from Apple Final Cut Pro X

Conclusion

72 - Goodbye