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This is a 'making-of' time lapse video that we put together to detail what shooting one scene of our latest video is like. The sequence in question took about a day to shoot and, as you can see in the video, it was shot in reverse so that the end result looks really smooth in the animation.

The time lapse was created with two Macbook Pros running Dragon Stop Motion software. One was connected to a Nikon D80, the other to a Canon G10. They both shot at a frame every 5 seconds, with a 8 fps playback for the most part (edited in FCP). We used a longer exposure time on both cameras in order to get a nice transition effect between each image.

NOTE: Be sure to watch it to the end because something sorta neat happens with the time lapse!

The very end of the video briefly details the sound effects that were used for this scene.

The music is 'I am not Lonely with Cricket' by Papa M, from the album 'Live from a Shark's Cage'.

Also, thanks to Jason for the voice-over narration and everyone at Palo Alto.

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  • Denise Jacobs 11 months ago
    This is extraordinarily cool! Thank you for making the invisible visible!
  • Atelier Transfert plus 11 months ago
    Glad you liked it.
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  • Jason Sanders 11 months ago
    Wow, that's pretty cool! Really shows how much work you guys put into the first video.
  • Atelier Transfert plus 11 months ago
    It took weeks to film:)
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  • Thomas Charbit 11 months ago
    Light looks pretty yellow... the timelapse camera's white balance was off ? or was that how it looked ?
    nice job btw !
  • Atelier Transfert plus 11 months ago
    Yeah, the WB is a bit off isn't it. We sorta rushed to get the time lapse setup going so that we could start shooting the project. I could have corrected in PS or even in FCP but whatever. I just wanted to get it up so that people could see it:)

    Thanks for the kind words!
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  • Patrick Frauchiger plus 11 months ago
    Nice making of, really. And thanks for the Papa M hint...
  • Atelier Transfert plus 11 months ago
    We listened to a lot of Papa M during the shoot. And a ton of Kraftwerk for some reason.

    Excellent profile pic, btw.
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  • Kristen Miller 11 months ago
    very cool.

    I mean, who CAN'T do some quirky stuff in front of a time lapse camera?! it's just too cool to not do something! :)
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  • Atelier Transfert plus 11 months ago
    Thanks-

    What happens at 3:00 is pretty neat. I actually didn't realize that Alain (the guy doing the funny moves) did what he did until I started putting this time lapse together. Took me quite a while to get the timing just right with the song.
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  • Tom McCoy 9 months ago
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  • Atelier Transfert plus 9 months ago
    Totally! Sure beat balancing laptops on chairs!
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  • Johnny Optimist 9 months ago
    That was great, thanks for putting that together.
    Shooting in reverse makes that much of a difference? Never done it myself, just curious.
  • Atelier Transfert plus 9 months ago
    Sometimes shooting backwards just makes it a bit easier, but it depends on the sequence.
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  • QueenLeilani 9 months ago
    I watched your video twice. Your videos inspire me.
    Consider me your newest fan. =)

    ~ Arlene
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  • L GS 8 months ago
    This is wonderful! But I'm new to this techology/process. Why did you use two cameras? Also, how did the making of the "making of" video differ from the camera/computer setup/process for the actual email video?
    Thanks for helping me understand this cool technique!
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  • businessethos 7 months ago
    This video is so awesome! Your precision and delivery deserve an applause!!!!

    Inspired...
    @businessethos
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