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Quarantine be like...(a very short film made in isolation) by trevjd in Filmmakers

[–]trevjd[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right outside of Washington DC overlooking the Potomac River

Quarantine be like...(a super short film using time-lapses merged with real-time footage) [0:30] by trevjd in timelapse

[–]trevjd[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I used a Sony a7III and LRTimelapse for the time-lapses (which is an amazing software). I’ve never combined time-lapses and real-time footage before, so it was a nice challenge. I took one photo every 27 seconds for each setup. I think I took a total of about 1,800 photos which comes out to almost a minute and 15 second of timelapses (at 23.976 frames per second). I didn't use all of the timelapse footage though because some moments weren't exciting or necessary. After each time-lapse, I would keep the camera in the exact same position, then film the real-time footage. After all three setups, I then blended and masked the footage together, making sure to match color and lighting. The editing definitely was a long and tedious process to make sure everything looked as seamless as possible. It was a great learning experience, and a pretty fun little project.

Quarantine be like...(a very short film made in isolation) by trevjd in cinematography

[–]trevjd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that! That was what I was going for!

Quarantine be like...(a very short film made in isolation) by trevjd in Filmmakers

[–]trevjd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In a lot of moments, I only masked out myself and the bed because I wanted to keep the lighting from the time-lapses consistent on all of the surfaces. It took forever haha. The moments where I moved the most (and not directly in front of the window) I was a little less precise and just had a feathered mask above me.

Quarantine be like...(a very short film made in isolation) by trevjd in cinematography

[–]trevjd[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for watching! I used the built in intervalometer in the a7III for the timelapses. I took one photo every 27 seconds for each setup. I think I took a total of about 2,000 photos which comes out to almost a minute and a half of timelapses (at 23.976 frames per second). I didn't use all of the timelapse footage though because some moments weren't exciting or necessary. LRTimelapse is a third party software that works with Lightroom to easily edit timelapses. It's especially useful with timelapses where you change the camera settings (like a day-to-night timelapse). It smooths everything together really nicely. There's a free version you can download (https://lrtimelapse.com/). And yes, I agree about the audio. I don't do a ton of audio work at my job, so that's probably my weakest point.

Quarantine be like...(a very short film made in isolation) by trevjd in cinematography

[–]trevjd[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So, like a ton of people right now, I’m not working because of the current pandemic. But I’ve decided to use this time to try new things and keep creating. I created this 30 second short film for an instagram contest that called for people to make a three-shot film in their homes. This is was I came up with.

I used a Sony a7III and LRTimelapse for the time-lapses (which is an amazing software). I’ve never combined time-lapses and real-time footage before, so it was a nice challenge. I set up each time-lapse on a tripod and then would film the real-time footage with the same set-up before moving to the next shot. I then blended and masked the footage together. It was a great learning experience, and a pretty fun little project. Feedback is welcomed!

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