Monday, March 25, 2013

The Power of Story Elevates a Time-lapse to a New Level


This is a brief excerpt from Ron Dawson’s DareDreamerMag




March 25, 2013 by Ron Dawson


I’ve seen a lot of time-lapse films. In the past few years it seems like there’s been a surge of them. (I love the opening to Netflix’s original series “House of Cards” by the way). You can have all kinds of time-lapses. Ones with movement. Ones without. Time-lapses of the city. Time-lapse of nature.

If you’re a time-lapse photographer, I suspect one of the biggest challenges is how you set yourself apart? Perhaps you become an expert of timelapses in a particular area. Perhaps you become an expert at nighttime timelapses. Perhaps you become known for time-lapses done with a tilt-shift. Whatever you do to set yourself apart, it’s really got to stand out, otherwise how do you distinguish yourself from the thousands of other time-lapse photographers and filmmakers?


Well, a month or so ago I came across a timelapse film that did just that. It was originally brought to my attention by Planet Mitch when I guest hosted on Carl Olson’s Digital Convergence Podcast. The name of the film is “Mountains in Motion” by The Upthink Lab. It it takes timelapse to a whole new level.

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