It's Brewing

Ok - so from what I said the other night about trying to make a time lapse video of my time in Spain, my mind has not stopped racing.

I've been stuck on this concept. It's been a constant loop in the back of my head. So much so, that I've already sat down, with a good ol' pencil and paper and calculated:

A) How many hours a day I'd be shooting
B) What the time between photos would be (every five seconds, every ten, thirty, every minute, etc.)
C) How the number of photos would fit into a video (am I going to edit 24 fps or 29.97 fps)
D) Once the fps has been decided - then calculate how long the piece would be

A lot of numbers - I know I know. So what did I come up with? Not that it really matters to you, but early estimations lead me to believe that I'd take somewhere between 50,000 - 67,000 photos (a shit ton - pardon my french) and end up with a video somewhere between 30 and 50 minutes. So, from there, I've decided I need to scale back a little - maybe aim for a shorter piece, and spread the time between photos a bit - changing it depending on what and where I'm shooting.

Whats this all mean? I guess nothing - I'm just speaking out loud. But the good news? I've procured a camera for the trip. So that means - its happening. How it turns out? We'll see. No promises, since this will be my first full length, "big" time lapse.

But to give you an idea of what I'll be shooting on, enjoy the video below:



How insanely beautiful is that footage? Sure, it's been color corrected and edited, but I'll do all of that too. Make it as pretty as can be. What makes this camera even better? Not only will I be able to take all the photos to build a time lapse, but I'll be able to record videos just like what is above. So be prepared to see Spain in all of it's HD glory.

It's a wonderful little device. I can hold it in my hand. Strap it to my chest, my backpack - place it on my head for some POV footage. It's waterproof, shock proof. I'm so excited to get going on this piece. You'll see me packing the day(s) before, driving to the airport through the lovely LA traffic, checking my bags, walking through the airport, boarding the plane, making my way through customs. Possible cool idea? Seeing the camera on the conveyer belt as it goes through the x-ray machine. There are other things brewin' up there in my cabeza. Those I'll keep to myself as a surprise. But, everything I just said is in LA. Think about it - there is still London, Madrid, Seville, wherever else I travel - maybe Morocco, and NYC (on the way home). There is just so much material out there to be captured.

I'm a bit scared though.

If I'm thinking about it this much and I'm still two months out, god knows what it will have evolved into by then.

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