How To Create A Perfect Time-Lapse Video For Construction Site

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How To Create A Perfect Time-Lapse Video For
Construction Site
Construction site time-lapse videos are exciting
to watch! But why is that?Most of us can now
only focus for a short period because the average
attention span of humans has deteriorated
greatly with time.If you think your construction
project is awesome, and you wish to show it to
the world and expand your business, time-lapse
videos are a must! These will help you nail the
next big construction job and let the world know
about you. Video content is one of the most
popular formats companies go with to increase
their demand, their sales, and their audience!
Capturing a perfect time-lapse video is an art,
and like any art, it follows a somewhat different
approach to what your normal video shoot-out
would look like.Here at Studio52, we know all too
well the power of time-lapse videos, and we wish
to help you get that perfect video shot, no
matter what. 1. Use Multiple Cameras Using
multiple cameras is a must. Your construction
site is a huge system of connected processes and
different build and logistic areas, and you need
to show
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• them all simultaneously. You cannot physically
  manage to shoot the entire area moving with a
  single camera. Plus, a time-lapse video is a
  string of pictures, a huge amount of pictures,
  and the end product will turn out to be a
  headache if multiple angles were used and the
  camera was shaken a lot.Using multiple cameras
  will help you capture every angle and every
  aspect of your construction site while covering
  and offering a detailed overlook from different
  construction locations.
• Finding The Perfect Location
• Placing your cameras randomly isnt going to help
  anyone. You need them placed in order for them
  to capture the most moving time. Your
  construction project is a living, breathing
  thing and you want to show it as such! Consider
  the closeness here as well some cameras need
  to be closer to show all the intricate details of
  the process, but place some further away to show
  the bigger picture and how all moving parts
  create the big thing!
• Decide On The Best Shooting Time
• Your shooting time has to be thought through as
  well. First of all, choose a place that receives
  a lot of light and isnt in a dark area all too
  much. This will allow your cameras to have a
  wide period during which they can record the
  scene. Dark photos wont do you good when
  compiling your shots for the end video.You can
  also set your cameras to shoot only during the
  day, as night photos will show almost no
  activity and are usually not good for time-lapse
  videos. Unless youre a vampire company of
  course!
• Find The Best Interval
• Shooting interval is the key factor of any great
  time-lapse video. The ideal shooting interval is
  somewhere between 2 and 10 minutes, but if your
  time-lapse is recording a years worth of
  project, this can even be set to hours. What you
  need to decide is how gradual you want your video
  to be!If you want to get
• scientific about it, then there is a formula for
  your shooting interval. Lets assume your
  project will take half a year, which is 180 days.
  Now youd want to define the shooting frequency.
  Going with 600 seconds or a picture per 10
  minutes will be optimal.This will, however,
  largely depend on the activity at your
  construction
• site. If theres a lot of motion you should opt
  for a more frequent shooting.Take the desired
  time and multiply it by 24 fps and then divide
  that by the total time. So, in our example, this
  would be 600 (minutes) 24 fps / 180 days 80
  fps. This

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says that youll need 80 pictures a day!If youre
only shooting daytime photos, this means that on
average youll have 8 hours of sunlight per day.
This means 80 pictures / 8 Hours 10 pictures
per hour.We already know that your
shooting interval is 60 min / 10 pictures 6
minutes, so youll take a picture every 6
minutes. Everything left to do is open camera
settings and set your camera to take a picture
every 6 minutes. Et voila! 5. Monitor And Back
Up Capturing a time-lapse video for your
construction site can be a tedious process, but
with the right equipment, it will be a breeze.
One of the worst fears of anyone who has been
involved in a timelapse video is a loss of
footage. This will not only get you back to
ground zero, but you cannot deconstruct the
entire building just for the sake of a single
video!The best construction cameras have a backup
option where they send the data directly to the
cloud every single day, making sure those
precious pictures cannot get lost. Conclusion Cons
truction time-lapse videos are the best tools to
market your construction business, showcase
project progress, and entice interest for further
business and profit. These videos will add
visual excitement to your written reports
with stakeholders as well. However, youll need
the proper equipment and professional team to
handle the job!IP cams are the most desirable
option, both because of their cost and high
shooting time. If you lack the time or skill, and
equipment to create such a video, you can always
talk to professionals! Here at Studio52, weve
created a whole bunch of awesome time-lapse
projects and have a base of happy clients from
Great Britain to the Middle East, and India! Also
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