Time-Lapse, Go Pros & Fish-Eyes
Time-Lapses
I have experience in filming and editing a time-lapse style footage. Whether it is speeding up of slowing down, there are various different ways of producing time-lapse footage.
One method requires you having lots of charge for you camera (back up battery or mains plug in will be required) as well as having extra memory cards and a tripod for the camera to sit on. You can simply get time lapse footage by recording you shot for say 30mins, which in the editing stage can be condensed down to 30 seconds.
A technique which I like to incorporate is a reverse time-lapse which simply is playing the footage on reverse. This technique would be handy for us as it means we wouldn't need to film the set-up and deconstruction of the TEDx event. We can just film on or the other and play one in reverse, giving the same effect.
Another method is setting your camera to take photos every minute over a few hours. This saves battery and camera memory but doesn't have a smooth transitioning between shots as the previous method. However, you do get a much bigger time gap to acquire stills of. You must also be cautious about the settings of the camera, I would manually set-up the aperture, focus and brightness settings as this will change for every shot and we want consistency throughout setting the camera up manually before starting this method of time-lapse is crucial.
Go-Pros
eBay explains that "In the last few years, the GoPro has really taken off in popularity. What was once just a loyal niche fan following has turned into a worldwide demand for these items. The surge in popularity might prompt those who don't know to ask "what is a GoPro?""
The GoPro is a HD-quality, waterproof, video camera. It is very small and compact, yet it can deliver amazingly crystal-clear video. The GoPro cameras are completely shockproof so they can be used in any type of environment or conditions.
Currently there are three different versions of the GoPro video cameras. These are the GoPro Hero 1, the GoPro Hero 2, and the GoPro Hero 3 video cameras.
We would be using GoPros to film our 'tour' like footage around the interior of the Brighton Dome during the TEDx event. I have little experience with using GoPros so I left this to other members of the group to look into, mainly the two people who would be filming the event.
Fish-Eye Lenses
These lenses are great at capturing actions and expanding the spatial environment. Popularised by skateboarders for filming their flips and tricks, these types of lenses can get really eye capturing shots. We though these lenses could provide some great shots of the stage of the event or of the grand hall in the Brighton Dome as it would give of the message that this traditional venue is large and beautiful building. Here are some photos using fish-eye lenses. As you can see, the lens can create some really captivating images.
Bibliography
1. http://www.ebay.com/gds/What-Is-a-GoPro-/10000000177744699/g.html
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