TIME LAPSE VIDEO

FRAMING 

            If there is one word that explains how I feel in learning Time Lapse Video is, happiness. I got happy when I learn something that is far from my expectations, from things that I thought I wouldn't be able to experience and learn, and doing Time Lapse Video is one of them. It is really amazing. I've seen this kind of video but I never knew it was Time Lapse.

            

       When we were instructed to create a Time Lapse video, I immediately asked one of my classmates on what it is about, but he has no idea about it. I've heard from my other classmates that it is a fast video. In order for me to see an example of it, I searched on YouTube. When I saw it, I told to myself that I've seen this kind of video already. After that my problem was the process on how to create it and I searched again on YouTube and found tutorials about it. My problem again was the capturing of pictures since it needs a lot of shots and I don’t have a camera that captures continuously. I was worried because of not having all the resources needed for it. Luckily, because of asking about the process in creating time lapse video, one of my classmates said that in a cellphone camera there is a setting where you can capture pictures continuously, and I found it in my cellphone camera.

            

          The topic that I chose was framing of a poster with materials used as broomstick, rugby, and poster (any poster). My partner was the one making it. It was his project during elementary. I was the one taking the pictures. We reached to a 1,063 shots. The qualities of the pictures were not that good because of the cellphone camera that I used. I had the difficulty in doing it because at first my partner didn't understand well what it is for. I told him not to cover what he’s doing while I’m taking pictures but he didn't listen sometimes. He thought the focus was the output of what he’s doing, the framing. Also, the memory card that I used became full and we’re not yet finished and I need to use another one. I thought it was just okay because I will just going to do the sequence in computer but it caused a problem.

             

        When I transferred all the pictures to computer, I thought I can put the second part of the pictures next to the first one but it didn't follow. When I had to do it, the second part went to the first part, so the sequencing was not right. I tried many times but were all failed. It didn't really follow. And I found out the problem. It’s because the two memory card had different code. The first memory card code was IMG_20110101_21 3944364 and the second memory code was IMG_20110101_08 0100185. The problem was the difference between _21 and _08. With the help/suggestion of Kuya Jose, one of my classmates I created the two parts in VideoMach (an application for creating time lapse video) separately. I uploaded the first memory card and I went to EXPORT to save it as a video file. I closed the VideoMach and opened it for a new file. And I did the same way with the first memory card. That way they turned out to be as both video file. After that, I imported the two videos to Movie maker. I follow the steps in movie making. From there I was able to connect the two video files as a final and was able to create a Time lapse Video. I experienced many difficulties in creating it, but with the help of other people I was able to do it. And of course I thank God for He is the source of all knowledge and wisdom.