Common intervals for timelapse shots and movies

megaadmin — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:56:01 +0000

In this post, I’ll give an overview of the most common intervals for creating different timelapse scenarios. With the mentioned intervals you can create good 30p timelapse videos later.

1-second interval

Fast moving clouds
Driving cars and road traffic
Time lapse from the car (so called drivelapse)
Time lapse from the airplane cockpit (is it called “flylapse” now?)

1-to-3 second intervals

Slow cloud formations
Sunrises and sunsets
Moon and sun on the horizon
Gatherings, crowds, concerts
Melting ice and snow in the sun

15-to-30 second intervals

Shadows of objects
Course of the sun in the sky with wide-angle lenses
Starry sky (see detailed article on astrophotography)

Other and longer intervals

Fast growing vegetation and plants and blossoms (60 to 120 seconds)
Site progress with site cameras for short construction projects (tree house, garden shed) 5 minutes
Construction site progress with site cameras for medium construction projects (single-family house) 10 minutes
Construction site progress with construction site cameras for long construction projects (company headquarters) 15 minutes

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