Oil Rig Process
This was a non-stop oil rig job. 36 hour process captured in just over a minute.
Long term time lapse
This was a 3 year project for the construction of First State Bank's headquarters in Gainesville, Texas. Over 40,000 frames were taken from a Canon 5DM2 and Sony A7II, in temperatures ranging from over 100 degrees to below freezing. Enclosure was mounted on a 30' utility pole and removed after completion.
Dallas, TX - Time lapse
16 hour time lapse movie of downtown Houston, Texas. Taken from Hotel Zaza.
This was a month long timelapse done for US Autoforce. 3 cameras were used for this project; GoPro 5, Sony A7ii and Fuji X-T3. My timelapse movies were incorporated into their final marketing video.
Long Term 4K Time lapse Photography
Time-lapse videos from construction sites hold significant value and offer several benefits. Here are some of the key advantages of using time-lapse video in the construction industry:
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Project Documentation: Time-lapse videos provide a comprehensive visual record of the entire construction process. They capture every stage, from the initial groundbreaking to the final completion, allowing stakeholders to review and analyze the project's evolution. This documentation can be invaluable for future reference, project management, and legal purposes.
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Progress Monitoring: By condensing weeks, months, or even years of construction into a short video, time-lapse footage enables stakeholders to monitor the project's progress effectively. It offers a clear overview of the construction timeline, helping project managers and investors track milestones, identify delays, and assess productivity. This information can assist in making informed decisions and managing resources more efficiently.
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Marketing and Promotion: Time-lapse videos are excellent marketing tools for construction companies, developers, and architects. They showcase the construction process in a visually captivating and engaging manner, highlighting the project's scale, complexity, and craftsmanship. These videos can be used for promotional purposes on websites, social media platforms, presentations, and exhibitions, attracting potential clients and investors.
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Stakeholder Communication: Time-lapse videos facilitate effective communication between project stakeholders. They offer a visual narrative that can be easily shared with clients, investors, contractors, and team members, allowing everyone to understand the project's progress and challenges. This transparency promotes collaboration, enhances trust, and minimizes misunderstandings.
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Training and Education: Time-lapse videos serve as valuable educational resources for construction professionals and students. They provide a condensed overview of construction techniques, equipment usage, and workflow. These videos can be utilized for training purposes, helping new employees or students understand the construction process and learn from real-life examples.
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Risk Assessment and Safety: Time-lapse videos can be used for analyzing and improving safety practices on construction sites. By reviewing the footage, project managers and safety officers can identify potential hazards, assess safety protocols, and implement necessary improvements. This proactive approach to safety can reduce accidents, injuries, and associated costs.
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Public Engagement: Construction projects often impact local communities, and time-lapse videos can help engage and inform the public. These videos showcase the construction process, creating a sense of excitement and involvement among the community members. Sharing time-lapse footage can foster a positive relationship between the construction project and the surrounding community.
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In summary, time-lapse videos from construction sites offer numerous advantages, including project documentation, progress monitoring, marketing and promotion, stakeholder communication, training and education, risk assessment and safety, and public engagement. The visual representation of the construction process provides valuable insights, facilitates decision-making, and enhances overall project management.
Creative Time lapse Photography
Using multiple professional cameras with professional lenses, we setup onsite to record different stages of your project. The resulting image sequences are then edited to make a visually effective story showing exactly 'what it is that you do'.
This is a great tool for showing to prospective clients either via a personal presentation or on your website. One or more days work can be condensed into 2-3 minutes of video where your project and employees are the stars of the show. A comment from one such prospective client was that watching the Time lapse was 'better than reading a mission statement'.
We capture hours of footage allowing us to select the most important aspects of the project which are then edited to tell the story. During the edit the images are color treated and enhanced to create a visually interesting mood. We then add title pages, end credits, captions if required and a soundtrack to suit the project if you wish, finally you have the option of output to your required format(s) and specifications.
During our time on site, we can also take high resolution digital images of different aspects of the project which can be used for any marketing materials.