Unlocking time: The Art of Timelapse and Hyperlapse

Ever watched a video where a blossoming flower or setting sun seemed to be playing in fast- forward mode? That’s the magic of the timelapse. Now imagine cruising through a rapidly changing landscape with a sense of motion – that’s the allure of hyperlapse. At Dreamvision Media™, we are experts in creating these unique, compelling visual narratives that speed up time to tell a story more powerfully.

The Magic of Timelapse

If you are unfamiliar with time lapse photography . Its achieved by taking photos at slow intervals in order to stitch them back together at 24 frames per second. When replayed at normal speed , it gives the viewer the illusion of time moving faster. These video assets are a great way to communicate the passing of time. Visually they can make an ordinary scene look incredible.

At Dreamvision, we’re not just making videos; we’re creating art. Our experience as visual artists allows us to make timelapses on another level. Having a vast understanding of light, movement and color, gives us the keys to create captivating timelapses.

The Dynamic World of Hyperlapse

Hyperlapse, is a timelapse with the combination of camera movement.  Its a much more dynamic form of timelapse that can take your audience on a journey.

If you think timelapses are technically difficult to execute, just wait until you learn how to make a hyperlapse. Not only do you have to take photos at a slowed down equal interval, you have to move your camera the exact distance in one direction for hundreds of photos. When stitched together these photos will create a moving video as time is sped up. 

At Dreamvision we have done many hyperlapses on a variety of projects. To create a good hyperlapse you need to have a sound understanding of photography equiptment and shutter speed techniques to create realistic motion blur. A professional hyperlapse requires a lot of location scouting and planning to achieve.

Post-Production: Bringing in the flavor

Once the shooting is done, it’s time for the magic of post-production. Taking raw photos and stitching them together gives you a lot of flexibility in post. Here’s 

• color grading: Correcting the color to match the other elements of your video sequence are critical to insure your time lapse meshes with your storyline. 

• Speed ramping: Since we are seeing time running in fast motion, a creative trick to use is speed ramping. It is an editing technique that will elevate this shot and make it even more epic.

• Sound design: One way to elevate your time lapse or hyperlapse is by adding sound design, Shooshes , ambient sounds and audio from the scene can add a lot the the experience

Conclusion

Time Lapse and hyperlapse videos can be a powerful element in telling your story with your creative project. At Dreamvision Media™ we are experts at the types of videos and offer services to create these amazing digital assets. Whether it is for a promotional video , a documentary , social media post or even a website banner. Contact us today we would love to help.