Thread: Igloo Construction Time Lapse

It's not finished yet, but this is what I got so far. I will be deleting this video and replacing it (I will have to ask the mods) Let me know what you think I did this completely by myself, the soundtrack was written and produced by a friend with a small recording studio. Both the SD9 and GoPro Hero were used.

Not bad. For me the wide angle shots went on far far far too long. It added a new dimension when we had some ambient sound (the shovel digging//scraping) and this was much better.

But the biggest question on my mind is "why would anyone spend so much time building a temporay folly?"

Originally Posted by TimStannard

But the biggest question on my mind is "why would anyone spend so much time building a temporay folly?"

was you ever young tim

intersting concept no doubt but imo, too long (by about 4 minutes) i didnt make it to the end sorry.

What do you mean? I hardly used the wide angle shots?

Why? Because where I live it hasn't been over 32F in month's and it isn't going to be for a while. The igloo has been in my yard the same size for 2 month's now. And lastly just to piss off my neighbors because now they can not see the road HAHA

Awee, you had to watch the last half it shows more of the inside. I tried compressing it as much as I could I actually pre-rendered all the shots using 300% velocity then re-rendered them back into the time line and compressed again.

Originally Posted by PinkFloydEffect

What do you mean? I hardly used the wide angle shots?

I can't bring myself to sit through it again just to argue a point but from memory the first 1/2 is entirel made up of timelapse wide angle shots from one angle.

Originally Posted by TimStannard

I can't bring myself to sit through it again just to argue a point but from memory the first 1/2 is entirel made up of timelapse wide angle shots from one angle.

Ohhhhhhhh, that's what you mean. You confused me because those shots have no wide angle lens on the camera and the last few clips inside DO have a wide angle lens.... Yes I will be attempting to shorten those shots on the final render.

As somebody who's not going skiing for the first time in a very long time this year, because I had a shoulder operation - seeing your backyard looking like what I pay to go to is mildy annoying.

Personally I think the time-lapse should have been speeded up even more, because mainly the shots were the same. It snowed, you went around with the gadget, it snowed, you went around again.

From the perspective of knowing what was going on - we had no idea of your progress inside - we saw lots of work at the entrance, but didn't get to see the cavity until quite late in. Some unanswered questions as to the notice - was that a joke, or did you get people coming in? If you had two cameras, maybe shooting from above and maybe the front at the same time would have worked? Worst bit was the shadow creeping over the scene - very difficult.

Some interesting content - to somebody who lives somewhere wet and rarely snowy to this degree, but the Gopro and the SD-9 don't handle snow well if the light isn't right. They need sun - overcast produces very grey snow, and there's not a huge amount you can do about that.

haha, we have an unusual amount of snow this year. I will definitely be shortening it a bit, and the gadget is called a snowblower.

I had camera failures with battery life and the card filling up too fast, so it is a bit choppy also I did not have the GoPro until it was all but complete. No it is not a joke, I built this entirely by myself a few hours a day instead of watching TV or something. I do need to work on correcting the white balance on some of the shots in post (the snow looks blueish).

Not sure if it helps, but I get around 2 and a half hours of non-stop video recording with the Gopro before the battery dies - which is pretty good really - my SD9 can manage about 2 hour with screen closed, much less with it open.

I don't think white balance is an issue, I remember you talking about it a while back. Both these cameras have difficulty with low contrast scenes - the Gopro is great where you have plenty of colours and contrast - hence why the blue sky, white snow, green trees shots works so well. The typical overcast ski sky removes so much of the shadows, making edge detail vanish - and the Gopro doesn't do this justice, and the SD9 seems a tad better - but the small sensors and other design constraints just 'flatten' the picture. Exposure being auto is also a big problem. Look at the inside shots where the only inside light comes from outside, and the you see the problem. Everytime the door gets obscured the AGC takes a moment to respond - and that's even visible in the time lapse. You can't escape the outside brightness, but at least the inside remains constant.

The contrast issue also jumps in when the sun sinks below the rooftop - not a huge amount you can do really.

On a side note. Here in the UK I've never seen a snowblower for sale. When we get the occasional big snow (like christmas) everybody panics. Even our local councils don't have any equipment to clear footpaths - one inch of snow brings everything to a stop here. We are totally useless at being prepared. They just close the roads and wait for it to melt!

I haven't tried to record max on my GoPro yet, HOW DO YOU GET YOUR SD9 TO WORK WITH THE SCREEN CLOSED!? I get terrible battery life (about an hour and 20 min)

I agree, theres not a LOT I can do in post to correct these issues but I think I can tweak it ever so slightly to look a little better still. A vignette was used on this entire video fyi.

WOW! haha that is so funny, 4 inches of snow won't even delay people from getting to work or school here. But we have been getting blasted with 18" at a time week after week now THAT'S a problem. I work at a small engine repair shop and all we have been doing for monthes are snowblower tune-ups and repairs, probably at least a dozen machines a week and we are not the only shop in town loaded with work. Someday when I get my steadicam going I will make some passes through the lawn mower/rider/snowblower junkyard behind the shop. Just rows and rows and rows of dead machines for parts.