I come across enough excellent websites that don’t fit into my posts that I thought it was time to write a quick roundup of some of my favorite links. Click on the titles to open the sites in a new tab or window.
This is my favorite FAQ about time lapse video (he insists it’s “time-lapse” and is probably right). The sections are broken down to theory, equipment, and subject specific information. The website has an academic feel and is more interested in theory than specific software and in-depth tutorials, but it’s definitely one of the first places to go if you’re beginning time lapse or if you need specific information from someone who produces time lapse videos professionally. I’ve read the entire FAQ and learned a lot, even after months of creating time lapse videos. One note: the section on construction has been disabled due to Kinsman receiving too many emails.
I’m currently in the “failing miserably” stage of making time lapse videos of the night sky. Unlike daytime skies, stars require long exposures meaning that I can only hope to make one video per night. Combine this with trying to reduce noise while not loosing detail and night time photography becomes extremely challenging. That’s why I’m so impressed with the work done by Till Credner on this site. Click on “Playlist” on the left of his site for all of his videos.
Dogma 2001: The New Rules for Internet Cinema
Movie buffs like myself might already know of Dogma 95, a set of rules created in part by the director Lars von Trier. Dogma (or Dogme) 95 was meant to cut out the layers upon layers of editing and polishing that make up the Hollywood studio system.
Dogma 2001 is another set of rules posted online that tries to correct common mistakes made when people produce exclusively for an online audience. My favorite rule is #2: “Something interesting must occur within ten seconds.”
It’s been eight years since this list was written and some of the rules are no longer relevant, but I found myself nodding in agreement with most of them.
