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LinkedIn Learning

Time-Lapse Video: Nighttime

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn what to bring and what do (in field and in post) to get great-looking nighttime time lapses.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Exercise files
  • What you should look for in a location
1. The Gear You Need
  • Choosing the right camera
  • Determining storage requirements
  • Power management strategies
  • New gear
  • Lighting a scene
  • Using a GoPro to shoot a time-lapse at night
2. Setting Up the Camera
  • How to add extra stability to your tripod
  • Balancing the shot with the exposure triangle
  • How to lengthen the exposure time
  • Choosing the right interval for shooting
3. Capturing the Shot
  • Shooting test exposures
  • Working with RAW files
  • Monitoring the shot in the field
  • Developing the test shot
  • Shooting sunsets
  • Putting the camera in motion
  • Lessons learned
4. Finishing the Shot
  • Post-processing images with Adobe Bridge
  • Assembling the time-lapse in Adobe After Effects CC
  • Creating star trails
  • More post-processing of images with Adobe Bridge
  • Making localized adjustments
  • Using Deflicker
  • Using Flicker Free, part 1
  • Using Flicker Free, part 2
  • Using multiple shots to create a time-lapse, part 1
  • Using multiple shots to create a time-lapse, part 2
  • Assembling a sunrise or sunset time-lapse with LRTimelapse, part 1
  • Assembling a sunrise or sunset time-lapse with LRTimelapse, part 2
  • Assembling a HDR sunrise or sunset time-lapse with Photomatix, part 1
  • Assembling a HDR sunrise or sunset time-lapse with Photomatix, part 2
  • Assembling an HDR time-lapse with Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Richard Harrington

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