simulate Night to day time lapse in camera

[Ben Kahn]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone has advice on how to simulate a night to day time lapse in camera.

The scene is an overhead shot of a character lying in bed staring at the ceiling all night and into the morning. He is lit with a soft wash of blue moonlight. Then we see the transition to day. The effect of sun rising creates a moving hard light over his body.

My thought is to just use a few LED's and fade from blue moonlight, to a soft, cool daylight mixed with a warm, hard sunlight. Maybe it's that simple

I'd like to get that stop motion staccato effect too but I think it would have to be a post thing..

Thanks,

Ben

[Satsuki Murashige]

 

[Stephen Sanchez]

That staccato effect you're referring to can be achieved simply by speeding up the footage, OR undercranking the recording if you have the option. Sony for example has the S&Q feature, so you can undercrank the fps for in-camera timelapse or overcrank for slower motion.

I'd find a way to move the sun during your timelapse.

[Ben Kahn]

On 1/28/2021 at 10:27 PM, Satsuki Murashige said:

 

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. Do you happen to know what movie that Kiera Knightly clip is from?

[Satsuki Murashige]

7 hours ago, Ben Kahn said:

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking for. Do you happen to know what movie that Kiera Knightly clip is from?

The clip is from ‘Pride & Prejudice’ (2005), directed by Joe Wright. The film has beautiful cinematography, including some very long Steadicam oners and creative staging. Hard to believe it’s Mr. Wright’s first feature!