When I think of time lapses, I often think of images or a video like the one above. It's also common to see videos where the sky is changing throughout the day, but the foreground stays that same. This type of art expresses time change, and displays existence and pacing. These types of works captivate me because it draws me into the work and makes me feel as if I were there. If I were actually at the scene where the images or videos were being taken, I'd being viewing exactly how my eyes saw it in present time. This is an aspect that is hard to attain from photographs and sometimes even video. When time lapse works are created, it allows the viewer to key in on the finer details that wouldn't be as obvious in a fast paced video.
Considering that the objective of time lapses, focusing upon a slow paced change would be add a new aspect to something that can be more expected and common. It wouldn't necessarily be as interesting to view a slow moving object in a time lapse, but it would bring fourth a new concept and a different meaning to the objective. For example, a time lapse of of a snail scooting across a grassy yard. The grassy yard would remain still, while the snail would become a fast paced object even though the footage could be taken within several hours. Time lapses make me think deeper into reality and how fast each day passes. There are so many different events that will occur within a day, but they always come as fast as they go.
I find some of these works quite captivating myself, being a cinephile I have seen this technique used in countless films over the years and it can be very effective. As you said, and I completely agree, it expresses time, existence, and pacing in a way that totally draws you into the work and allows you to see the fine details that you would have otherwise overlooked or missed.
ReplyDeleteI also posted on my blog how beautiful the technique of timelapse can be when using the subject of the sky or a cityscape. It allows you to look at a whole days events in a short amount of time; making it seem like you are actually there witnessing the whole day take place.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think that time lapse can be absolutely beautiful. I wish we would have gotten to see Alex's project in class. I also agree with what Kim said in her blog about how a time lapse can make you think deeper into reality. I think that time lapse makes you think about change and how much change goes unnoticed throughout the day. Whether we don't notice the sky changing, or the scenery, or the time- but stop motion makes us stop and think about the things that typically go unseen.
ReplyDeleteThe way that the sky changes effects the lighting of everything under it. Clouds are very interesting but the way that they create diffuse lighting on the world can be an interesting timelapse as well.
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