How to Create Tilt-Shift / Miniature World Time-lapses

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Today, I want to show you how to do time-lapses that look like you’re in a miniature or tiny world, aka. the tilt-shift effect. In reality, this is a simple technique that can be done in any editing program. I'm going to show how to do it in FCPX, but once you see what I do here I think you can follow along in AE, Photoshop, or Premiere. But before I get to that, I should probably explain why this technique is called the tilt-shift effect. That’s simply because you can simulate this miniature world on larger scales with a tilt-shift lens. The best tutorial I’ve seen about that is this one from Canon’s Vincent Laforet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qo3nYcDCuc but essentially you can take a lens like this and use the tilt function to change the plane of focus. However, what kind of blows my mind is that there is no good reason that I can think of as to why you’d shoot your miniature world time-lapses like this. It gives you no ability to change the focus afterwards. I prefer to do it all in post-production and in fact it’s really easy these days. I think the blur technique is fairly straight forward in the video. However, to get the effect right, I think it’s good to do a few more things other than just blur it. First, models like the legos we shot are usually painted with vibrant and saturated colors. That means you need to up your saturation, contrast and sharpness Other than that it's up to your creativity. To wrap up my suggestions, here are three general rules to do after you do the blurring. 1. Get the angle right - pointing down at 30-45 degrees 2. Make keep that contrast and saturation up. 3. Keep the shutter speed fairly fast - 1/60th or faster. Thanks for watching everyone. Feel free to leave comments below and don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @untamedscience / @behindthescience In this video I talked about time-lapses from the Toronto Tiny world, check that out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Naqf2oCU0Y ------------ Want to take better Video? You're in Luck! ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We have a new book out that outlines everything you need to know to take great pictures and video. Check it out here: http://www.untamedscience.com/blog/how-to-make-science-and-nature-films/ Also, Jonas and I are creating a whole series to get you started. Here is the first video to get you into it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EG-A7IRIc Spread the word and follow us on: FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Untamed-Science/169220075768 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/untamedscience Don’t forget to subscribe to this and our other great channels Untamed Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFAbxaVl6PJMwbMMXX9ZcNw Sport Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5EoTjbPm_U11odssdYXwSA Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/user/robnelsonfilms Biophilia: https://www.youtube.com/user/untamedbiodiversity Mushrooms of the World: https://www.youtube.com/user/mushroomsoftheworld The Curious Parent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDKaNyewVpO8cblt29UpwQ --- Golden Duck Orchestra: http://www.goldenduckorchestra.com/ - Get their music here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/goldenduckorchestra

How to Create Tilt-Shift / Miniature World Time-lapses

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• published: 24 Jan 2017
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Today, I want to show you how to do time-lapses that look like you’re in a miniature or tiny world, aka. the tilt-shift effect. In reality, this is a simple technique that can be done in any editing program. I'm going to show how to do it in FCPX, but once you see what I do here I think you can follow along in AE, Photoshop, or Premiere. But before I get to that, I should probably explain why this technique is called the tilt-shift effect. That’s simply because you can simulate this miniature world on larger scales with a tilt-shift lens. The best tutorial I’ve seen about that is this one from Canon’s Vincent Laforet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qo3nYcDCuc but essentially you can take a lens like this and use the tilt function to change the plane of focus. However, what kind of blows my mind is that there is no good reason that I can think of as to why you’d shoot your miniature world time-lapses like this. It gives you no ability to change the focus afterwards. I prefer to do it all in post-production and in fact it’s really easy these days. I think the blur technique is fairly straight forward in the video. However, to get the effect right, I think it’s good to do a few more things other than just blur it. First, models like the legos we shot are usually painted with vibrant and saturated colors. That means you need to up your saturation, contrast and sharpness Other than that it's up to your creativity. To wrap up my suggestions, here are three general rules to do after you do the blurring. 1. Get the angle right - pointing down at 30-45 degrees 2. Make keep that contrast and saturation up. 3. Keep the shutter speed fairly fast - 1/60th or faster. Thanks for watching everyone. Feel free to leave comments below and don't forget to follow us on Instagram: @untamedscience / @behindthescience In this video I talked about time-lapses from the Toronto Tiny world, check that out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Naqf2oCU0Y ------------ Want to take better Video? You're in Luck! ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We have a new book out that outlines everything you need to know to take great pictures and video. Check it out here: http://www.untamedscience.com/blog/how-to-make-science-and-nature-films/ Also, Jonas and I are creating a whole series to get you started. Here is the first video to get you into it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-EG-A7IRIc Spread the word and follow us on: FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Untamed-Science/169220075768 Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/untamedscience Don’t forget to subscribe to this and our other great channels Untamed Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFAbxaVl6PJMwbMMXX9ZcNw Sport Science: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5EoTjbPm_U11odssdYXwSA Behind the Scenes: https://www.youtube.com/user/robnelsonfilms Biophilia: https://www.youtube.com/user/untamedbiodiversity Mushrooms of the World: https://www.youtube.com/user/mushroomsoftheworld The Curious Parent: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqDKaNyewVpO8cblt29UpwQ --- Golden Duck Orchestra: http://www.goldenduckorchestra.com/ - Get their music here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/goldenduckorchestra