I researched into time-lapse photography. I want to use this technique in my adaptation using the themes of 'destruction' and 'nature's cycles'. The images I could time-lapse are dying flowers or (for testing purposes) cakes rising in the oven, or other food cooking. So, I've set up my DSLR camera to shoot a test run of some tulips wilting, this could take over a week before we will see the results. I've put all settings on manual, ie. focus, white balance, iso etc. and set the camera to aperture priority, so hopefully with the changing light I should have a more even exposure and a consistent depth of field. The important thing about time-lapse is to consider what the end result will look like, and working out the timings so the clip is long enough with enough frames for a smooth result. For this, you work out the number of frames the camera should take over a period of time and with my Nikon's built in feature of interval shooting you can enter the settings and let it shoot for you. I currently have it set to shoot every 10 minutes for about 10 hours each day, this means I'll have about 60 frames per day. Therefore, for 7 days I will have 420 frames, which means I'll have 16.8 seconds worth of footage at 25 fps.
It's a long process but hopefully the results will be worth it!
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