Usually, in a film or video, a certain number of frames per second are shot, and they occur one after another, and in time-lapse, these frames can be shot over a number of minutes, hours, or even days and be played back in just a matter of seconds! Thereby otherwise slow and subtle processes become very pronounced. Yet the challenge lies in the execution part where you have to set the intervals and timing for the shots to be captured continuously from fixed angles for over a long period of time, which if done manually is a herculean task.

We automated the Time Lapse Production Control Unit. The camera was positioned at the best spot and angle for the perfect shot and the pictures were to be captured at constant time intervals.

• We programmed a Raspberry Pi computer and integrated it into the camera which was deployed.

• The interval for periodic capture is pre-programmed in the software which thereby regulates the camera action and the clicked photos get pushed to the system server automatically.

• Finally, the application stitches these photos together to produce the Time Lapse Video.