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Aug 2, 2005, 2:28 PM
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Re: [DVXGalt] Commercial quote...
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Thanks for the reply.
I already went over the advantage of the "still camera" time lapse idea with the client, and he says he wants video. I think he may want to have all the footage in case he decides to do something else with it in the future. What, I don't know. Maybe a promotional piece. I have been over the hours, minutes, seconds, frames issue with him and he says that whatever I need to do to make it fit, that's what he wants. He says that he isn't after perfection, but he has seen many time lapse effects in commercials and he wants one for his company.
I will obviously not be using all 8 hours of video from each day, only that which includes critical activity. But I will be capturing all 8 hours as there is no way I will be standing by the camera/VTR hitting record and stop all day. I realize that this will still be way too much to fit into a 20 second piece in an effective way, but this client wants it the way they want it.
One problem I see with the "still camera" approach is that the 3 images that the camera will capture (if set at 20 minute intervals) in an hour may miss important action. Where as with the video approach, I will be able to choose the best moments to include.
As strange as it may sound I actually spent an hour on the telephone and a long email exchange telling this client that a 20 second time lapse created from a 25 day video shoot will be a waste of money, and will likely not result in a professional presentation (with the many potential changes in exposure caused by weather). He said that he is very serious and committed to this idea and if I don't do it, he will find another company.
I guess I should just send him the estimate and see what happens.
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