Hyperlapse
Hyperlapse filming, by hand since 2011
Smooth, moving timelapse shot on foot: a camera carried step by step along a path, tracking a subject, then stabilised into one flowing shot. Tim has shot hyperlapse since 2011.
Sotheby's: Chatsworth Flow-Motion (POV hyperlapse)
Hyperlapse filming in Cornwall and the UK
Tim Boydell is a Cornwall-based cinematographer who has shot hyperlapse by hand since 2011, the same year the term first came into use. We film hyperlapse for brands, commercials, TV and events across Cornwall, Devon, the UK and abroad, shot on Canon and Sony cameras in RAW, HDR or JPEG.
How a hyperlapse is made
A hyperlapse is a timelapse where the camera travels. Tim walks a planned path with the camera on a monopod, taking a frame at each step while keeping the subject locked in the same spot in frame. In post, the frames are stabilised into one smooth, moving shot that covers distance and time together.
Since 2011
Tim has shot hyperlapse since 2011, and has built his own timelapse rigs from the start.
POV hyperlapse
For Sotheby's at Chatsworth in 2015 we shot a point-of-view hyperlapse, one of the first of its kind.
Canon and Sony
Shot on Canon and Sony stills cameras, in RAW, HDR or JPEG.
Smooth in post
Every sequence is stabilised and finished in-house.
On the shoot
Planned to the step
A good hyperlapse is planned before the first frame: the route, the subject, the light and the interval.
- A walked route with marked steps, so the subject stays locked in frame
- Interval and shutter set for the light and the motion we want
- Day-to-night, city, landscape, architecture and event hyperlapse
Finish and formats
Cinematic or fast turnaround
RAW and HDR
For a high-end, graded cinematic finish.
JPEG
For fast turnaround, such as events and social.
Anamorphic
We can run anamorphic lenses on the rigs.
Shutter drag
Our own filtration sets let us drag the shutter, smoothing motion and cutting stutter and other artefacts.
See also: timelapse and motion control · drone timelapse
Good to know
What is a hyperlapse? A hyperlapse is a timelapse where the camera moves over a distance between frames. The frames are stabilised in post into one smooth moving shot.
How long have you been shooting hyperlapse? Since 2011. In 2015 we shot a point-of-view hyperlapse at Chatsworth for Sotheby's, one of the first of its kind.
What do you shoot it on? Canon and Sony stills cameras, with anamorphic lenses and shutter-drag filtration available.
Do you shoot RAW? Yes. Every timelapse can be shot in RAW, HDR or JPEG: RAW and HDR for a high-end cinematic finish, JPEG for fast turnaround such as events.
Where do you work? We're based in Newquay, Cornwall, and work across Cornwall, Devon, the rest of the UK and abroad.
Plan a hyperlapse
Tell us the location, the subject and the route, and we'll come back with a plan.
Talk to us about your shoot