Time-lapse Video: Any rightful use in e-Learning?
Sep 18, 2014
As I pick up skills in my journey to becoming a professional, one skill I learnt a few months ago from a superhero is making time-lapse videos. Along with my submission to the e-learning challenge this week, I decided to do a time-lapse video which is the third I would create. Its just three not because I could not do it for every submission but because I don't seem to have come to grasp its usefulness yet. Time-lapse videos give you a general overview of creation process and helps envision what has been done, but it really is not the same as a screen-cast. I see it as useful when showing behind the scenes but is that all?
I was wondering if anyone has any experience with time-lapse and its usefulness in any part of e-Learning. Have you at any time had to do such a video for a kind of project? Could it ever become useful?
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Daniel - As you point out, I agree that time-lapse videos are great for showing behind the scenes process information. However, I do think they can be useful when supported by appropriate supplemental materials. For example, in my time-lapse demo of a basic storyboard template, I show the development/process in the video, but also include the document as a downloadable resource. In this context, I think the demos can be beneficial. Same goes for .story files; you could do a TL demo video and then include the .story file for download so the user can play with the file and reverse-engineer the file to make it work for them or to try and replicate the process illustrated in the TL demo.
I think time lapse could be useful in a gazillion elearning situations - anything that takes time, (flowers growing, a house being built etc.) could look GREAT using timelapse.
My HD camera has this functionality, and I have never used it yet. Must try it soon
Have you ever seen Mike McMillan's Paper Airplane? He uses timelapse to record his drawings as part of his presentation.
Link to video
This thread has a link to Tim Slade's awesome time-lapse video of the 6 hours it took to design his free business template. It's amazing work, and marvelous entertainment!
Thanks for the kind words Adele!
I create the time-lapse videos simply for your entertainment. However, I do think they can be used in e-learning to show anything that takes a long time, as Bruce mentioned. I've also had a few people mention to me that they'll show my time-lapse videos to clients and business partners to show them how much time and detail goes into creating an e-learning course.
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