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Camera moves & transitions, part 2 · #03

Hyperlapse

A time-lapse shot while the camera travels. The camera travels forward along a street while the sun, clouds and passers-by run in fast forward: a time-lapse that moves.

Camera Movementhyperlapsetime-lapsemoving timelapsefast forwardtravelcitycamera move

Full motion specification

How the movement works

To cover a long distance and a long stretch of time in one sweep through a city or a building.

  1. 01Camera: moves forward 0 m → 22 m (height 1.6 m, pitch +0.05 rad) while the sun, clouds and figures fast-forward through 12 hours (#039 Time-lapse keeps the camera still)
  2. 02Timing: 0.4 s to 4.1 s (3.7 s), cubic ease-in-out (about cubic-bezier(0.65,0,0.35,1))
  3. 03Street: 12 buildings at x = ±7.5 m (5–55 m deep, 8–16 m tall) approach the camera and leave the frame
  4. 04Sun: travels left to right along an arc, angle -1.25 rad → +1.25 rad, always 170 m ahead of the camera; three clouds drift 140 m right in total, wrapping every 80 m; six small figures cross an 11 m wide street
  5. 05Building shadows fall away from the sun and swing as it moves (translucent grey); the mountains move with the camera so they keep their size
  6. 06Return: cross-fade back to the start over the last 0.5 s; top-right readout shows the clock and the distance travelled (06:00 · 0m → 18:00 · 22m)

Prompt

Hyperlapse walking from the station to the park, clouds streaming and people in fast forward.