2 Hours in 2 Minutes
Ever wonder what I look like while writing for two hours each morning?
No? Well never-mind that. Check it.
A few days ago, Carlos at Ragamuffin Soul posted a time-lapse video of his work-day. Check it out if you haven’t already. He does some great videos.
After seeing the video, I noticed that Carlos used a program called iStopMotion to create the video. Since that’s a program I also have, there’s no way I wasn’t going to try this out myself.
The concept is pretty simple: iStopMotion uses the built-in iSight camera on my mac to snap a photo every 5 seconds. A 5 frames per second playback, that’s about 2 minutes of video in two hours.
The result was not bad for a first-time video. I need a haircut and a shave, but you can see that for yourself1.
Thanks to Sarah for her brilliant cameo work in the video.
Music in the video was “Let Go” by Edison Glass.
I know I’m only entertaining myself here, but oh well.
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- I do actually clean up before work, by the way. This is my creative and disheveled state [↩]
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May 2nd, 2008 at 9:27 am
You’re lucky I don’t sue you for recording footage of me without my knowledge and posting it online. And only minutes after I forced myself out of bed! Thankfully it’s too quick to see how disheveled I look.
Just kidding, this was actually fun for me to watch, so you’re not only entertaining yourself.
May 2nd, 2008 at 11:58 am
Do I dare admit I watched the whole 2 minutes? Kinda like a cat foolin’ around with a ball of yarn.
Other thoughts I had: Had you brushed your teeth yet? Shifty eyes, you have. UBER-cool, though…and it makes me wonder what I look like!
May 2nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Sarah, as a settlement, how about I take you to dinner tonight?
Robin, glad you made it to the end.
Responses: No, coffee breath. Yes, they are shifty. And thanks!
May 2nd, 2008 at 2:46 pm
This is strangely reminiscent of the “wedding” video of 1990!
Although you were in a tux and just a little bit younger
I have to admit I watched the entire 2 min segment and I’m positive I’ll watch it again!!!
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:23 am
LOL! That’s great, it really does.
And I’ve watched it several times. No shame in repeats views.
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:51 am
Oh! I LOVED this! Coffee drinking, thumbsucking, the occasional ecstatic outburst. Interrupted by love’s entrance. Portrait of a writer, unedited.
May 3rd, 2008 at 2:09 pm
I don’t know how cool this would be, but what if you had either an AppleScript or Automator action that took screenshots every x seconds while you were doing the iStopMotion? You could edit in the screen.
that way we can see how much is writing, and how much is …not
May 4th, 2008 at 6:46 am
OK. That was rad.
Los
May 4th, 2008 at 9:16 am
LL, Thumbsucking!?! I was biting my nails… same difference, I suppose.
Ken, Funny you should say that. After I posted this, I had that exact same idea… now I have to do it.
Carlos, Thanks! And thanks for the inspiration! I’m hooked now too…