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Shot over the course of several months, this time-lapse video shows the many benefits of building precast homes. It was designed to be a marketing tool to persuade other homebuilders a faster and safer solution to traditional wood-frame homes.

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One House every 26 Minutes
The frenzied activity of a large crew of volunteers is captured as they erect a house frame in a single morning.

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Tent Expo
In this convention video, we used our trademark multiple camera time lapse technique to show the erection of the acres of tents in this huge outdoor exhibit in Orlando next to Universal Studios.

We start with two 21 stories up on the hotel roof. Then used two more on the ground that we coordinated with the construction of key or unique tent types. After shooting for two days we went back and edited the multiple source tapes into this video which was shown a day later as the opening video for the keynote function. It got a standing ovation from the international audience. We also shot detail video of unique tents requested by the association and later provided those on DVD for on IFAI website as educational tools.

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Panel Home Construction
This simple one camera time lapse shows a small crew building a house in just a few days. A fast job is even faster, making this a useful sales tool. One camera moved to locations on the construction site with the most action lets us see the process from start to finish. Notice the small group watching the work. That was the contractor/builder and architect. They forgot about the filming and watched for quite a while from that spot until we told them that they’d look like they weren’t doing anything while all the activity happened around them.

8 Months in 5 Minutes
This is our longest single location shoot to date. We shot footage over an eight month period at the Port of Tampa to capture this unique detailed look at shipbuilding.
Over an eight month construction and shooting schedule we captured all the milestone events to detail the patented process used by this multi-national company. First they cut the ship in half to add an entire section in the middle. Then the ship was dissected to remove the deck and structures underneath. A new second hull was added to create an inner liner to hold crude oil. Then the deck section previously removed was put back in place. We shot simultaneous time-lapse with multiple camera positions. On location several days a week we also shot in all areas of the ship including being in the bilge when massive sections were set on top of us. The images had to tell the story. There is no narration so the video could be used internationally without translations. Our work was awarded two ADDY awards for cinematography.

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A time-lapse film for ship-builder Maritrans by St. Petersburg video production company CMR Studios was awarded two Silver ADDYs for Cinematography at the Tampa Bay Advertising Federation ADDY Awards and the 4th District Advertising Federation ADDY Awards. “Eight Months in Five Minutes” documented the double hulling of the fuel barge “Ocean States.” Director of Photography Mike Weber utilized multiple synchronized cameras at the Port of Tampa to capture the disassembly and rebuilding of the ship last year. Camera positions varied from high on the catwalks of the dry dock to the bottom of the bilge inside the hull. CMR utilized their proprietary time-lapse techniques to turn the eight months of footage into a dramatic five minute show that Maritrans uses at trade shows and for web marketing.

HRSG Construction Time Lapse

Most time-lapse films just use a long wide shot to show the scene. We wanted to show more of the man and machine skill it takes to set into place sections that weigh almost two million pounds each. Multiple angles and positions selected for maximum view, action and detail were used to do that.

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