UPDATE:4/2007

Although we've photographed many construction projects, such as the ICF home at the bottom left, this particular type of current Time-Lapse Project has been a vision for some time.
Originally we had intended to film a small commercial building going up, however the difficulty in camera placements became difficult in close quarters because of where it was being constructed.

Adequate space is needed throughout the entire construction process for 16 camera points (or more) where the view would remain unobscured by excavations, equipment and materials. Simple single pole mount construction of monopod support, cemented in will work. Here, used the nearly indestructible Canon XL1s and a Nikon D-70 to envelope the motion imaging process.

The finished project,nearly completed photographically, will be a 30 & 60 second, 24p video that will rotate 360 degrees from exterior to interiors (with cutaways!), then out the front door and looking back on the finished house.

Unlike CG work, the finished piece will show actual levels of construction being done and materials going into place, some in greater detail than others. But also motion may not be as smooth at certain points.

The house on the top left is of course a digital render from the initial plan. As with any long term construction project certain deviations from the plan were made.

These photos are a partial view with this update on 4/07. The finished digital imaging will be an ongoing process as time permits.