History Main / TimeLapse

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* The opening of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', with Hank and the guys standing on the alley drinking beer as the whole day passes them by.

* ''Disney/BigHero6'' has a time-lapse scene, with Hiro preparing his micro-bot demonstration with the help of Tadashi and his friends, showing several days progress in a matter of seconds.

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* ''Disney/BigHero6'' has a time-lapse scene, with Hiro preparing his micro-bot demonstration with the help of Tadashi and his friends, showing several days progress in a matter of seconds.

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* The TropeMaker is ''Film/StarTheatre'', aka ''Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre'', a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Theatre_(film) 1901 short film]] in which a camera was positioned across the street from said theater. The camera took one exposure every four minutes, eight hours a day, while the theater was demolished. In the finished film the footage is then reversed, so the theater is demolished, then reassembles itself.

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** Time-lapse videos of plant growth are a favorite of documentaries -- as you can see [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjR4rVA8to here]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDOMwFX5Hg&feature=related here]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3XwCV3QSY here]][[note]]In the last case the audio has been changed but the footage is from a BBC documentary[[/note]].

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpfSEZLuWxY&feature=related The video]] for Music/OwlCity and Music/CarlyRaeJepsen's "Good Time" ... literally a day at the beach.

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* A large portion of building projects in ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}'' are posted on YouTube as a time lapse.

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* The TropeMaker is ''Star Theatre'', aka ''Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre'', a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Theatre_(film) 1901 short film]] in which a camera was positioned across the street from said theater. The camera took one exposure every four minutes, eight hours a day, while the theater was demolished. In the finished film the footage is then reversed, so the theater is demolished, then reassembles itself.

* Often used on ''{{Transformers}}'' toy commercials when the actual figures' transformations are being demonstrated.

* ''Film/TheWolfman2010'' uses many time lapses of the sky and moon. Although the majority are used as a part of a TimePassesMontage.
* ''Disney/BigHero6'' has a time-lapse scene, with Hiro preparing his micro-bot demonstration with the help of Tadashi and his friends, showing several days progress in a matter of seconds.

* On ''Series/MadAboutYou'' independent filmmaker Paul's big claim to fame is "Weed," a time-lapse film about a weed growing in the concrete in New York City.
* ''{{Series/Glitch}}'' uses several time-lapse sequences of wilting flowers played backwards for its opening title sequence.
* The entire movie [[http://www.timescapes.org/trailers/default.aspx TimeScapes]] by Tom Lowe. The movie consists of a series of beautifully-constructed timelapse shots set to music.
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* Used in-universe on an episode of ''{{Psych}}'' as a film student is recording the blooming of a rare plant. Shawn and Gus go through the frames to see if the camera captured a mummy escaping from a museum.

* Used heavily in Godfrey Reggio's ''{{Koyaanisqatsi}}''.

* A large portion of building projects in ''{{Minecraft}}'' are posted on YouTube as a time lapse.

* [[DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]] used to have a presentation "If Disneyland was Built in a Day" which showed film documenting the original building in Time Lapse.

* ''Disney/BigHero6'' has a time-lapse scene, showing Hiro preparing his micro-bot demonstration with the help of Tadashi and his friends, showing several days progress in a matter of seconds.

* A lot of the stuff built in ''Series/MythBusters'' takes several days. Their time slot is around an hour. The announcer/narrator/ whatever it's called actually refers to it a few times as the editors' favorite trick (other than, perhaps, the [[{{Overcrank}} high-speed camera]]).

* The time-lapsed clouds variant was used frequently to show the passage of time (as well as to hint an the alien setting) in the nineties sci-fi drama ''{{Earth 2}}''.

* A lot of the stuff built in Mythbusters takes several days. Their time slot is around an hour. The announcer/narrator/ whatever it's called actually refers to it a few times as the editors' favorite trick.

** Time-lapse videos of plant growth are a favorite of documentaries -- as you can see [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjR4rVA8to here]], [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDOMwFX5Hg&feature=related here]] or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xt3XwCV3QSY here]][[hottip:*:In the last case the audio has been changed but the footage is from a BBC documentary]].