Some of the cast & crew in downtown Valparaiso, Indiana; from left to right: Grant Gingerich, Kelsey Smith, Sean Ripley, a production assistant, Ryan Ripley, and Joel Szymanowski.

Welcome to the behind the scenes page. Here, you will find additional information on what resources went into making the film, production stills, and acknowledgements to people and businesses that helped make this movie possible.

If you have questions or comments, please feel free to submit them to the producers.

Equipment

Director Sean Ripley with cinematographer Steve Julien and boom operator Joel Szymanowski.

Camera
"Time Lapse" was shot using a customized Panasonic AG-DVX 100a camera with a wide angle lens adapter, matte box and filters, and a 16 x 9 onboard LCD monitor. We also used a spider dolly with 40 feet of track and a Glidecam 2000 PRO for the moving shots.

Sound
To capture the sound, we used a Sennheiser Shotgun Microphone with a shock mount, zeppelin, windsock, and telescoping boom pole.

Lighting
Our lighting was done with an Omni Lighting Kit, which included four 1000-kilowatt junior lights. We used bounceboards, filters, scrims, and overheads to get the desired setup for each shot.

Editing
The completed project was assembled with a PowerMac G5 editing suite including Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, and Motion.

Grant Gingerich holds the slate for the birthday party scene at a farmhouse in Kouts, Indiana.

Shooting Locations

John Evans during downtime at B & J's American Cafe in LaPorte.

"Time Lapse" was shot all throughout northwest Indiana and included the towns of Valparaiso, Hebron, Kouts, Chesterton, and LaPorte.

The producers would like to thank George Katz and Perry Sheetz for allowing us to shoot at their homes, and the town of Valparaiso for allowing us to film downtown. We would also like to thank the following businesses for granting us permission to shoot on their premises: the Songbird Prairie Bed and Breakfast in Valparaiso, First National Bank in Valparaiso, Katie's Fine Antiques in Chesterton, B & J's American Cafe in LaPorte, Lemster's Floral in Valparaiso, and The Inn at Aberdeen in Valparaiso.

Shooting the final scene at a farm in Kouts; from left to right: Sydney Spillers, John Evans, Greg Pachnik, Joel Szymanowski, Shaun Pope, Steve Julien, and Sean Ripley.