Time-lapse is defined as "the photographic technique of taking a sequence of frames at set intervals to record changes that take place slowly over time. When the frames are shown at normal speed the action seems much faster." So, a project that may take years to complete can be viewed from start to finish in just a few minutes. A film showing this can be a wonderful way to promote your business – and with www.construction.co.uk now having the facility to include videos on your listings, a time-lapse film may be just what you need to optimise your listing on the site and showcase your work.

Whether you're building a new house, school or office, converting a loft or a basement, or creating an extension to an existing building, the transformation can look stunning on film, and having a latest image from site to show a client can be really helpful for progress updates, and client and public engagement.

At Regenology, time-lapse has been our main field of expertise since we started our company in 2006, and over the years we have worked on hundreds of projects, throughout the UK, across Europe and in Asia. These projects have ranged from construction and demolition sites, through regeneration and landscaping projects to events and music festivals. Our 4K time-lapse systems create stunning footage that you can share with your clients, investors and the public, or just keep for your own record. You can view our time-lapse page and our showreel here.

How Does Time-lapse with Regenology Work?

We offer a fully bespoke service, so first, we discuss your project and requirements and come up with a solution that works for you – whether this is short or long term time-lapse, single or multiple cameras, internal or external (or both), 240v or 110V CTE power, battery or solar panels, standard or wide angle lenses, external fixation to a building or the use of non-penetrating stands, our systems are highly configurable and we can almost always find a solution that works. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answers to things such as camera location or power options – we can always conduct a site survey to help you with these decisions.

Then we install your camera! We visit site and work with you to identify the best location for your camera(s). We can use a range of camera mounting options, so it doesn’t matter whether we are mounting a camera on a brand new scaffolding pole or an important listed building, we have a solution that works. We also have a range of lens options, so again can select the best one for your project. If your site doesn’t have power yet, we can start with solar or battery power systems and switch to mains or CTE once these are available.

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Once installed, our cameras remain in place until the work is complete. The camera takes a picture every one to three minutes, and you and your clients can see the latest picture via a web link. This is ideal for keeping an eye on the site from wherever you are.

Over the course of the project, our cameras will take tens of thousands of images, all of which will be stored within the system and also backed up on our secure server. We take the security of our images seriously, and the images are protected during the transfer to our secure backup server. All of the images from the project so far are available for you to view on your personal image gallery.

At the end of the project we edit the footage to produce a stunning time-lapse film of the whole process. If you have chosen to take advantage of our on-site or aerial filming services, then this footage will normally be combined with the time-lapse at this stage. We work with you during the editing process, and can add title sequences, captions, logos or anything else you’d like. Some people like to have a lot of involvement in this stage, while others prefer to be more hands-off; it’s completely up to you. Either way, our specialist editors will create a stunning film for you. Please visit our gallery pages to see some examples.

Why Should I be Interested?

We think everyone should record everything with time-lapse, but maybe we are biased! However, it is certainly a wonderful way to record a project, be that to use as a marketing tool to encourage future investment, as a promotional tool to generate visitors, as a historical record or as public engagement. The ability to show clients, current and future users, residents or students, the local community and/or the wider public the latest image from site allows them to feel engaged with the progress of the project, which may be impacting them in their day to day lives. It can help to keep them interested and looking forward to the end result. And the final films look really nice!

Wondering what to do about recording the internal fit-out of your project?

At Regenology we believe that time-lapse shouldn’t just be about watching buildings being built or demolished. It’s about recording the internal transformation as well! Whether you’re refurbishing a shop or a hotel, installing a new gym, sprinkler system or production line, or renovating a loft or basement, time-lapse is for you! The inside of a buildings is the part that people will use, that visitors will interact with and that residents will live in, and it’s the part that the public can’t see being worked on. Having a link to this work on your website or social media, and being able to show the public, shareholders and investors what is going on inside the shell of the building can be an invaluable engagement and promotional tool.

Concerned your project is too small or your project is too short for time-lapse?

We have experience of working with companies and projects of all sizes, from large construction consortia to smaller teams working on smaller projects, such as office refits or bathroom conversions. Whether you are building a conservatory, converting a garage or loft, or re-landscaping a garden, we could create you a stunning film. We have both short term and long term time-lapse options, and our short term time-lapse systems are specially designed and perfect for short projects such as these. No matter how small your company or how niche your work, a time-lapse film can look great on your website, and can really show people what you can do.

Wanting more?

We also provide drone, on-site filming and film production services, so should you like to include any of these to enhance your film, please have a look at our website!

Get in Touch

If we've convinced you (or even if we haven't but you'd like to know more), please visit our website or contact us today to discuss your next project and how time-lapse can help! We’d love to hear from you! [email protected] | 0151 3290 918.