Timelapse photography - what do I need to know?

[tenohfive]

Whilst scouting the Google Play market recently I came across a time lapse app (Lapse It Pro) which after some messing about with I've quite taken to - the camera on my Xperia Z1 is reasonably good and I'm quite happy with some of the results. I've had the vague idea to stick the Z1 on a tripod with a Joby smartphone mount to capture a time lapse whilst I'm taking photo's with the SLR.

But I'm also considering getting an intervalometer remote for my SLR as well and having a play with that. Hoping that trying to get to grips with a different style of shooting will convince me to get out a bit more often.

Anything I need to consider or read up on for either approach?

[tenohfive]

Cheers for the tips. Did the first one I've been reasonably happy with last night on my phone - nothing imaginative, just a tree and sky with the clouds rolling overhead whilst the sun set.

Tuna said:

Once you've got the images, if you're outdoors you may well need to run de-flicker software over the results as natural changes in daylight can cause a strobe effect that makes the films hard to watch.

Exactly what happened. I figured this was down to me foolishly leaving it on auto white balance though, I'm going to leave it on one of the presets next time I try.