Research.

The first video I looked at was Gotya’s somebody I used to know. I picked this because it has a mx of live action and stop motion In the background. I like this style because it feels like a music video but has the subtle stop motion animation of colours on the wall and their bodies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UVNT4wvIGY
 

The second video I looked at was owl city fireflies. This is a music video that has been created by a fan in Switzerland, involving live action at the beginning and stop motion throughout the rest of the video,  I think this is a great technique because it has an interesting background throughout , the disadvantaged to this technique is that Ipswich isn’t the most interesting place to be in and would not have the same effect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkAVQfS8ZEw

The third video I looked at is ‘Double Vision’ by 30H!3.  Also created by a fan on a cannon s camera, ( shows that we could do this as students) I chose this video because it shows a great way of portraying lyrics or lip syncing in a stop motion video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-7NM61alNM
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The fourth video I looked at was her morning elegance. I think this is a very creative and simple way to produce a stop motion music video. And you could film this with an cheap camera, and it would be very cheap to produce, they use socks for fish, pillows for clouds. So for this style and technique you wouldn’t necessarily have to spend any money at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY

The fifth video I looked at Shugo Tokumaru - "Katachi". I think this is a brilliant interpretation of stop motion animation. This really shows how good the outcome can be if you put in all the time and effort, this video would have taken quite a while to make because someone would have had to have each piece individually cut out. This is the technique  I would love to use but to create something of this standard would take a lot more time than we have.  I think that this video has a fantastic look about it and i think it is very successful in keeping you interested. for example when we watched it in class, the class was silent and completely engrosed in what we were watching. The intricate detail within the different peices used to create this is amazing and you can deffinitley tell the amount of effeort and time gone into the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-WM-x__BOk

The final video I looked at is called Dear Someone by Walker Lukens. This is a very creative video using a polaroid camera and using the pictures to create the stop motion. The strengths to this video is that the creative side is almost comical, he climbs up a chair and rocks. I can see this to be very popular, I would also love to create a video using this method but not with polaroid’s as this is quite expensive. But this is certainly something a student can achieve. The use of polaroids is a very classy and unique way to go through this but like i have mentioned it is a very expensive way to do this but the end resuly is great.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiZZwxqdNYE

Proposal for stop motion music video!

Stop Motion Proposal

For the stop motion music video myself and the rest of the group have picked the track Spider, we picked this because the idea gave us the opportunity to have a section each to do at home as the idea is to create a play dough spider and have him getting kicked out of each house (5 house’s means its easily and quickly filmed). The track brings across the concept that the man is unloved for no reason; as spiders are. We plan to have signs up saying ‘No Spiders Allowed’ representing things like segregation, and use more play dough to create different expressions on the spiders face, this will hopefully bring across the point that spiders are harmless but still unloved for no reason.

in terms of editing I think  that it would be good to have all different sequences but the same part in each sequence played at the same time for example you cut from the spider going into each person’s house, you will notice the difference  because of the change of scenery. If we play one sequence then the next it will get a bit boring and people will then know what to expect but as we are all having different story lines with the spider, if they are being played in line then it will show more of the story as all the pain and sadness is coming at once.
For my section of the video I had the idea of someone putting the spider in a glass and throwing it out of the door (like I often do with spiders) and to demonstrate the effort of getting into the house, building their web and then it being destroyed by people with the fear of spiders then disposing of them. Lots of people will understand our video because many people have a fear of spiders and many often know that they are harmless but people still hate them.
The lyrics are quite meaningful but I am hoping that the animated and cartoon like spider will bring a fun side to the video but still tell the story.

Video Promo - Photography cross over project.

Day 11- Ellie Nunn - favourite memory of 2012.

SO! my birthday was pretty damned cool.

Day 10 - Ellie Norman - new years resolution.

So as I don't have a New Years Resolution... I decided to post this picture of a cat with a moustache instead.

XD

Day 9 - David Key- somewhere ive never been.

went on a shopping trip in London. the new Westfield place.

this ice cream bar was pretty AWESOME! 

Day 7- Reece Dorling- Trees

so this photo is of my just behind my back garden. 

THE HOME OF BATS D:

Day 6- Mell Daniels- favourite memory.

well Christmas day me, mum, mark and my granddad played 18 rounds of uno., (exciting (Y) ).

Day 4- Rebecca Clark - Christmas table.

so yeah this is the Christmas table.

Day 3 - Mee - CHRISTMAS EVE!

sorry its late... but show in one photo your excitement for tomorrow!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!


my photo for Christmas eve....

MY PRESENTS XD !!!!

Day 2 - Jake Aylward - Christmas Tree

Our Tree, well part of the tree. 

Day 1 - James Avci - Christmas Chocolates

So this is the Christmas Chocolate bowl we've had for at least 10 years :D good ol' santa bowl !

Music Photography evaluation.

Evaluation.

 

In regards to my location shoot there could have been a lot more planning to make it more efficient and so we knew exactly what we were doing. But on the other hand not having a plan made it more natural. Lighting was a issue for the location because of the position of the sun cause shadows that were not wanted but I overcame that by adjusting the location. Linas location shoot were done on a plain red wall, this helped alot because it made everything look neat, there was nothing in the background and no risk of other people walking by and getting into the shots, but also having the effec of the damaged wall was a great look on the photos.

 

Laurens location shoot was held on the same day as Lina's, she chose an abandoned building down the dock to get the gritty look. this worked really well with Laurens style and its different to the normal type of self portraiture. Laurens shoot could have gone better because she was too worried about what shes going to look like so it made her shy. Two of the photos taken through a window of the building worked really well because it was natural and she looked comfortable in the shots, also they turned out to be in an Adele kind of style.

 

I photographed 3 people for the studio shoot, Lina, Lauren and Liam, the studio shoot for all 3 clients went really well and I got some fantastic shots that needed next to nothing editing afterwards.
During Lina's shoot I managed to take 125 great photos so it was really hard to narrow all those photos down to just 3, but I chose two different styles of lighting, the first set oh photos I had to lights on Lina (one with a honeycomb fitting)and two lights on the background to make the whole thing brighter, the backdrop was white to also give Lina the brighter look she wanted. in photoshop i turned up the brightness and turned the contrast down to give it this look...

  The second set of lighting I tried out, I simply turned of the two back lights, this gave it a great look, it kept Lina bright and she stood out from the background, this lighting made her skin and clothes stand out more than the photo above, we are both really pleased with the outcome.

 

 And finally with this photo I turned down the black and white scale so it still had some colour, almost giving it the sepia look.

 

Laurens studio shoot went really well as she had gotten used to being in front of the camera and her poses were quite natural, I used a black backdrop for Lauren and used a harsh light shining down on her and a honeycomb light shining on her microphone to make the fact she is a singer more prominent.

my third photo for lauren was one of the first i took, it was lit by 4 lights and really made her stand out, but in photoshop i turned it to black and white which I beleive gave it a nicer feel to it.

 

Liams shoot was a live action shoot, he was playing his guitar whilst i took the photos, this made him feel alot more comfortable and I really got some good photos out of it. this shoot was again lit with one light on him the other on his guitar to also make the guitar stand out.

These are my final 3 photos because i beleive they looked the best and gave the best feel as to what Liam is like and how much he has a passion for what he does.

overall I think my photoshoot went very well, everyone was reliable, all of the photos come out great, but if I had the chance to do this again I would make more time for planning and technique, and more time to discuss what they want out of the photos.

 



Liam.

Liam - studio shoot

Liams shoot went really well because liam played his guitar and i took photos of him. this way there was no overthinking and every shot was natural, Liam was very shy and embarrased about having to stand there and pose, so this was the way to make him feel at ease.

My final 3 images for Liam.

Lauren - studio shoot

I vbeleive Laurens studio shoot was much more succesfull than the location, Lauren was more natural and i dont think she was over thinking it.

My final three images of lauren have only been either cropped or changed to black and white in photoshoot. they were very good origional shots.

Lina - studio shoot

Lina's shoot was VERY succesfull and myself and Lina are very happy with the outcome and i have many photos for her. I had to different set ups of lighting, the first one i had lights on Lina and on the background to make the backdrop lighter and give her the bright feeling she was after.

 

I left space to the right of Lina so she can use the photo for different purposes to promote herself.

I then changed the lighting and just turned of the background lights and it gave this effect...

I really like this lighting because it makes the colour of Lina's skin and clothes more prominent.

 

The next photos are some one the ones i couldnt pick from.