T I M E L A P S E

Unit 7: an integrated approach to time-based problem solving

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My Final Piece

a stop motion formed by a burst taken on my iPhone 7 camera consisting of just over 224 photographs. I am very happy with how this video came out where the idea and principle is concerned, as well as the camera tricks BUT the quality deteriorated dramatically following the final export and the Tumblr upload - but the concept itself is perfect and just how I invisioned it if not better.

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This is my time lapse sketch of the Rural House. I used a HB Pencil. I spent 10 minutes on this sketch.

This was just me experimenting once again whilst practicing drawing in my independent learning hours. I think doing a time lapse is a good idea if you’re ever doing timed drawings because it’s a good way to later reflect and compare your sketching technique to other artists or your peers. It’s also a good way to broadcast your work in the shortest time possible.

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This is a timelapse off me eating for 30 minutes. It was just a way of me experimenting and seeing how time lapse works on iPhones. The time lapse shortened the process down to around 30 seconds. What caught me by surprise is how much the time got cut down and how fast the video was sped up. I expected the video to be about 3 minutes! But nevertheless, it came out nicely. After doing this activity, I realised if I was going to take up the rask of doing a timelapse I’d need quite a lot of footage.

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As a group we made a  3-part timelapse whereby we had to set up our phones in 3 different positions so each frame leads into the next, to mimic the idea of them being joined up. At first, this was challenging because we had to ensure accuracy so the frames led into the next perfectly. After establishing this, we planned to record a time-lapse race. Our first recording went wrong because we were all moving too fast - forgetting we were recording a time lapse (which is sped up already) so after further discussion we came to the conclusion that we needed to run in VERY slow motion and all sort of following the same space - and if overlapping, the person we wanted to overlap had to slow down instead of the person overlapping speeding up.

I think this style of timelapse is really clever and effective when done correctly because it looks like the video is just one frame split into 3 seperate frames instead of 3 totally individual clips. If we could do this again, I think we’d need too perfect our running techniques to make sure it looks like actual running rather than exaggerated steps - but at the same time, I think our style of running gives the video a comical and humerous effect.

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What is Video

Video:  visual multimedia source that combines a sequence of images to form a moving picture. The video transmits a signal to a screen and processes the order in which the screen captures should be shown.

IDK FT. Denzel Curry - Once Upon a Time (Freestyle)

This is a music video by IDK and Denzel Curry. The camera pans and zooms a lot throughout and visual effects are added such as pixelation and japanese subtitles. Audio is also over it whilst the two artists lip sync their indivual verses. I like this video because it isn’t overwhelming because of the minimal detail but it’s very effective and focused on the two artists and their lyricism.

Best of Glambot: 2020 Grammys

I chose this video after seeing a snippet of Ariana Grande’s Glambot on Instagram. I fell in love with this style of recording because it’s a pan and zoom which is so effective when wanting to add an exaggerated focus onto a person or object.

Here’s a behind the scenes video of the Glambot. As you can see, the motion of it lasts about 2 seconds and the camera quickly flies forward. But the camera slows it down so it lasts about 10 seconds. I’d love to incportate an aspect slow motion pan and zoom into my final piece.

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What is Film?

Film: a thin flexible strip of plastic coated with light-sensitive emulsion for cameras.

OR

Film: a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images A.K.A. a movie or motion-picture, visual art form simulating experiences that communicate ideas.

Animated GIF by Eadward Muybridge in 1887

Chronophotographic motion-picture produced before modern ways of making animations flow smoothly. I like this GIF because it shows the earlier principles such as the numbering in the bottom left and the marks on the paper. Nowadays, CGI is used for animation development.

KODAK Disposable Film Camera

Disposable cameras offer a very retro effect to your images and they’re very convenient but at the same time, you have to keep the film refilled otherwise photographs can’t be taken.

sources: https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film

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What is a Timelapse?

Timelapse: used to describe a way of filming something in which many photographs are taken over a long period of time and are shown quickly in a series so that a slow action appears fast

Minced Meat Time-Lapse

This timelapse is really informative because its showing the effect of raw meat being oxidised. The lighting stays the same throughout which helps show the dramatic change in the substance. The camera angle also remains static which works alongside the illusion by which the change is happening at a fast pace.

Drawing Lloyd’s Building | Architecture Drawing

I like the speed of this timelapse, its very fast. It makes every movement look very fluid. I also like the fact its unedited and raw.

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What is a Stop-Frame?

“sequential still images”

Stop-frame: an animated filmmaking technique in which objects are physically manipulated in small increments between individual photographed frames so that they will appear to be moving or change when each frame is put together in order. Muted or with audio.

Fresh Guacomole by PES - Oscar Nominated Short

I love this video because it’s a mix of video and stop-frame. When the food changes state, like for example being chopped, the shot makes a rapid transition so it shows a smooth jump between the avocado being cut and the avocado after being cut.

Stop Motion - White Board Animation: The Marker Maker

This animation is well put together and thought through even though its minimal effort and low budget, the editing process allowed for the video to work well and the camera angle gives the viewer a good view of the whole creation process.

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What is Photography?

“a story in a frame”

“moment in time”

Photography: The art of taking and processing photographs

Photograph: a picture made using a camera, in which an image is focused on to light-sensitive material and then made visible and permanent by chemical treatment, or stored digitally. Immediate, not documentary.

Photojournalism: employing images in order to tell a story

Principles of photojournalism

Unusual angles

Avoid posing

Go beyond the cliche

Get in close

Cartier Bresson - The decisive moment 1952

A concept referring to capture a short-lived moment where the essene of the event is caught on camera - made popular by street photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. Curated into a photobook displaying Bressons’ best works.

In my opinion, I like Henri Cartier-Bressons’ works because they’re very raw and hearty in the sense that they carry weight like a backstory. When I look at ones like the top left and centre middle it’s like I can almost hear the background noise and I feel like I’m in the frame alongside the people. I prefer the distorted action shots where one person is moving whilst the background is still so it has a blur affect on the person, it really fuels your imagination.

sources:

http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/mod/page/view.php?id=117649

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photojournalism

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/dec/23/henri-cartier-bresson-the-decisive-moment-reissued-photography

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/obituaries/archives/henri-cartier-bresson-photography