Showing posts with label Motion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Motion. Show all posts
Tuesday, 22 November 2011
Bristol Old Vic - Good Clown Bad Clown
I've never really fancied myself as much of a director. That said, a couple of weeks ago I popped down to the Bristol Old Vic on a Saturday to direct an online trailer for Good Clown Bad Clown, a childrens' performance for the winter season. Shot on a Panasonic HDX-900, and then edited by myself in Final Cut Studio with some basic work in Motion, it's 63 seconds of white-faced, red-nosed, horn-sounding fun.
Friday, 17 September 2010
Somewhere Beyond the Sea...
Uncannily, it's a double bill of yet MORE watery-themed projects to talk about today.
I'll kick things off by first introducing this clip from Team Insight's video, charting their run up to their epic rowing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. That's right - rowing 2935 miles, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, to Antigua! And all in aid of charity!
I have to say, this has been one of my favourite projects to edit together, partly because it provided me with an opportunity to experiment with a few fancy effects, such as compositing and a bit of Apple Motion, but also because the guys had a really good sense of humour - something that I capitalised upon.
Their eventful trip was also blessed with some pretty decent footage. Three cameras were on-board the boat throughout the journey, two of which were fully waterproof and able to capture the action below the waves, as well as above.
You can find out more about Team Insight and their incredible feat at theirwebsite.
From one favourite, to the next. Students at Churchdown School recently participated in a project that melded together dance and illustrative art into a theatrical performance. Pupils were encouraged to explore new forms of expression in response to natural and man-made architectural forms in and around Gloucester. Gloucester being a city that grew up around docks, this mostly involves a lot of water.
When I was actually filming the performance, I had this underlying fear that I would never be able to recreate the dance in a flattering light. Stage performances do not always transfer themselves seamlessly onto film - the camera almost bottlenecks the performance and (for lack of better words) seems to suck the soul out of it, so this was my attempt to compensate for that loss. Rather than merely documenting the performance, it's an extension of it. Cue a load more compositing, filters, masks and colour-correction.
Enough talk and philosophising! Watch and enjoy!
I'll kick things off by first introducing this clip from Team Insight's video, charting their run up to their epic rowing voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. That's right - rowing 2935 miles, from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, to Antigua! And all in aid of charity!
I have to say, this has been one of my favourite projects to edit together, partly because it provided me with an opportunity to experiment with a few fancy effects, such as compositing and a bit of Apple Motion, but also because the guys had a really good sense of humour - something that I capitalised upon.
Their eventful trip was also blessed with some pretty decent footage. Three cameras were on-board the boat throughout the journey, two of which were fully waterproof and able to capture the action below the waves, as well as above.
You can find out more about Team Insight and their incredible feat at their
From one favourite, to the next. Students at Churchdown School recently participated in a project that melded together dance and illustrative art into a theatrical performance. Pupils were encouraged to explore new forms of expression in response to natural and man-made architectural forms in and around Gloucester. Gloucester being a city that grew up around docks, this mostly involves a lot of water.
When I was actually filming the performance, I had this underlying fear that I would never be able to recreate the dance in a flattering light. Stage performances do not always transfer themselves seamlessly onto film - the camera almost bottlenecks the performance and (for lack of better words) seems to suck the soul out of it, so this was my attempt to compensate for that loss. Rather than merely documenting the performance, it's an extension of it. Cue a load more compositing, filters, masks and colour-correction.
Enough talk and philosophising! Watch and enjoy!
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Merry Christmas 2009
I've been trying to teach myself Apple Motion today with varied levels of success. It takes ages to render and crashes quite often. The following clip is just a bit of fun that took me the afternoon to piece together.
Oh, and of course - Merry Christmas!
Oh, and of course - Merry Christmas!
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