Here’s a pretty cool music video. I really like how it’s been lit, and the vibrant/retro colour palette. It’s pretty strange, but it’s certainly an interesting watch – I particularly like the opening samurai fight & the use of close up shots to show the character’s facial expressions. Enjoy.
Category: General
Video of the Week: ‘ZERO-DAY’
This week’s video provides a really interesting visual experience. It shows concern regarding the future of cyber-warfare and provides a brief warning of the dangers that our reliance on technology may hold. I really like how this piece has been edited and how the 3D animation matches up with the beat of the mechanical soundtrack. Every movement and impact has…
Scene Deconstruction [‘Leonard in Slow Motion’ – 1st Office Scene]
The Scene. ‘Leonard in Slow Motion’ is an interesting (narrative driven) short film telling the story of a man who lives a slow motion life in a ‘regular speed’ world. The concept is slightly hard to describe however from a technical standpoint I think the filmmakers have really succeeded in creating a refreshing film. Lighting: Compared to ‘Drive’ and the…
Video of the Week: ‘Los Angeles’
Hyperlapse projects such as this one tend to be quite impressive – with a lot of technical skill and patience involved in successfully pulling the effect off. From a visual standpoint, this short compilation of Los Angeles is spectacular; the colours and movements are great and the transitions between shots are extremely dynamic and generally well disguised.
Night Footage: A Car Drives Home Alone at Night
https://vimeo.com/140144344 As mentioned in previous posts, I’m currently interested in capturing the sense of speed and energy that can be felt when a single car drives past a quiet scene during the night. Before getting too deep into this idea, I thought I’d go for a short test drive – with a GoPro strongly mounted (taped down) to the back…
Video of the Week: ‘New York: Night and Day’
This week’s video is fairly relevant to my current Film3 investigation into the night-time landscape. There are plenty of timelapse videos and films out there, however this one presents images and cityscapes in a more unique and engaging way. By compositing different footage from different times of the day together, the filmmaker has created a range of compositions which I…
Aforementioned Test Footage
*yet to upload*
(Greatest) Video of the Week: ‘Hell’s Club’
Here’s what’s probably going to be my favourite video/short film of THE YEAR. It’s an amazing, amazing, amazing piece of editing work, and I’m crazy impressed by what the editors were able to achieve – the word ‘masterpiece’ comes to mind. Through the cutting, splicing and merging of hundreds of clips from a large variety of Hollywood films, an intense…
Video of the Week: ‘LEVEL’
Throughout the Film 3 course, we have spent time looking into the ways in which we can use cameras & computers to create unique and eye-catching compositions and shots. This is a really well shot (and edited) experimental video project that clearly involved much experimentation in post-production BUT also a lot of detailed planning before production commenced. I find the…
Video of the Week: ‘Busk’
This week I’ll share a slightly longer video than usual – a 19 minute documentary focusing on the busking musicians of the New York subway system. The film provides some interesting insight into the life of a street (subway) performer and contains a mixture of well shot, and compelling segments. The film blends its interview segments with long shots of…