I haven’t blogged in a while so I thought I’d share this wonderful piece of stop motion animation using freezelight technique. Sounds too geeky for you? Well, I think you’re still going to like it.
This beautiful short video shot by Julien Mokrani comes very close to my favorite cinematic film view. It’s really nicely graded with a touch of noise in After Effects and flares shot separately.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II of course.
Lenses: 50 mm F1.4 and 16-35 mm F2.8
Since comments for this video have been disabled I’m going to add my own perspective on it here.
Notice how the director’s intention was to make it look as if the entire video was shot in one take. Now, if you watch carefully, you’ll see that the time on the clock above the stove goes from about 3:11 to 5:13. Also watch how the level of drink in the first glass from the left changes during the presentation. In fact I think that the real intention was to make you so bored with the video by minute 2 that you fall asleep and not notice any screw-ups.
Well, Microsoft’s weak attention to details has been known for a while. It’s also been reflected in their choices for ad campaign creators. One would think that time creates progress. Not in this case.
So, ok, you throw a party for Windows7 launch and you win a copy (or just might). You tell your friends: ‘Hey, how about we have a little pre-Halloween get together to celebrate one of the world’s largest corporation’s new product release’. I mean, you know that sooner or later that very product will become the source of your worst frustrations only comparable with inability to obtain help from Virgin Money car insurance customer service when an uninsured cyclist hit my car and later threatened to sue me for personal damage.
And I’m not even going to start on how confusing and anti-interest causing the communication is here. How about they go back to school?
Mean? I know. I can’t hep it. People’s stupidity causes that.
http://keyboardr.com/ searches keywords as you type. It is really simple but you’re gonna need a fast internet connection. The app has been designed by Julius Eckert in April 2009 so it just proves how slow I am when it comes to catching up with things in the world these days.
I can honestly say that should I were more selfish I wouldn’t be sharing this one. My 5D Mk2 is now facing a strong competition from a much cheaper and more video focused sibling. 50fps at 720p and EF-S mount make it my number one on Christmas wish list.
I love the small subtleties in this video such as the clash between the pure, clean and perfect aesthetic of the character’s suit mixed with elements of old and cracked furniture, broken umbrella and dust in the air. The story (or my twisted interpretation of it) makes me feel quite nostalgic. Don’t ask why. Just watch!
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I am a Multimedia Designer based in London. I mainly work in digital advertising and specialise in designing online media, user interfaces and motion graphics. I share knowledge by writing about socio-political events, advertising industry gossip and art. My portfolio of works can be viewed here: http://www.mestodesign.com/works