Six feet under - Digital Kitchen

This was another video showed to us in a an after effects tutorial and from this we learnt how to edit our film trailer further with fade ins and outs. What I liked about this video was how well the music matched up with the timing of the text, the short but very informative and the angles and close up at which the videos were taken. I think it was a great example to show before leading us into a lesson on how to expand out skill set in after effects.

C4 Turner prize 2011 - Why not associates

              

This video by Why Not Associates was shown to us in a lecture lead by Sarah and what I liked about this was the use of images, colour and tex and how it can end up creating a fantastic piece of work, this inspired me to go back to my original idea which was to create a visual video of the city in flux. From this I plan to further experiment with photography and video taking.

Catch me if you can intro Motion Graphic

                   

While researching motion graphics I came across the intro to the movie 'Catch me if you can' I thought this was a great example because of the simple design and colour palette but at the same time it shows how effective it can be and more isn't always better. I like the continued effect that the silhouettes show in the intro, they portray a clear sense of what is happening and it's easy to grasp what is happening. I also like the use of type and the kind of type that is included in the intro. 

Time Lapse - Experimentation

                   
       
I continued research into the city and from the after effects lesson with the footage and sound I wanted to carry it on, I went into the city and recorded my journey from the university and then throughout the city. From this I plan to record audio, and add it to the video just to give it a better finished feel. I'm happy with the way this time lapse turned out and I think I'll carry on using the technique in my further work and maybe incorporate text along with sound. 

Experimental Photoshop work

These are a couple of photoshop experimental pieces of wok inspired by Tal Rosner, using my own photos I took around the city I tried to create a piece of work that I thought fit in with our project. I like the pieces of work and would like to carry on creating pieces like this and maybe edit them all into after effects to create a finished piece. I think I've only scratched the surface of what I can do with this project, after effects and photoshop and would like to continue exploring and creating the theme. 

Tal Rosner

Tal Rosner is an israeli film maker and video artist based in London, he uses footage taken in public and develops them further with graphics and audio to create a fantastic finished piece of work. I really like Tal Rosner's work as I think it's kind of a fly on the wall effect of peoples every day life. I think that the videos that I have selected do a good job of presenting a feel of the 'City in flux' project, I'd like to do something similar to this as it's something that grabs my interst. 

Another thing I like about his videos are the colours and graphics that he uses to place over the footage or to change into a different clip, the colours look great when contrasting with the dull footage and then the bright colour and graphics make their away across the screen. The typography used in his videos is another thing that I love about his videos, even though their isn't a lot the times that he does include typography it fits with the feel of the video. 

                
 
                

Screen grab - City In Flux - After Effects

Screen grab from work in process time lapse video. I went further with the time lapse videos that I had made recently and did a short one of the traffic passing at night, I added text to it just to give it a more finished feel. I thought this would be a good idea as it shows that even late at night the city is still in flux. I also liked the effect that the bright lights had on the video too. After effects isn't my strong point at the moment as it's new to me but I would like to carry on practising using it and take this time lapse videos further and maybe even create a final piece using it.