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"Ideas are Wings" This metaphor both intrigued and inspired me to present the basic process and structure of design. My concept told the story of how a well-structured design process yields the most unexpected but successful results. Stop-motion seemed like the most appropriate medium to convey the time that a quality design process takes. Experiencing, first-hand, the challenges of creating fluid and realistic movements without the "Hollywood" technology of onionskin animator rigs and such was the drive behind this.
As I couldn't fill all the required roles, a good friend helped me from behind the camera while I proceeded to shout instructions and "direct" from the floor of the photography studio. I took over two memory cards worth of images to discover during post-production that in order to create a uniform motion, your frame rate has to be as low as your fastest two frames. So while I attempted to use many images for a more fluid look. Most of my time was spent cutting frames to present a consistent rate of change. Once I had a solid image sequence I moved into After Effects including music (Sparklehorse/David Lynch collaboration) and focused on pacing.
As I couldn't fill all the required roles, a good friend helped me from behind the camera while I proceeded to shout instructions and "direct" from the floor of the photography studio. I took over two memory cards worth of images to discover during post-production that in order to create a uniform motion, your frame rate has to be as low as your fastest two frames. So while I attempted to use many images for a more fluid look. Most of my time was spent cutting frames to present a consistent rate of change. Once I had a solid image sequence I moved into After Effects including music (Sparklehorse/David Lynch collaboration) and focused on pacing.
