NY and me (retitled: Time and me)
9 months ago
March 29, 2010
Books in 60 Seconds
photographers Angela Kohler and Ithyle Griffiths, the latter previously mentioned in post "Lost Things"
starring actress Annie Little
The original song "Fly Me Away" for the commercial is written and performed by Annie Little.
March 21, 2010
Ready? Able?
Grizzly Bear is the best band ever. The end. grizzly-bear.net
The genius behind this is allison schulnik.
The genius behind this is allison schulnik.
March 15, 2010
Patience is a Virtue
Created with 987 polaroid pictures and no computer manipulation whatsoever.
Thank you Jordan Greenhalgh. Visit his website and be amazed. Be very amazed.
Thank you Jordan Greenhalgh. Visit his website and be amazed. Be very amazed.
March 4, 2010
If You Have a Second...
So everyone's seen "Tony vs. Paul" and if you haven't you've at least heard about it. It has to be one of the most famous stop-motion videos on youtube. It's the first video that comes up when searching "stop motion." As of this very moment, the video has had 5,576,227 views. The dynamic duo, Paul Cummings & Tony Fiandaca, have gained significant popularity in just 4 years. I felt it was a significant time to mention these fine individuals as they play a huge role in the field of stop motion and animation. If you haven't seen "Tony vs. Paul," please feast your eyes and gawk in awe.
Now watch as they apply their skills to the real world.
Visit Paul's website!
Now watch as they apply their skills to the real world.
Visit Paul's website!
Lost Things
March 1, 2010
The Persistence of Vision
If you really think about it, all video is technically stop motion. Video in its most basic form is just a huge number of individual frames played in sequential order at a very fast rate. At the standard rate, the human eye and brain perceives the individual frames as one continuous, fluid motion. This phenomenon is called the persistence of vision.
Click here.
At first, one pink dot disappears at a time in clockwise order, but as you stare at the center for a while, a green dot appears in the image and continues in this clockwise motion. The movement of the green dot becomes fluid.
Think of the individual frames in a movie as this green dot. The faster the frames are going, generally, the more fluid the motion looks. In stop motion, to get the desired effect of being "choppy" or "broken" the frame rate is decreased, therefore allowing the eye to catch each individual frame. The motion is not at all fluid.
The creators of many horror movies have used stop motion to their advantage, making the movements of creatures very creepy. Prime example? Gore Verbinski's The Ring:
Click here.
At first, one pink dot disappears at a time in clockwise order, but as you stare at the center for a while, a green dot appears in the image and continues in this clockwise motion. The movement of the green dot becomes fluid.
Think of the individual frames in a movie as this green dot. The faster the frames are going, generally, the more fluid the motion looks. In stop motion, to get the desired effect of being "choppy" or "broken" the frame rate is decreased, therefore allowing the eye to catch each individual frame. The motion is not at all fluid.
The creators of many horror movies have used stop motion to their advantage, making the movements of creatures very creepy. Prime example? Gore Verbinski's The Ring:
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