One of the areas that I have been totally getting into this year is….making movies from still photography. This type of work is blowing up right now. And, there is not set form or structure. These shorts are on the internet all over the place. Most recently photographers are being nabbed up by companies such as At&t and major insurance giants to produce low cost movies with a very unique look.
Most of the time, the videos don’t have the look of a classically composed “stop motion” movie. Instead they are shot with the camera set to high-speed shutter and shooting images between 2-8 frames a second with low res. jpegs. The look of the video can vary greatly. This is what makes this type of shooting so much fun. All of the same techniques used in a still shot can be employed when shooting at multiple frames a second. Blur can become very effective. Short depth of field often brings with it a mystical quality and all of the cool special processing techniques just add a little extra boost to the final product.
This video was created with the intent of using it during the grand opening for an advertising company in Denver called Amélie Company. They are a specialty firm that produces some great work for international companies. We shot early in the morning, trying to capture the feeling of coming into work. The milling around, getting coffee, checking emails, all became the focus of the shoot. Along with the morning activity I tried to give the viewer a sense of the building. I wanted them to see the work space and the great character of the office.
Take a look and let me know what you think.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/10917227[/vimeo]