Because lettering and calligraphy are things that I try to make a point of being aware of and research on a regular basis, so I am fairly prepped for the production of my time lapse film. However, I think it might be useful to look at some of my favorites and consider them slightly more closely and see if there is anything to learn from them and their construction.
The angle of this video is quite interesting. It has the semblance of looking over the artists shoulder and all you ever see of the artist is the hands. Something I really like about this video is the natural sense of time that is created in the raw state of the film, which shows light passing across the paper and slowly darkening towards the end. This helps to communicate the time and effort that was put into the design. On the same point the pencil mark making stage of the design takes about half of the total film which is good to see, because it is accurate to the actual process, its not all dramatic ink application. This is something that I am determined to emulate in my video. Not only do I want to show the pencil lines of the letters but also the grids that have been so instrumental in the creation of the design.
The speed at which this video is edited works well with the movement. It has a lot of fluid strokes which are quite beautiful and need the fast forward not to be too extreme so that they can be appreciated. This is something I had not considered. Although I know I want to speed up my video, to what extent I will be doing so hasn't been foremost in my mind. Perhaps the best thing to do is wait until I have all of the footage and then consider the best speed of each piece I want to show.
The music in this video is relatively considered and connected to the visuals. This is something that is very high on my list to achieve. Mostly because it is something that is strived for often in this type of video but very rarely achieved. It is sad because you need only look at lyric videos to see that type and music can work very well together. I will ensure harmony between the visual and the music by cutting only on melody changes and rhythmic apexes. In previous film projects I have found this tactic to be the most effective.
When thinking about the choice of track, I noticed that these videos all have relatively fast backing, even if it is the melody not so much the rhythm that is fast or at least suggests a sense of pace. I was considering some Ludovico Einaudi or some other classical work with a simplicity of sound. However, from these videos I suspect that slower tracks simply look wrong with speeded up visuals. I have a few other ideas including something more quirky like some anti folk.
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