JimJam Graphics

2010-06-03T13:51:00.000-07:00

Multi-scopic Camera Technique

I have been wanting to experiment with creating a multi-scopic camera technique for a while and this short promo sting for the upcoming Isaac Himself release seemed like an ideal opportunity.

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Perhaps this video isn't the best example to show off the technique, but it is definitely something that I am keen to experiment with more. Using expressions in After Effects I created a 4x camera rig where the focal points remain the same for each camera. Each frame of the animation is then taken sequentially from the 4 cameras and the 'shift' (or distance between each of the camera positions) is influeced by the music.

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2010-05-24T06:19:00.000-07:00

Datamoshing - A test video

For those of you who don't know, datamoshing is a technique where you can take advantage of how video encoding works to create a visually rich (but often unpredictable) effect.

Name: Datamoshing - Test Video

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I became interested in this technique after I saw this excellent Chairlift music video.

I then followed the insightful How To Data Mosh videos made by the person who behind the above music video.

Not wanting to simply copy the technique I spent some time exploring the process and I have created a method that uses a combination of expressions and layer markers in After Effects to generate a text list that acts as the 'edit' information in the avidemux project file. The result of all this is that I am able to create a datamosh effect that is tightly linked to the music. I plan to explore this technique further.

(Apologies to Cursor Miner for (mis)use of the green screen footage. It's the quickest thing I had at hand)

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2010-05-23T04:40:00.000-07:00

Smoke Treatment Test
This clip is a test treatment for creating some coloured smoke for a music video

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2010-05-21T16:22:00.001-07:00

Particles And Space
These clips are from a recent treatment I havebeen developing for a music video. I used Trapcode Particular 2.0 togenerate the particles a few other Trapcode plugins to tweak andlayer the effect.

The camera and emitter are animated using a simple After Effects expression to give a sense of depth to the pieces.

I am planning on using this sort of particle generation in conjunction with an 'evolution' animation technique I have been developing.

Test Render - A

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Test Render - B

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Test Render - C

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