The challenge: Create a brief video of a site-specific, semi-improvised dance performance that doesn't stay in one place for long. Nimble camera work and the ability to anticipate the unexpected are a must. The fine editing work is by Kat Mueller of Connecticut College's dance department.
This delightful time-lapse video is made from 5,000 still images taken from three cameras positioned all around Yankee Stadium during the 2009 World Series. It's a great approach to story telling and a visual treat. Wouldn't it be nice if all baseball games were this short?
By Robert Caplin.
You may have seen "tilt-shift" photos that make things looks miniaturized. This tilt-shift video was shot in Thaliand and has a dreamy, jewel-like look.
Credits: Video by Joerg Daiber. Shot in Bangkok, Phuket, Tonsai and Railay with a Lumix GH2. Music: J.S. Bach - Air on the G String, performed by the USAF Strings.
French street artist JR owns the biggest art gallery in the world - the streets. His work combines art and activism. The scale of his work - and his ambition - are enormous.
His project "Women are Heroes" documents the dignity of women around the world. His film about the project debuted at the Cannes Film festival and will be released in 2011.
Dance company Chunky Move uses interactive video that is triggered by the movements of the dancers. Arts-technologist Frieder Weiss creates the real-time digital images.
See another Chunky Move performance.
Time-lapse videos are fun - and you don't even need a video camera. This video was made from 400+ still photos automatically taken over an eight-hour period. How to do it? Place the photos in a folder and open them as an image seqence in QuickTime. Then the creative part begins. Use FinalCut to make adjustments to the speed of the clips and zoom in to give emphasis to details.
Music: "Cibelle" by grapes
Famed movie editor Walter Murch calls it "Dragnet" editing. You've seen the formula: Cut to Sgt. Joe Friday, who says his line. Then cut to the suspect, who delivers his line. Cut back to Joe Friday, who says his line, and on and on it goes, in a wooden pattern that stops the flow of the story in its tracks. When you want your story to flow, don't change the picture and sound together in such a lock-step formula.
Watch Joe Friday nab a drug-crazed hippie and see "Dragnet" editing in its purest form:
It's always challenging to show the human body in motion. Ironically, still photography - with its ability to isolate moments and freeze action - often captures motion better than video or film. In this video, motion comes alive thanks to a band of intrepid skateboarders robed in chalk dust.The first two minutes, in dreamy slo-mo, are especially beautiful. And be sure to jump ahead to the 5:45 mark to watch the dust trails as the young dudes take a leap off a rock cliff. Directed by Liam Mitchell, shot by Nathan Drillot and Liam Mitchell.
Here's a great crowdsourced video that features one frame from more than 23,000 contributors. This YouTube video gives you an idea of the project. For the latest version, visit: http://oneframeoffame.com/
The video on that page is updated hourly and features everyone who has contributed so far. The music: "More is Less" by C-Mon & Kypski. Directed by Roel Wouters and Jonathan Puckey.
An average of 18 American veterans kill themselves every day, according to a recent CDC estimate. This powerful multimedia piece from Ashley Gilbertson of the VII Network lets us listen in as call responders for the Department of Veteran Affairs in Canandaigua, N.Y., talk vets back from the edge. Watch and listen.
