What can I say but OUTSTANDING! Synchronizing the sound and video takes time and creativity. Using the illumination keyboard feature of your laptop was really thought out. I can see this been produced or used as back drop to a EDM event. Awesome job.
The music is actually from Boards of Canada. I give credits in the description of the video but the other sounds were appropriated and cut inside Premiere, though all tracks were balanced inside Audition.
An interesting look at the play of simple lights coming through an object, this is my second choice among the posted exercises this week for a sound composition without a real outstanding error. The length wasn't too long, the angles used provided visual interest, and the bicolor palette was rather engrossing as well.
I think this is a good example of what craftsmanship looks like in video. Everything is very well done and interesting. I'm curious as to how you made that synchronization happen. The choice of using the black void with the red borders before and after the keyboard was cool.
Thanks. The vertical shot of the keyboard was done in one long take where I cut out my hand pressing the button that changes my keyboard's brightness as well as another button which isolates the wasd and 1-6 keys. Then using an appropriated electric hum sound, I established rules to say to myself what each luminosity's "pitch" was and then matched that pitch with each cut in premiere. Changing the pitch was easily done in premiere by using one of the sound filters (forgot which one) to change the pitch in 3 step increments per luminosity increment. I have a heavy background in classical singing so using that knowledge I was able to match up cords as well as the cadence at the end which I thought was pretty cool. The vocals were the same track layered 4 times with varying changes to create more of a disembodied electronic voice.
You'll notice that the sequence with the keyboard lights was actually the same sequence repeated 3 times just reversed or jumbled when I thought that if one sound would be better instead of another. I tried to make it look more random than anything but randomness is hard unnaturally as our minds are naturally ordered. Unless you are crazy which I hope I'm mostly not. Lol
I really love the rolling bokeh you got at the beginning and dissolving bokeh at the end. It is really cool how much you can do with the bokeh. I suggest you google "bokeh shapes" if you don't know what that is already. The synchronized sound and lights also really fit well together. As for the intro I'm not sure what the intent was but the credits were really long compared to the length of your video. All you really need is your title "Blurred Lines" and maybe your name and copyright at the very end.
Thanks! Yea I was debating back and forth about shortening that opening sequence but ended up with that result.
I'm aware of bokeh shape and how to push that using simple tools such as hole punches and construction paper over the aperture of the lens. (Like a reverse hood) However, in this instance the bokeh was caused by zooming on a fixed point and shoot lens instead of a wide-open aperture on a single lens reflex.
If I were to reshoot this, I would use my D610 with the AI-S 50mm f/1.2 instead of the Coolpix. Though, at the time of shooting my 610 was still being shipped. So I was already pushing the limits of what a little handheld camera can do and pushing it further would have been infeasible, especially considering that the coolpix was on loan from a family member.
I also didn't realize the title was also a Robin Thicke song so there's that aspect as well. Haha I blame the people I showed the video to before I uploaded it for not giving me that hint. Lol
Really cool, good editing and sound sound was really well done.
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DeleteWhat can I say but OUTSTANDING! Synchronizing the sound and video takes time and creativity. Using the illumination keyboard feature of your laptop was really thought out. I can see this been produced or used as back drop to a EDM event. Awesome job.
ReplyDeleteThanks, though actually it is my desktop's keyboard at home. ;)
DeleteGood job! Sound design was amazing. Did you use Adobe Audition to create music ?
ReplyDeleteThe music is actually from Boards of Canada. I give credits in the description of the video but the other sounds were appropriated and cut inside Premiere, though all tracks were balanced inside Audition.
DeleteOther than the two song clips, I think I used like 5-6 other sounds that were layered during the keyboard part as well as the outro.
DeleteAlso, thanks!
DeleteAn interesting look at the play of simple lights coming through an object, this is my second choice among the posted exercises this week for a sound composition without a real outstanding error. The length wasn't too long, the angles used provided visual interest, and the bicolor palette was rather engrossing as well.
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DeleteVery nice! I really enjoyed the audio and the synchronization of lights and music.
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DeleteI think this is a good example of what craftsmanship looks like in video. Everything is very well done and interesting. I'm curious as to how you made that synchronization happen. The choice of using the black void with the red borders before and after the keyboard was cool.
ReplyDeleteThanks. The vertical shot of the keyboard was done in one long take where I cut out my hand pressing the button that changes my keyboard's brightness as well as another button which isolates the wasd and 1-6 keys. Then using an appropriated electric hum sound, I established rules to say to myself what each luminosity's "pitch" was and then matched that pitch with each cut in premiere. Changing the pitch was easily done in premiere by using one of the sound filters (forgot which one) to change the pitch in 3 step increments per luminosity increment. I have a heavy background in classical singing so using that knowledge I was able to match up cords as well as the cadence at the end which I thought was pretty cool. The vocals were the same track layered 4 times with varying changes to create more of a disembodied electronic voice.
DeleteYou'll notice that the sequence with the keyboard lights was actually the same sequence repeated 3 times just reversed or jumbled when I thought that if one sound would be better instead of another. I tried to make it look more random than anything but randomness is hard unnaturally as our minds are naturally ordered. Unless you are crazy which I hope I'm mostly not. Lol
DeleteI really love the rolling bokeh you got at the beginning and dissolving bokeh at the end. It is really cool how much you can do with the bokeh. I suggest you google "bokeh shapes" if you don't know what that is already. The synchronized sound and lights also really fit well together. As for the intro I'm not sure what the intent was but the credits were really long compared to the length of your video. All you really need is your title "Blurred Lines" and maybe your name and copyright at the very end.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yea I was debating back and forth about shortening that opening sequence but ended up with that result.
DeleteI'm aware of bokeh shape and how to push that using simple tools such as hole punches and construction paper over the aperture of the lens. (Like a reverse hood) However, in this instance the bokeh was caused by zooming on a fixed point and shoot lens instead of a wide-open aperture on a single lens reflex.
If I were to reshoot this, I would use my D610 with the AI-S 50mm f/1.2 instead of the Coolpix. Though, at the time of shooting my 610 was still being shipped. So I was already pushing the limits of what a little handheld camera can do and pushing it further would have been infeasible, especially considering that the coolpix was on loan from a family member.
I also didn't realize the title was also a Robin Thicke song so there's that aspect as well. Haha I blame the people I showed the video to before I uploaded it for not giving me that hint. Lol
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