Weird screen test of “colormation”, dating to some time around (I’m guessing by content) the early 1960s 1962. David Pescovitz of Boing Boing writes, “The technique, similar in look to rotoscoping, appears to involve a combination of live actors, high-contrast cinematography, and hand-drawn backgrounds and foregrounds.”
A quick Google search turns up a bit more context. […]
Entries from December 2007
Colormation Screen Test
December 27th, 2007 No Comments
Tags: 1960s · animation · artsy · cartoon · colormation · rotoscoping · weird
Attack of the Killer Parasites - Mental Floss
December 19th, 2007 No Comments
Slightly disturbing, but really cool; This short film made entirely with public domain footage is a promotional meme for a magazine article on, well, killer parasites. Killer use of stock footage, mixing many scenes from many movies together to create something with that creepy vibe only the 1950’s could do just right.
I would have […]
Tags: 1950s · editing · ephemera · mental floss · period piece · public domain
A Brooklyn Walk - Eric Lodwick
December 18th, 2007 1 Comment
A brooklyn Walk/ Whalehammer from Eric Lodwick on Vimeo.
Slick pixelmation created with a still camera. The stair sequence has a really creepy steadicam feel to it.
Tags: · pixelmation · steadicam · still camera
How to shoot a video
December 17th, 2007 No Comments
Cute animated short on shooting video for the web. It covers the basic points, but don’t look for any groundbreaking ideas. Hey, what do you expect in a minute and thirty seconds?
Tags: basics · how to · lighting · sound · video · webvideo
Dvorak discusses video blogging
December 17th, 2007 No Comments
The original crankygeek John C. Dvorak talks video blogging with several panelists. The discussion is a little dry, but there are a few gems of info contained deep within. Trust us, it’s worth the 8 minutes of your life; If only just.
Tags: john c dvorak · tips · video blogging · video production
Quickie explanation of the rule of thirds
December 17th, 2007 No Comments
rule of thirds from popwar skater on Vimeo.
This isn’t the greatest explanation of the Rule of Thirds I’ve ever seen, but it’s quick and simple. You’ll get the point.
Rule of Thirds - Wikipedia
Tags: compsotion · example · photography · rule of thirds