Testing with multiple videos at once

Tried playing four exported videos at one go to see how they would look. I'm quite pleased with the result and it's great to finally get a glimpse of the aesthetic of how the final interface will be like.

Water colour + Film

Probably one of the more successful combination of moving water colour and film. The footage was looking a bit flat so thought the water colour would add a bit of texture & subtle movement. Duplicated the 3D animation to get a more full looking explosion.

On the roof

More experiments with one of the stories filmed on the roof. This one was about body image and I'm trying to create a sense of not feeling comfortable in one's own skin, getting out of one's own skin I supposed... trying to exaggerate the overlaps. Screenshots below:

I will be updating my proposal section soon since it's a bit of a mess...

Moving Watercolour black/desaturated

Another water colour piece. A few things I changed from my previous ones:
Eliminated the symmetry (as suggested by my tutor)
Added an expanding mask
A close up of the water colour rather than than the whole piece
A more subtle animation (I found the noise interesting but a bit too much perhaps)

This can be used as a standalone video in the database or superimposed on one of the films.

Interface

A few screenshots from my interface tests carried out by my developer Maria Each time you refresh, videos change size. Each video can be resized & full screened.

On a black background. Videos below are stored in the hosting rather than taken from youtube. Pros: Better layout (no borders) Cons: longer loading time.

Experiments with water colour and film

I've created some more moving water colour pieces. I still can't decide whether they should be separate from film or combine. I think I still have to find a better way to combine them; still not convinced. Below are some experiments:

Separating water colour from film.

Applying water colour effect to Kane only.

Just my argument explained in pictures from the web

During short breaks from my research paper, I was browsing some unrelated funny websites just to clear my head for a few minutes. Strangely enough I still found some posts that reminded me of my research question. Below are a few funny / thought provoking posts. Resources can be found in the captions.

from 9gag.com - repetitive story structures in traditional cinema

9gag.com - how new technologies are being given more importance than the story 

9gag.com - games taking over cinema, even in storytelling

postsecret.com - absence of meaning / chance

Back to work: Split screen digital story

Back to work! I have posted my essay on the blog. Hopefully will soon have time to update my proposal. I have resumed working on the project. The following are stills from something I have started editing today. The video features a split screen from 2 webcam conversations. The story was about someone who lost a 'digital' friend - as in someone who he never met, but spoke to online. I tried to capture this 'loss' through a disintegration process. So far I have found noise to be the most effective, but this might change later on. 

One of the videos was distorted when I exported it (left). I found this to be a happy accident and  so decided to leave it.

Happy accident (left) - gradual noise (right) - I might desaturate the noise later.