When I started editing individual frames by hand, I remembered this music video from Bombay Bicycle Club. It is a really interesting video as it seems like stop motion with photographs as it has that beautiful flickering effect. The directors really have had fun with this method cutting and reversing frames, making the actors pull about like puppets on her string. The music video has a really professional and polished finish and I think this is due to the well thought out colour scheme, all drawn edits are in white and this stands out well and compliments the aqua background. Even though the illustrators change throughout the video there is a coherency due to this colour scheme. This is something I need to plan and think about in my film.
I love how the actors are used as components of the drawing and not separate parts, therefore the illustrations react beautifully in synchronicity with the actors. This spider web is a beautiful example of this. This video also shows how each frame does not have to be very intricate, most of the illustrations are very simple but it is how they move which give them the incredible effect.
It may sound obvious but this music video is very responsive to the music, the drums are a big part of this song and this is emphasised by the much more liberated mark making in these frames.
This part is one of my favourite parts and is expertly cut, these almost touching hands flash on screen alternatively on each frame. They are so close yet are on completely separate frames, it is a wonderful example of how by playing with frame rate you can bring together disparate elements and create a connection, as if bringing two actors together who are in different worlds.
Something I am really interested in is reducing forms down to the simplest of lines and therefore adore this still. The lines are so elegant and move so beautifully, I would argue you could remove the actors from beneath, I think their shadows detract from the character of the lines.
This still is fabulous because it looks like the illustration is casting light on the actress. It is almost like Gustav Klimt has drawn a moon around her head, but it also looks like a halo. I really love how animator has drawn all these contexts together meaning his illustrations around her head reveres her and presents her as something special. This just shows the importance of good storyboarding, obviously before filming the directors had a very clear idea about the frames and their illustrations.
The variety of the illustrators really adds to the character of the film, it is captivating how it moves from extensive free illustration to the most delicate enclosing line. I think this frame is beautiful, the man in an almost foetal position and this light plant like line grows and over him as if forming a little cave. It is a very intimate moment which is further contributed to by the spotlight creating dark edges of the frame, therefore the man is not only enclosed by the stem but also the light. It is really conjures up this feeling of safety and tranquility.
I am coming to the conclusion that this is one of the creations that I wish I had created. These simple lines stemming from his fingers around her body just illustrate the ideas of support and encompassing love so simply. It is a dramatic still but it is made more intimate by these lines which do not detract from the artistry of the pose, but compliment.
Why use this 9 window screen effect? What does it achieve? I think it exaggerates the flickering effect of stop motion, the actor flashes like a strobe light and becomes a visual effect. I think it is a really interesting idea manipulating the imagery of an actor into a pattern or animated sequence like you would a piece of clay, and removing the focus from the person.
This illustration is really effective as well, the lines radiating from her fingers visualising that feeling a connection spreading and seeping into him. The illustrations form this great connection between the anatomy of a human and the intangible emotions by visualising both together.
You can actually 'animate' the video yourself, by dragging left or right you can move the actors in different directions : http://www.carryme.tv
This is a really good marketing idea to get people involved in the video and it is something that I have not seen before.
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