Freeze Frame effect

Last semester I saw an effect used by my friend in one of her test videos and have been wanting to try it ever since then. It is the freeze frame or 'Stromotion' effect, and effect where you build up layers of frozen frames that are masked to create the look below. I thought this would work really well in a dance situation, as the movement are really interesting. I tried out the effect and really liked it for this routine.

In terms of other effects I may have mentioned for this piece, I am still looking into the light streaks effect, but I think that I will use that effect for the second routine, the fast paced routine. The first, slow routine already has slow motion and freeze frames, and I think with it being only a minute and a half long, any more effects will be too much and will take away from the initial edit and the dance routine itself. I will consider using the freeze frame effect in the second routine if it fits, as the second routine won't have any slow motion in, so it would be nice to have two effects in each routine.

Example of Stromotion

I used this video tutorial to familiarise myself with the effect, and then I took the sections that were relevant and applied them to my own work.

Shoot organised

I have the shoot organised and officially confirmed for Tuesday! I am so glad to be finally getting it done and am looking forward to editing the second routine. I have asked a course mate who has agreed to help me on the day so that I can use two cameras during the shoot. I always prefer to use two cameras if possible because it means you can shoot two different perspectives/angles/distances at the same time, cutting down massively on the shoot time. I have the equipment and the studio booked, so now I just have to wait for the day.

Update…It's been a while!

At the moment I am still trying to organise the second shoot. I stopped working on the project for a while because I knew I was going to have to wait to shoot again, so I decided I would concentrate on my other two modules and get those projects pretty much finished, and then I can focus and work on this project solidly for the next 6 weeks. I originally wanted to shoot the second routine outside, but I have not been able to organise a time with my dancers to shoot when it would be light, as they are only available in the evenings. Therefore I have decided to shoot in the green screen studio again. I would have preferred to have used the outdoor location but it just hasn't worked out and I can't afford to wait any longer to film. Hopefully the shoot will be next tuesday, and by then I should have all the work for my other modules completed. Then I will be able to shoot, edit and then concentrate on the effects until the deadline in May.