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epik_noodles) wrote2010-09-22 01:35 am
epik_noodles) wrote2010-09-22 01:35 am
I Made a New Video!
Does everyone remember those scenes from "Hide-Away?"
I'm talking about the scenes where the AAA members are singing separately with a flower blooming next to them.
You know, the flowers that they accelerate the speed to make it look like it's blooming instantly and unrealistically.
I recorded one myself!!!
Do you understand how tedious it is to film the motion of blooming?! Flowers don't just spring up and bloom like they do in the cartoons. It's a whole process in itself.
I TOTALLY RESPECT THE DIRECTORS AND FILMERS THAT WORKED ON HIDE-AWAY!!! I WORSHIP YOU!!!
It's really difficult!
My mom has this special plant, it blooms randomly, BUT it ONLY blooms at night. It does not bloom in broad daylight. Another interesting fact is that the flower does not grow from a stem, it grows out of the plant's leaves. This plant is very difficult to capture on film, because it rarely blooms at all. According to Asian folklore, this flower is very special, if one were to witness it bloom, they would be granted eternal good fortune.
So there I am sitting in the backyard with a giant search lamp pointed at the nearly blooming flower. I set up my video camera and recorded for 4 HOURS! Can you believe that this flower takes 4 hours to be in full bloom? I recorded the whole 4 hours, start to finish. After filming I did tons of speed editing. No one wants to sit and watch my video for 4 hours. I've reduced the 4 hours into 21 little seconds.
This is what it looks like at 500x accelerated speed!
It's so cool.
That's the magic of nature!
I'm talking about the scenes where the AAA members are singing separately with a flower blooming next to them.
Yes, the pretty flowers!
You know, the flowers that they accelerate the speed to make it look like it's blooming instantly and unrealistically.
I recorded one myself!!!
Do you understand how tedious it is to film the motion of blooming?! Flowers don't just spring up and bloom like they do in the cartoons. It's a whole process in itself.
I TOTALLY RESPECT THE DIRECTORS AND FILMERS THAT WORKED ON HIDE-AWAY!!! I WORSHIP YOU!!!
It's really difficult!
My mom has this special plant, it blooms randomly, BUT it ONLY blooms at night. It does not bloom in broad daylight. Another interesting fact is that the flower does not grow from a stem, it grows out of the plant's leaves. This plant is very difficult to capture on film, because it rarely blooms at all. According to Asian folklore, this flower is very special, if one were to witness it bloom, they would be granted eternal good fortune.
So there I am sitting in the backyard with a giant search lamp pointed at the nearly blooming flower. I set up my video camera and recorded for 4 HOURS! Can you believe that this flower takes 4 hours to be in full bloom? I recorded the whole 4 hours, start to finish. After filming I did tons of speed editing. No one wants to sit and watch my video for 4 hours. I've reduced the 4 hours into 21 little seconds.
This is what it looks like at 500x accelerated speed!
Here's my video, fully edited of course. Please have a look, it's 21 seconds. Sorry, it's not cool like "Hide-Away," so it doesn't have any special effects. It's straight out of my backyard.
It's so cool.
That's the magic of nature!