EJohnson_rotoscoping

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This video is called "Lemonade" and was made by Brad Hansen. I chose this video because I find it interesting that it remains black and white throughout the entire video except for the yellow of the lemons and lemonade which draws our attention to the focal point and the main idea of the lemonade stand. This technique is experimental because it stretches the meaning of color and how it can accentuate the theme of the work. This influences my own idea because this inspired me to incorporate a lot of color contrast and switching of whether or not something is in color in my own video because I think it will intrigue the viewer into wondering what the purpose of the video is and in general just being interested in the overall film.

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This video was shot by ZoNeS Productions and is an excerpt from a longer video named "The Magic Camera." Although this video was just from an animation point of view, I chose it because I find it interesting and experimental that even though they outlined the child running, they did not outline his facial features. Not including any color was also experimental because it not only created a bland mood, it accentuated the movement that was purposely being focused on. I want to incorporate this into my video because if I include a person, I think it would be more unique and interesting if I didn't always outline their face so you can't see their expression, which will cause the viewer to be curious and more fascinated by my film.

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This video was made in a Fanshawe College Graphic Design class although it doesn't say by who. The excessive use of color change and the object not always being in focus were experimental techniques. I chose this video because I like how the backgrounds change even when the subject/focal point don't. Their color and design changes made each frame more unique than the previous one because many things were changing at once. I want to incorporate this into my own video because it will be a lot more interesting than if I just change the colors and designs in the foreground, the background is important too.

My idea for my one minute rotoscope is to shoot something that has a lot of movement and a lot of significance to me: cheerleading. I plan on switching between no editing in one frame to a significant amount in the next. More specifically my plan is to just have a regular shot with maybe an effect/filter on it and then have the next extremely full of color and outline the people so their movement is followed. I also want to have a lot of colorful backgrounds in order to have more visual appeal on some frames, while others just contain solid colored backgrounds. In order to make it experimental I will make some frames faster than others and make things exotic colors that would not usually be considered norm. I could feed this into a fuller movie by having a sort of transition at the end instead of bringing the clip to a close so I'd be able to add more to the end. I would put this in the beginning of a longer video though instead of the middle or end because if the fuller video does not have as distinct rotoscoping it would look funny to transform from normal to exotic colors and then back to normal, or let the video end on such a bright and confusing note. Rotoscoping will be a good technique choice for this clip though because there is so much movement in this sport. It will be fascinating for the viewer to be able to focus on the outline of the bodies moving so they can see how much complex movement there is.