Mimi's blog

IF I HAD TO DO IT AGAIN

2006-05-18T19:12:00.000+01:00

I would think more about each part of my project or learn how to lock part of my work....NOT to have to work again in things i have already done!

I would use more films than i did...

I would use maybe several times the same video during the song to rest the eyes a little bite

I would probably use less the transition "cirle open" than i did

THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF THE PROJECT

2006-05-18T17:43:00.000+01:00

Firstly i collected macro pictures and i used i movie to make a sequence. Although i put transition between the photographs i needed much more pictures to make a proper film. I figured out i had to do the same for the drawings and also to be careful of the quality of the picture. Indeed the light had to be powerfull and always the same. So I began to take much more pictures of the nature. I also had some videos i wanted to add and i realized the more material i had the easier the setting up was. Furthermore i wanted the video to stick to the beat of the music so i had to have a wider choice. At the begining, when i started to draw i inspired myself from the music (what it evokes to me, the rythm, the beat). Then i incorporated them in my film and i realized the transition between the drawings and the pictures wasn't going as well as i wanted. From that point i started to think about the link between the drawings and the pictures. Once i had enough material, which was about 300 items, i began setting up the final clip!!!

Making the film...
My work was to stick to the beat. It was very difficult to follow the music all the time. I asked myself if i should put the same sample of image for the chorus. As it came to often and i had a lot of material i gave up this idea...but i decided to put video of nature (in a windy day) as a "jingle",and i think it goes well with the music, it's a kind of lull...I explored the different effects and transitions which i can use to be the more efficient with the music. My bigest problem was to come back on parts i have already done. In deed, when i've done most of it, i decided to change few things and my entire project didn't stick anymore to the beat!!!so i had to try to make it as best as i could...But i really wanted to know how i can save part of the clip...

VIEWER'S REACTION...

2006-05-17T13:37:00.000+01:00

Alexandre (21, Paris)

I thought the video is an interesting mix between the livelyness of the footage made by the videos and the series of photos, and the peacefulness of the music... I'm keane on anything in which nature is the theme that's why i think the video is really good. However i've kown the music in an other clip so it rings another bell...

Martin (19, second top of the world)

the film mimi made was incredibly good she used a good sound track, the filming wasn't to bad either I liked the rythm alot.
the imagery was well choregraph and displayed well , good film.

THE EFFECT WANTED

2006-05-17T13:28:00.000+01:00

The goal of the video is to make people travel into what this music made me feel... A peaceful atmosphere. I wanted the viewer to be surprised and to show how nature can be amazing!

SOME PICTURES

2006-05-08T15:30:00.000+01:00

WHY ?

2006-05-08T15:03:00.000+01:00

This music makes me travel, makes my imagination work....The electronic sounds let me think about another planet, but at the same time there are few lyrics...and those one make you coming back to the reality.
That's why I want to translate a travel in the earth but with another angle of view...
The lyrics are mainly : 'Peace and Tranquility to the Earth' (which is also the name of the song).
'Peace and Tranquility'... that what I want to reproduce in my video...'To The Earth'... taking my inspiration from Nature.

FINALLY....

2006-05-08T10:03:00.000+01:00

At the end I decided to mix these two ideas....

OTHER IDEA

2006-04-24T13:38:00.000+01:00

To take very close pictures of the nature (macro photo) and to also film in that way...like a travel in an abstract world which is at the end a travel in our world...but from another point of view!

FIRST IDEA

2006-04-24T09:54:00.000+01:00

To do an animation with abstract drawings that i made. Drawings inspired by the music,(cf.animation in computers for ex in itune).

ROUDOUDOU

2006-03-27T10:46:00.000+01:00

Roudoudou's cd coverse

To see some of their animation... go to the roudoudou's website link!

and one of their videoclip... go to the roudoudou's videoclip link!

CHOICE

2006-03-27T10:39:00.000+01:00

CAMILLE...French singer, she really has her universe, i like her songs, the lyrics, her video clip, her ambiance!
more info? go to the camille's link!

or

ROUDOUDOU...electro music, ambiant music. Happy music!

And the winner is ... ROUDOUDOU !

About Me me!

2006-03-20T12:09:00.000Z

MYRTILLE COUTEN

I'm a french student, studying Fine Art at St. Martin's College, Lancaster