Our group recently brought together initial ideas for our short film. We are planing to use a story in which a character is is exploring multiple outcomes of the situation he is about to enter into. Because of this narrative element, our group will have to overcome the challenge of making this element clear and understandable to the viewer. Since my role in the group will probably be visual effects and music, I will likely get a chance to work on the effects used to convey both passing of time and sequences of thought.
At it's current stage of development, the short film will contain a scene in which the passing of time (a couple of days) is noticeable. To visually stimulate the audience, I have suggested using a combination of time lapse photography, inverse cinemagraphs, and post processing. Cinemagraphs are a more recent creation which have become due to their presence as animated gifs across the web. The are comprised of one or more subjects which are subtly in looping motion, with the rest of the image as a still.
My initial idea is that the main character should be seen walking or sitting at a normal or slowed down pace, with the background scenery being a time lapse. Further post processing will allow us to animate the light level in the scene, to make it appear as if day is turning into night. We will experiment with this effect to make sure that it is the right choice of visual stimulent to use.
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