I used my DSLR, 50mm lens, polarising lens filter and laptop screen for the photoelasticity shoot, as well as cellophane packaging I'd collected over the past month. I did film some footage of bathwater, but wasn't happy with how it came out due to the reflection being underwhelming and decided not to include it in the final film at all, instead focusing on the photoelasticity and effects on repeated clips.
Sound editing was my next task after the shoot. I recorded three tracks of scrunching different cellophane plastic wrappings in different ways, then added convolution reverb, time stretching, pitch shifting, echo/delay and parametric EQ to make the soundtrack more dynamic. I also slowed down the music I used as it fit better with the psychedelic vibe I wanted for the video. Here is a screengrab of the final mixdown:
I used what I'd learned from our tutorials with Will Devereux, as well as helpful tutorials from Justin Odisho's channel on YouTube, to improve my skills in After Effects and manipulate the textural footage I captured. Not using the water surface footage meant that to have a somewhat dynamic film using only still shots, I animated more kaleidoscopic effects. This was inspired by live VJing and concert stage visuals. My concept changed somewhat during the editing process.
In After Effects, I used a variety of colour changing and distortion techniques to achieve the compositions I wanted. Once I'd rendered out all my precomps, I brought them together in Prem, using the speed/duration tool to tweak the pacing. In retrospect, some of the transitions could have been done neater, and I could have cut it to the soundtrack more intentionally. I'm not sure why my projects export in a lower quality, as it's done the way we were taught to, however I'll look into it for future assignments.
Overall, I feel like the film explores the theme of "transgression" through 'visual transgression', as it breaks the 'rules' of what human vision is supposed to be able to achieve.
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