Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Cinemagraphs

Truthfully, I did not know what cinemagraphs were.  I first encountered a cinemagraph when I saw a fellow DTC student working/creating one last year but I didn't know that was what it was called.  I thought they were just movable .gifs but they look much more crisp and artistic than most gifs I've seen.  Anyways, cinemagraphs are still photo where a particular portion of the picture has a subtle motion giving it an illusion of watching a video.

These are a few cinemagraphs I've enjoyed:



The reason why I brought up the topic of cinemagraphs is I think it would be a great addition to my Norman Rockwell project:

My idea would add a sliding motion on one of the phones or maybe the Kindle Fire screen and a short clip of the Gangnam Style YouTube video on the iPad mini.  I think that would add even more juxtaposition (if that's even possible?) of modern technology and Norman Rockwell's image of Americana. I would have to make this an ongoing pursuit after the submission of the original assignment.

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