Now that the Project is technically over i wish i had found the ink drop videos sooner so id have more time to experiment with different colours and containers. If i was to carry on the project i would combine the video of me reacting to the song with the ink drops, both reacting to the song at the same time. I would also use my own music in the video to make the whole thing my work. But as I've really enjoyed working in animation and the ink drop effect i will probably be carrying on this projects in my own time, so expect more to come. . .

Ink Drop Video + Audio React Video

I then took the footage i recored into Adobe Premiere Pro just to see what the software was like, i quickly got used to the basic editing techniques of the software so i edited the footage to react to the audio by reversing and speeding up to the song, this is the result. . .

Ink Drop Screenshots

Compared to the other videos iv watched there pretty much the same except in mine u can see the curvature of the glass. the only ink i had was blue and white, here are some of the screenshots of my first few attempts. . .

Ink Drop Experiment

After watching some more ink drop experiments i decided to try it myself, my initial thought was that i needed like a big fish tack set up to capture the ink, but i just tried a set up with a pint glass, the lighting wasn't great in the studio so i set it up in a dark room with a projector underneath with white paper behind as to capture the colour of the ink, this experiment turned out much better than i thought. . .  

Ink Drops

Whilst randomly watching a youtube mix this track came on and i really loved it, i flicked over to the tap and saw the video, i was instantly mesmerised, so i knew i wanted to try this effect of ink in water. . . 

Cymatics Experiment

after researching how to create such effects, i decided to give it ago. there is a frequency generator in fl studio so i decided to use that, unfortunately the only speaker i had was a small portable speaker which when placed under a tray only vibrated the particles randomly at certain frequencies. if i was to do this again i would invest in a larger speaker or one that i could take apart, and also do it in an environment where no one would mind the loud single note tones.

Cymatics

The study of visible sound co vibration, typically the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of maximum and minimum displacement are made visible in a thin coating of particles, paste, or liquid. Different patterns emerge in the excitatory medium depending on the geometry of the plate and the driving frequency.

i looked into this technique because its a physical representation of my project rather than digital, and the fact that the effects it creates are so amazing. here is the video that inspired me to try it. . . 

Macro Animation

One of my tutors Dave brought in some machines that create a macro projection of what ever is under the sense. all i had on me was my cig papers and filters so i put them under it to see what it looked like, i then decided to draw onto the paper which created a cool effect. I then tried some ripped paper and the edges created what look like an abstract landscape. i also tried a swan filter packet which led me and dave to create an animation where the swan stays still but due to each print of the swan being slightly different it created a glitch effect.

Paper Collage

Abstract Paper Collage - just an idea that i had but if i do it again ill take a stop motion of each bit as an animation . . .

After Effects First Video Experiment

After recording the video i went into photoshop and created the ring effects, then brought them into after effects where i blended them over the video and made them expand and retract at the right times, this is the final outcome. . .

After Effects Video Shoot

I had an idea in the studio of having circles burst from my hand movements that go along to the song, i choose the song Zes - Bliss because he's one of my favourite producers at the moment, so i filmed myself in the studio reacting to the song.

Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten

Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten
one of my course mates reminded me of this video and watching it again inspires me even more to create an actually music video where the effects react to the audio, like in the video. this is a very well made video and the effects look very complicated so ill will have to work with what i can do. more practise in after effects i think. . .

Soundscape + Animated Music Video

After a while of editing iv finally finished the video.

first of all i made each shape react the corresponding audio file from the song but for some reason it ending up reacting to every single one, so i created each one separately and them collated them into one video, and this is the final result. . . 

AE Tutorial - Sound React

After messing around in after effects trying to figure it out how to make things react to music myself, i decided to look on youtube, there where a lot of tutorials on there but this one seamed to be this simplest and most informative, where by it walked me through the process.

Sound React

I've decided to create a sound react video for a soundscape iv created, my intention is to have a different animation for each part of the song, kick, snare, bass, high hat, etc. so i created the effects in photoshop and now i need to figure out how to make an object react to sound. . .

IOGraph

just found this awesome app from IOGraphica where it tracks your mouse movements and activity and plots them onto an image, creating these really cool abstract images.

mouse activity whilst editing for the first time on after effects...

mouse activity whilst editing sound react video on after effects...

AE Tutorial

This is the first tutorial video iv watched, it was pretty music the overview of the basic layout of the software and basic editing techniques, seams simple enough... will have a go at editing now.

Circle vs Square

Shape Collage Drawing . . . 

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Twirl Drawing

Abstract Improvised Line Drawing Doodle

Growth + Decay

After watching some abstract animation i decided to create my own, stop motion seamed like the best way to do it so i set up my tripod camera and paper and drew the first thing that came to mine when i though of growth - growth of the dot that sprouts vines that split then sprout colour, after finishing the animation i decided to add the reverse of the video on the end and have the music reverse to depicting growth and then decay, i also made the sound track to it on fl studio, just a basic pluck melody.