To prepare for the filming and editing that stop motion would take, I decided to practice. Firstly, I decided that the simplest thing to create with stop motion would be the volume of water increasing. Subsequently, I took a water bottle and placed it under a water dispenser. With assistance, I took photos of the water bottle, with each photo detailing a slightly fuller bottle:
The screen shots above are just three photos that I took out of many; each photo signifies a different stage in which the bottle filled with water. After collating all of the photos, I could move onto editing and making the process look coherent and fluid.
I changed the sequence settings firstly to HDV 1080p24 due to the high quality of the camera I used; it would ensure that the photos fitted correctly on the screen.
However, the images on screen did not fit. One reason for this was because the screen displayed the images at 100%. Next, I adjusted the screen size to 'Fit', and after some minor adjustments and movements of the photos, they fit much better on the screen:
When I carry out the stop motion for my video, I will have to take into consideration the size of the screen, as the images and footage I film will have to fit onto the same size screen for visual continuity. Plus, lighting and quality of the images will be thoroughly thought through when I take them for my video, as I was not concerned about those aspects during the practice process.
Below is the finished product. After viewing it, I have come to the conclusion that the speed needs to be decreased as it plays too quickly; if the stop motion in my music video played at this speed, the audience may not even acknowledge it.
