Thursday, September 4, 2014

Jack-O'-Lantern

I wanted to make sure to get this up and out to you before you start writing all of those Halloween articles.  This one is nice and subtle, but creates a great ambiance.  I almost wish the original clip have a candle flame that flickered a little more, but overall I think the effect here is nice.  Hope you can use it!



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Jack-O'-Lantern", can be found in the post "2 Clips for all of you 'Weeners"

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Thin Smoke

One can argue that this "technically" isn't a cinemagraph.  When compressing to an .gif, the other small bands of smoke were lost, so I abandoned then to leave this single thin strand.  I thought I would still include it, because it may be very useful for those of you who write/blog about smoking or health.



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Thin Smoke", can be found in the post "2 Stock Footage Clips are Presented Secondhand"

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Power-line Sneakers

This has to me my most subtle animation so far.  If you choose to put this on/in your site/blog/article I'm pretty sure 85-90% of your visitors may not even see the motion.  This was also the HARDEST clip to loop.  I couldn't repeat the motion because I couldn't find a good loopable point with how sporadic the shoe was moving in the wind.  I had to, for the first time, apply a reverse motion at a good downswing point.  It was challenging, but ultimately worth the time.



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Power Line Sneakers", can be found in the post "1 Clip is on the Line"

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Active Ethernet Ports

There really is nothing like the cool yet active green LED blink of an active connection, is there?  Great image to use for any PC, Networking or Tech related article.



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Ethernet", can be found in the post "4 Clips Crank it to Eleven"

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Monday, August 25, 2014

Meter Needle

This meter was one of the first clips I recorded for the stock footage blog.  That was almost 3 years ago (from the time of THIS posting).  Looping this was quite fun, and actually pretty easy.  The chaotic movement of the needle made finding a transition point simple (I practically guessed!).



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Meter 3", can be found in the post "My First Few Clips"

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Sunday, August 24, 2014

Christmas Bubble Light

I wish this one was relevant year round.  I love the energy that the bubbles create.  This might be one of my shortest loops and thinnest masks too.  I also needed to alter the framing vs. the original shot.  The neat thing about working with a somewhat still frame, it allowed me to add more of the image to the sides using the content aware fill feature in Photoshop.  That way I could still keep my desired aspect ratio AND the proper framing.  Nothing beats the nostalgic feeling of seeing some of these bubble lights on a Christmas Tree.  


This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Christmas Bubble Light", can be found in the post "1 Free Stock Footage Clip Yule Love"

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Saturday, August 23, 2014

A Sunset by the Water

Water is slowly becoming my favorite element to work with in regards to creating cinemagraphs.  Even with very little movement, you can sense the raw power it holds.  I've only animated a sliver of this frame, for a small amount of time, but the motion seems to resonate even to waves that are still.  I hope travel bloggers will find this useful.


This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Sunset Waves Wide", can be found in the post "3 Clips are Set to Wave"

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Friday, August 22, 2014

A Computer Hard Drive


Perfect for the tech blogger,  I shot this clip with a macro lens and only the light from my Nexus 7 tablet.  Had a lot of fun doing it.  I think this is one of those "true" Cinemagraphs too. Considering all of the moving parts a hard drive has, I chose to only move the actuator arm.  I think it works pretty well since the motion blur from the spinning platters and spindle gives the illusion that the drive is still in motion anyway.



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Hard Drive Spinning", can be found in the post "1 Free Stock Footage Clip is Driving Hard"

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A Cassette Tape


Another great one.  I originally shot this clip when I was geeking out over the movie "Guardians of the Galaxy".  If you are late to the game and are still reviewing the film, this may be the perfect blog header or pagebreak for you.  If you are fluent in Photoshop, you can also add whatever text you'd like to the tape label.



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Cassette Tape", can be found in the post "1 Stock Footage Clip Hits The Deck"

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A Leaf in a Stream


This is one of those that are both simple and fun.  You'd think that by isolating the motion in the water to just one tiny crest over a rock, you'd lose the perception of running water.  



This cinemagraph was created using footage from my free stock footage blog, Beachfront B-Roll.
The specific clip used, "Leaf", can be found in the post "3 Stock Footage Clips Took a Hike"

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