So I’ve been thinking about what this all feels like after a little time passed.
I found the best comparison to me is,
When you blur a face in a video/photo and you add the initial circle it is very harsh and ugly, it blurs the face but it is noticeable, and have very obvious harsh lines. While working on it you would chance the feather and expand the circle and continue editing it until in fades in the video, until it becomes part of it. The face is still blurry and unrecognizable but at least the circle no longer has harsh lines.
That to me is what this is like. The pain in still here. It became a part of me, of my life, of everything. With time I feel how it fades and how it is less harsh and cuts not as deep.
The pain is still there, as the face is still blurry. But at least there are no harsh lines.
Using Premiere Pro, I edited these clips I recorded the week before. I messed around with layering and the opacity settings to try disurpt the compositions of each shot. Some of the clips I don't really see as effective, they can be muddy and cramped. The screenshot below is my favourite though, it's clean and clear while still feeling disruptive.
what program do you use? either for normal art or animation. or both!
For art, I use Sketchbook Pro!
Lately, I've been using the 'pencil pal' tool to do line art and the paintbrush to color. Gives it that nice, soft sketchy look :)
As for animation, I use a combination of Sketchbook and Premiere Pro. I grew up editing skits and videos on Final Cut and Premiere so once I started animating, I just combined the programs I already knew (drawing frames in Sketchbook, saving them to a project folder, and loading them into the editor frame-by-frame, layer-by-layer):
[An example of my godawful setup above haha]
This method works alright for me, but I've been told by friends that there are much more efficient ways of animating. I'd definitely recommend using an actual animation program like Adobe animate or smth if you're starting out!
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I used the methods I learned in the Premiere Pro to edit this footage I recorded previously. I made more considerate cuts and smoother edits to make the footage seem more cohesive. The cutting back and forth creates what I feel is a dialogue between the two people featured. I took inspiration from film noir and old horror like Nosferatu when composing these shots with the use of the dark backgrounds and sharp lighting.
I also experimented with the opacity settings and layered certain shots, disurpting both the image and the flow of the footage. Paul suggested I use a soundscape or ambiance as background music for this footage, pushing it into an audio/visual experience. He reccomended the band Sigur Rós as a place to start which I genuinely enjoyed and I can see the potential.