Stop Motion Wednesday - Freezing Light

Daniel Neville

This week I thought I would post something slightly different in the stop motion genera, those films that play around with light. I have noticed that there is an increasing amount of people who are playing with long exposure and the ability this gives you to 'draw' with light. Some of the creations that have been popping up out there are some of the most beautiful and mesmerising bits of film you can watch. Here are my two favorites that I have seen lately:

Light Piano Player by Ryan Cashman

Photographed with a Canon Rebel using 20-30 second exposure time. Ryan used a small green LED keychain light to draw each frame. Once all the positions were photographed he strung them together and synchronized to the music in After Effects.... simple but oh so beautiful.

Credits:

Ryan Cashman

Creator, Director, Animator, Editor

Sean Fau-Burnitz

Director of Photography, Camera Operator

Freezelight Magic Forest by FREEZELIGHT.RU

Created in a similar fashion to Ryans Piano Player this freeze light stop motion takes the craft to a new level. Done by a Russian artist collective called Freeelight these guys are playing with light and long exposure in ways I have not seen. The way they have managed to keep each frame matched so perfectly is out of this world. They have a brilliant site which I suggest you check out too!