UWOL #4

Grant Sherman · July 24th, 2007, 08:50 AM

Sorry about this effort. It was a bit of a rush job, over a busy weekend. I should have organised my time better. I got various bits of film over the three weeks. None of it seemed to fit together into a coherent story. I learnt a lot about time lapse - how not to do them!

The name came later - every cloud has a silver lining. The gulls that you see washing and drinking in the freshwater pond are Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus). Argentatus - argent - silver.

The "music" is computer generated stuff. It's digits of the number 'pi' turned into midi notes.

http://www.uwolchallenge.com/challen...UC4_argent.mov

Dale Guthormsen · July 24th, 2007, 11:51 AM

Grant,

I actually thought you had a real interesting approach. I would have liked to see the sky colors a little richer. the cuts between the various cloud clips were harsh. A thought: you could set them on seperate time lines, stagger them 15 frames, use key frame markers on the opacity levels and then that would create seamless transitions. anyway, just a thought.

thanks for taking the time to share your work!!

Kevin Railsback · July 24th, 2007, 08:10 PM

Grant,

Once you explained the concept behind your film it all made perfect sense.

Like Dale mentioned a little deeper sky colors and some smooth transitions would have made it a bit less jumpy.

Who knew Pi could sound so good? :)

It may have been rushed but you stayed out of the tank!!!

David Gemmell · July 26th, 2007, 04:56 AM

Hi Grant,

I see what you were trying to achieve - just needed some more material to clarify the story.

Well done on getting your entry in.

Geir Inge · July 26th, 2007, 06:23 AM

Hi Grant.
An interesting approach to the topic.
Washing gulls are beautiful to watch I wish you had a close up of them though.
In lack of more variation of scenes maybe you should have short’n it a bit?
I loved your music and as Kevin said; Who knew Pi could sound so good?

Geir Inge

Jeff Hendricks · July 26th, 2007, 10:05 AM

Wow. digits of the number Pi. The school I teach at has a Pi day every March 14th ie 3.14 I should show this example to the math teachers very cool.

The images were nice...I think a wider variety of shots would have made it more interesting however. I liked the water on the glass image very much.

Thank you...nice work.

Jeff

Rob Evans · July 27th, 2007, 10:24 AM

Hey Grant,
Nicely composed shots, but i wanted more variety!!!
I have you at a bit of an advantage over most here when I can say I've been to Lundy - there are classic wide and tight shots everywhere you look around you, I'd love to see more of it ;-)

Cheers!

Rob

Trond Saetre · July 29th, 2007, 02:52 AM

Grant, the music sounded good to me.
Amazing what pi can do.

You got some nice shots of the gulls.
Maybe a little more variation in the shots would have been better, but you made a good film.

Per Johan Naesje · July 29th, 2007, 08:03 AM

Grant, a special and interesting approach to the theme. As other have commented, a bit more variation in the footage and you got a killer ;-)
Keep up your good work!

Ruth Happel · July 31st, 2007, 02:23 PM

This was fun to watch, and I did enjoy the slow fades, and your abstract water and sky. The gulls were great. I would have preferred a bit more variety to the footage, but did really enjoy it. And your description of the music with pi is fascinating!

Ruth

July 24th, 2007, 08:50 AM	#1
Grant Sherman Regular Crew Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lundy Island, UK Posts: 175	UWOL #4 - "argent" by Grant Sherman Sorry about this effort. It was a bit of a rush job, over a busy weekend. I should have organised my time better. I got various bits of film over the three weeks. None of it seemed to fit together into a coherent story. I learnt a lot about time lapse - how not to do them! The name came later - every cloud has a silver lining. The gulls that you see washing and drinking in the freshwater pond are Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus) and Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus). Argentatus - argent - silver. The "music" is computer generated stuff. It's digits of the number 'pi' turned into midi notes. http://www.uwolchallenge.com/challen...UC4_argent.mov __________________ www.returntickettonature.co.uk

July 24th, 2007, 11:51 AM	#2
Dale Guthormsen Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,048	Grant, I actually thought you had a real interesting approach. I would have liked to see the sky colors a little richer. the cuts between the various cloud clips were harsh. A thought: you could set them on seperate time lines, stagger them 15 frames, use key frame markers on the opacity levels and then that would create seamless transitions. anyway, just a thought. thanks for taking the time to share your work!! __________________ DATS ALL FOLKS Dale W. Guthormsen

July 24th, 2007, 08:10 PM	#3
Kevin Railsback Trustee Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 1,544	Grant, Once you explained the concept behind your film it all made perfect sense. Like Dale mentioned a little deeper sky colors and some smooth transitions would have made it a bit less jumpy. Who knew Pi could sound so good? :) It may have been rushed but you stayed out of the tank!!! __________________ --==Kevin==-- http:naturephotostudios.com.com

July 26th, 2007, 06:23 AM	#5
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,342	Hi Grant. An interesting approach to the topic. Washing gulls are beautiful to watch I wish you had a close up of them though. In lack of more variation of scenes maybe you should have short’n it a bit? I loved your music and as Kevin said; Who knew Pi could sound so good? Geir Inge __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

July 26th, 2007, 10:05 AM	#6
Jeff Hendricks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Carson Valley, Nevada Posts: 248	Wow. digits of the number Pi. The school I teach at has a Pi day every March 14th ie 3.14 I should show this example to the math teachers very cool. The images were nice...I think a wider variety of shots would have made it more interesting however. I liked the water on the glass image very much. Thank you...nice work. Jeff __________________ www.tahoestarr.com

July 26th, 2007, 04:56 AM	#4
David Gemmell Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bendigo, Australia Posts: 234	Hi Grant, I see what you were trying to achieve - just needed some more material to clarify the story. Well done on getting your entry in.

July 27th, 2007, 10:24 AM	#7
Rob Evans Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 390	Hey Grant, Nicely composed shots, but i wanted more variety!!! I have you at a bit of an advantage over most here when I can say I've been to Lundy - there are classic wide and tight shots everywhere you look around you, I'd love to see more of it ;-) Cheers! Rob

July 29th, 2007, 02:52 AM	#8
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Grant, the music sounded good to me. Amazing what pi can do. You got some nice shots of the gulls. Maybe a little more variation in the shots would have been better, but you made a good film.

July 29th, 2007, 08:03 AM	#9
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Grant, a special and interesting approach to the theme. As other have commented, a bit more variation in the footage and you got a killer ;-) Keep up your good work! __________________ - Per Johan

July 31st, 2007, 02:23 PM	#10
Ruth Happel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 488	This was fun to watch, and I did enjoy the slow fades, and your abstract water and sky. The gulls were great. I would have preferred a bit more variety to the footage, but did really enjoy it. And your description of the music with pi is fascinating! Ruth

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