UWOL #3 "Go Wild" by Cat Russell at DVinfo.net

Catherine Russell · May 22nd, 2007, 08:34 AM

Sorry for the typo in the other thread.

Enjoy this one! Comments always welcome.

Cat

The movie link is:

http://uwolchallenge.com/challenge3/CR_UC3_gowild.mov

Rick A. Phillips · May 22nd, 2007, 11:30 AM

Cat, happy to see I'm not the only one trying to get something together with an older camcorder. Actually, I've decided that my older Sony Digital8 takes better looking video under most circumstances than a newer (still old!) Canon minidv. You've got to be the graphics guru here. I couldn't put something like that together in 10 years! Good work. Thanks for sharing.

Rick

Catherine Russell · May 22nd, 2007, 11:32 AM

Rick! Thanks for the comments. With many views and no one saying anything I was getting nervous. Appreciate the watch.

Cat

Geir Inge · May 22nd, 2007, 11:39 AM

Hi Cat.
I think you've put together a great film, and I loved the puzzle.
How do you do it, and what editing prg do you use?
This is art!

Thanks for sharing.

Ruth Happel · May 22nd, 2007, 11:48 AM

Hi,

Great title :) (Mine too!)

I really like the way you put together the images, and the effects were very creative. The lightning and spring showers bringing new life was especially evocative. Very fun to watch.

Ruth

Catherine Russell · May 22nd, 2007, 11:54 AM

Hi Geir:

Everything is done in Adobe After Effects. I learned a lot about masking on this one!

Hi Ruth:

Thanks for watching and the supportive words.

All the best you two.

Cat

Mat Thompson · May 22nd, 2007, 12:30 PM

wow....10/10 for originality and very cheery, nice tune ! Interesting idea and I think it worked well...you lost me a little with the rain and lighting I have to say, maybe if it hadn't lasted quite so long...but hey. Shot nicely exposed flower shots in there too.

Nice piece, very creative :)

Trond Saetre · May 22nd, 2007, 05:29 PM

Hi Catherine

Your video is very well made! I'm impressed.
You have made one thing clear... I need to learn After Effects!!
(so far I only know very basic AE stuff)
I really like what you did.

Catherine Russell · May 22nd, 2007, 05:45 PM

Hi Trond and Mat:

Thank you, thank you for the comments and responses. Trond, After Effects is an amazing piece of software for special effects. I think we could all spend a lifetime working with it and only scratch the surface of what it can do. Thanks for the input!

Mat, great comment! Now how could I have made it so you wouldn't have gotton lost with the rain and lightning? The attempt was this: the picture that was being pieced together at this point had the resemblance of meadow, rock cliff and clouds in the sky. The spring rain brought on the flowing river after the rain let up. You have a point that if you don't see the meadow, rock cliff and clouds in the sky at this point, the rain and lightning would be a very strange interlude. I see this quite well, but then again I'm the one drawing the picture!

Thanks again for the comments and feedback... all welcome!

Cat

P.S. I consider it a great honor to receive a smiley face from Mat Thompson. Thanks Mat.

Trond Saetre · May 22nd, 2007, 05:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Catherine Russell

Trond, After Effects is an amazing piece of software for special effects. I think we could all spend a lifetime working with it and only scratch the surface of what it can do.

Yes, I already have AE7, and bought the Adobe classroom in a book.
So learning a little more than I know now will be my mission for the summer.
(hopefully in time for uwol4 I will have learned something useful)

Chris Barcellos · May 22nd, 2007, 06:02 PM

Catherine:

Great effects. Kept trying to predict what was coming but it was unpredictable and very interesting. Nice job !!

Per Johan Naesje · May 23rd, 2007, 01:36 AM

Cat, very creative and funny to watch! I think most of your time is spend in AE than at the shooting location. I would have liked to view more "live" footage, this was a little bit to static to my taste.

But as mentioned: very creative and a "new" way to show the nature a think :-)

Meryem Ersoz · May 23rd, 2007, 07:06 AM

leprechauns!!! but where are the leprechauns?? with that soundtrack, i was expecting some....

(is that even how you spell it?? c'mon, UK people, help a poor dumb 'marican out....)

i'm been definitely wanting to do more FX with my nature and outdoors footage. seems like a fairly untapped realm with endless possibilities....

Brian McKay · May 23rd, 2007, 12:11 PM

Interesting approch...some serious AF work on this one. I liked the flow, the music was a great fit to the images an effects. A few more motion shots would have worked better for me.

Good Fun.....Brian

Tom Schumann · May 23rd, 2007, 12:54 PM

hi cat,

had to smile a lot while watching your film. great concept, very well delivered. liked the lightning and rain part best. with your film you remind me that creativity is something i miss far too often when watching nature programmes.
great work.

May 22nd, 2007, 08:34 AM	#1
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	UWOL #3 "Go Wild" by Cat Russell Sorry for the typo in the other thread. Enjoy this one! Comments always welcome. Cat The movie link is: http://uwolchallenge.com/challenge3/CR_UC3_gowild.mov

May 22nd, 2007, 11:39 AM	#4
Geir Inge Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Larsnes, Norway Posts: 1,343	Hi Cat. I think you've put together a great film, and I loved the puzzle. How do you do it, and what editing prg do you use? This is art! Thanks for sharing. __________________ Geir Inge B. Brekke Visit me at: https://vimeo.com/gibbfilm

May 22nd, 2007, 05:45 PM	#9
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Hi Trond and Mat: Thank you, thank you for the comments and responses. Trond, After Effects is an amazing piece of software for special effects. I think we could all spend a lifetime working with it and only scratch the surface of what it can do. Thanks for the input! Mat, great comment! Now how could I have made it so you wouldn't have gotton lost with the rain and lightning? The attempt was this: the picture that was being pieced together at this point had the resemblance of meadow, rock cliff and clouds in the sky. The spring rain brought on the flowing river after the rain let up. You have a point that if you don't see the meadow, rock cliff and clouds in the sky at this point, the rain and lightning would be a very strange interlude. I see this quite well, but then again I'm the one drawing the picture! Thanks again for the comments and feedback... all welcome! Cat P.S. I consider it a great honor to receive a smiley face from Mat Thompson. Thanks Mat. Last edited by Catherine Russell; May 22nd, 2007 at 06:30 PM.

May 22nd, 2007, 06:02 PM	#11
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Catherine: Great effects. Kept trying to predict what was coming but it was unpredictable and very interesting. Nice job !! __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 23rd, 2007, 01:36 AM	#12
Per Johan Naesje Trustee Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Akershus, Norway Posts: 1,413	Cat, very creative and funny to watch! I think most of your time is spend in AE than at the shooting location. I would have liked to view more "live" footage, this was a little bit to static to my taste. But as mentioned: very creative and a "new" way to show the nature a think :-) __________________ - Per Johan

May 22nd, 2007, 11:30 AM	#2
Rick A. Phillips Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: kingsport, tennessee Posts: 123	Cat, happy to see I'm not the only one trying to get something together with an older camcorder. Actually, I've decided that my older Sony Digital8 takes better looking video under most circumstances than a newer (still old!) Canon minidv. You've got to be the graphics guru here. I couldn't put something like that together in 10 years! Good work. Thanks for sharing. Rick

May 22nd, 2007, 11:32 AM	#3
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Rick! Thanks for the comments. With many views and no one saying anything I was getting nervous. Appreciate the watch. Cat

May 22nd, 2007, 11:48 AM	#5
Ruth Happel Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Black Mountain, NC Posts: 488	Hi, Great title :) (Mine too!) I really like the way you put together the images, and the effects were very creative. The lightning and spring showers bringing new life was especially evocative. Very fun to watch. Ruth

May 22nd, 2007, 11:54 AM	#6
Catherine Russell Trustee Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lyons, Colorado Posts: 1,224	Hi Geir: Everything is done in Adobe After Effects. I learned a lot about masking on this one! Hi Ruth: Thanks for watching and the supportive words. All the best you two. Cat

May 22nd, 2007, 12:30 PM	#7
Mat Thompson Trustee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 1,397	wow....10/10 for originality and very cheery, nice tune ! Interesting idea and I think it worked well...you lost me a little with the rain and lighting I have to say, maybe if it hadn't lasted quite so long...but hey. Shot nicely exposed flower shots in there too. Nice piece, very creative :)

May 22nd, 2007, 05:29 PM	#8
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	Hi Catherine Your video is very well made! I'm impressed. You have made one thing clear... I need to learn After Effects!! (so far I only know very basic AE stuff) I really like what you did.

May 23rd, 2007, 07:06 AM	#13
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	leprechauns!!! but where are the leprechauns?? with that soundtrack, i was expecting some.... (is that even how you spell it?? c'mon, UK people, help a poor dumb 'marican out....) i'm been definitely wanting to do more FX with my nature and outdoors footage. seems like a fairly untapped realm with endless possibilities....

May 23rd, 2007, 12:11 PM	#14
Brian McKay Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Canada Posts: 289	Interesting approch...some serious AF work on this one. I liked the flow, the music was a great fit to the images an effects. A few more motion shots would have worked better for me. Good Fun.....Brian

May 23rd, 2007, 12:54 PM	#15
Tom Schumann New Boot Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 15	hi cat, had to smile a lot while watching your film. great concept, very well delivered. liked the lightning and rain part best. with your film you remind me that creativity is something i miss far too often when watching nature programmes. great work.