Agreed! Fantastic. Very clever and perfect execution.

I couldn't look away for a second.

Step back and get out of the way: Amazing talent at work.

I like the way the light stops, and then continues at the end. Nice touch.

Dave T2

[i]I like the way the light stops, and then continues at the end. Nice touch.]/i]

I noticed that as well ... at first I thought "If that's natural daylight she'll have to be real still for a long time."

BUT, as we can tell now .. it was an artificial window light .. so the "sun" could move faster than real time.

wow. nice work....

Incredible, many thanks for this beautiful and exceptional compositing work.

It isn't stop motion, but chroma key and/or roto with compositing done by a real pro.

WOW!

Coursedesign,

I can't tell if there is chroma key or not. It looks to me more like it was shot one frame at a time, like stop motion animation.

I would like to see an HD copy of it.

Dave T2

When you shoot professional chromakey with 4:2:2 cameras, proper lighting, relighting of the foreground subject in for example After Effects, and masking at a level you cannot get to in Vegas (for lack of inner and outer feathering controls and an advanced keyer such as Flame's Diamond Keyer, Primatte, or Ultramatte), you really can’t see that it was ever "greenscreened."

Ditto for roto, where 4:2:2 also helps, as do pro level feathering tools.

"It isn't stop motion, but chroma key and/or roto with compositing done by a real pro."

Nope - it's the real thing. Live action stop motion photography.

http://motionographer.com/2009/01/24/yuval-and-merav-nathan-for-oren-lavie/

Yeah, it didn't feel composited to me. Too much detail, the sheets follow her body shape, the camera bumps a couple of times and the lighting shifts occasionally.

Very excellent work.

Dave T2

Really, really charming.*


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(* a very nice word that I don't get to use all that often, these days...)

That made my day!

Thanks,

Terry

Yeah, it didn't feel composited to me. Too much detail, the sheets follow her body shape, the camera bumps a couple of times and the lighting shifts occasionally.

All compositable.

It just takes a collection of bed sheet wrinkles among the collection of other elements (pillows, socks, etc.), and the camera angle can be changed in real life or often with later "fakery."

And the shifting lighting can be added afterwards with "relighting." This is very commonly done in Hollywood.

I am not saying it couldn't be done, just that it feels way too organic to be composited. There could be some composited elements, but as the link tells, it is a stop action video.

Dave T2

... as the link tells, it is a stop action video.

Where is that stated? I couldn't find it (but I'm underslept enough to give anyone the benefit of the doubt right now).

I looked at it again and found elements that were clearly composited, the use of motion, and the use of stop motion.

And the use of THREE directors...

"I looked at it again and found elements that were clearly composited, the use of motion, and the use of stop motion."

Care to point out the things you found that are "clearly" composited?

You are right it does not specifically say it was all stop motion and reading up on the directors, they do mention blending stop motion, 3d animation and 2d compositing in their work. They don't give any specifics on this particular video.

Kudos to them either way. One of the best visuals I have seen in a long time.

Dave T2

However it was done, I just love it.

I thought it was stop-motion, but rather than argue, I contacted the young woman in the vdieo. I explained that her answer would settle an argement and asked her what technique was used to create the video.

This is her reply:

"The technique is called stop motion animation. I laid on the bed, and a camera hanging from the ceiling took still photos of me (more than 3000), and that's how it was done.

"I hope the argument is settled to your favor :-)"

That settles that.

Jay,

Could you please contact her about whether all elements were stop motion?

It would of course be possible to do movement either way, but I was thinking as a producer, doing it with stop motion wouldn't make any sense when it is so much less work with compositing.

But with three directors, they may not have had time to think about such things. :O)

Done. I'm waiting to hear back from her.