Video Effects - Droste and others

Researching online I came a across what is known as the droste effect.
The droste effect is where an image is inside the same image inside the same image and each time it gets smaller. Using after effects I made this which is similar to the effects I looked at. Im not sure at this time if this effect is useful or that ill use it but is an option I could use.

I have also been experimenting with some FCPX effects trying them out with different filters and combinations using some test footage that I shot previous.

W/ DAZZEL

WO/ DAZZEL

W/ TINT

WO/ TINT

W/ VIGNETTE, FILM GRAIN, BAD TV, COMBAT, CRISP CONTRAST

W/ VIGNETTE, FILM GRAIN, COMBAT, CRISP CONTRAST

W/ FILM GRAIN, COMBAT, CRISP CONTRAST

W/ CRISP CONTRAST

WO/ VIGNETTE, FILM GRAIN, BAD TV, COMBAT, CRISP CONTRAST

After playing around in FCPX I found the filters, effects and transitions that worked well together and on there own, I really like the bad tv filter with roll, I think that I will develop this and incorporate it into my video.

visual research

1 like the idea of using polaroid images within my video, Like the top image I would like to recreate this using images of JFK and then have them falling from the sky and perhaps have them land on a surface/floor that makes up a bigger picture.

I found this effect in a film I saw, there was also variations in the colour, size and intensity, In the film the video looks like it has really bad section and gives has this effect applied to the video, I can think of quite a few objects that I could apply it to.

This series of images show a car moving though a busy city, it has been sped up and has also been blurred which further enhances the visual effect of it being sped up, It make up a a journey and completely changes the way in which (usually) driving though a city is: quite dull and boring, it changes it to a completely different feel and look and looks fun.

One of the most influential pieces I have looked at is one of the video's I came across in my second year of imedia, this is the kind of abstract video the I think looks really great and also goes so well with the audio.

I really like the paint that he has had running over someone as well as how well timed and edited the clips are to the audio, it works really well, parts that I like in the video are where he has taken objects that you would not think as impressive which he then turns into a great clip by using quick cuts and a mixture of angles to make it more interesting. I also like how with some clips he has sped them up or slowed them down and even played backwards, the edits work with the music and where the music tempo drops or changes to a new section it shows in the video.

Another really good video I like that has a lot of video speed changes is the following:

My favourite bit is at 29 seconds in the use of slow motion there looks awesome as the camera moves and rotates around the water, reading the comments it actually said the the rain has been put in after in after effects, looking further into that i found many tutorials on how to do it, so this will be an option for me.

He has also used twixtor which enhances the slow motion effect.

Earlier I went around my house and shot rough pictures of objects that I could use in my film which i have in my sketchbook which I have annotated. From these clips I can then see objects that will/may/not work which i can use to sped up my shooting time so i do not spend time setting up and trying to film something that looks rubbish.

background of the speech

Inaugural Address on January 20, 1961


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration
"An inauguration is a formal ceremony to mark the beginning of a leader's term of office. An example is the ceremony in which the President of the United States officially takes the oath of office."


http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/american_originals_iv/sections/text_jfk_inaugural_address.html
"Kennedy wrote his thoughts in his nearly indecipherable longhand on a yellow legal pad. The climax of the speech and its most memorable phrase, "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country," was honed down from a thought about sacrifice that Kennedy had long held in his mind and had expressed in various ways in campaign speeches."


The "Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country" part of the speech is the most remembered part of the speech which is also even used as the title to the speech, I have therefore decided to use the end section of the speech which contains this quote.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/1961/jan/21/greatspeeches1
"The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans." These words set the tone of President Kennedy's brave and dignified inaugural address. He has already shown himself to be a tough-minded politician. Yesterday he showed that he also possesses the sense of history and of his own place in it, without which creative leadership is impossible. He offered no panaceas, no easy solutions to the problems that lie ahead. He offered only "a long twilight struggle" and the inspiring example of a man dedicating himself to great responsibilities.

Global audience

His address was directed almost as much to the outside world as it was to the American people themselves. This was inevitable and proper. The greatest challenges which President Kennedy faces lie in the field of foreign affairs, and it is by his handling of these that he will be judged. But that was not the only reason for his concern with them. The nation which began its life determined to avoid the entanglements of the Old World has become the leader of a coalition of nations; and its most pressing problems cannot be solved without the co-operation of its allies.

Immediately after the Second World War, when Europe was devastated and bankrupt, only the United States could give leadership - and she had to give it almost alone. That is no longer true, although many Europeans behave as though it were. Now, and for the foreseeable future, her problems are our problems; and it is for us to respond to President Kennedy's call for energy, courage, and responsibility.

Priorities

President Kennedy, as is customary on such occasions, confined himself to generalities. Nevertheless, he made clear what he considers to be the most urgent tasks. The first, and in some respects the most important, is to preserve the cohesion of the Western Alliance. The second is to pursue disarmament and peace. The third is to speed up the economic development of the poor nations and preserve the independence of the uncommitted world. These tasks cannot be approached in isolation. For the problems that lie behind them are inextricably linked. Yet the solutions are not always compatible.

The cohesion of the Alliance cannot be secured without far-reaching reforms. Unless these reforms are accompanied by a change in its military dispositions, and an increased readiness to make reasonable concessions to the Soviet bloc, disarmament and peace cannot be pursued with any success. Unless the Alliance is united, sufficient economic aid will not be forthcoming, for a greater share of the burden will have to be borne by Western Europe.

Yet if the unity of the Alliance is put first, the new Administration may find it hard to pay the price of goodwill in the uncommitted world: there may be times, for example, when it has to choose between offending the Colonial Powers and offending the newly independent former Colonies.

Heir of a revolution

President Kennedy's best hope is to act in the spirit of the passage in his inaugural speech, in which he reminded his listeners that America is the heir of a revolution. This may mean offending conservative politicians in Europe, but it will pay dividends in the uncommitted world. He should throw American weight behind the proposals tentatively put forward by the Labour Party in this country for a reform of NATO. He should secure the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from the front line in Germany and do all he can to persuade the Germans to agree. He should recognise that the present status of West Berlin cannot last for ever. President Kennedy said nothing about domestic politics. But the new Administration also faces critical domestic battles.

The most important, perhaps, lie in the relations between the new Administration and Congress. President Kennedy has a far-reaching programme to enact; and although the men who control Congress belong to his party, he cannot be sure that they will support his programme.

So far the signs are propitious. President Kennedy has shown an excellent grasp of the mechanics of American politics. He seems determined to make sure that key committees are controlled by his supporters; and shows no disposition to forgive those conservative Southerners who failed to give him wholehearted support during the election. Even so, victory will not be easy."

chosen section of speech

In the long history of the world, only a few generations have been granted the role of defending freedom in its hour of maximum danger. I do not shank from this responsibility - I welcome it. I do not believe that any of us would exchange places with any other people or any other generation. The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavour will light our country and all who serve it -- and the glow from that fire can truly light the world. 

And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. 

- 108 words -

Generations -
noun1 people of the same generation: age, age group, peer group.2 (generations) generations ago: ages, years, eons, a long time, an eternity; informal donkey's years.3 the next generation of computers: crop, batch, wave, range.4 the generation of novel ideas: creation, production, initiation, origination, inception, inspiration.5 human generation: procreation, reproduction, breeding; creation.

Freedom -
noun1 a desperate bid for freedom: liberty, liberation, release, deliverance, delivery, discharge; literarydisenthrallment; historical manumission. ANTONYMS captivity.2 revolution was the only path to freedom: independence, self-government, self-determination, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, nonalignment, autonomy; democracy. ANTONYMS dependence.3 freedom from local political accountability: exemption, immunity, dispensation; impunity. ANTONYMSliability.4 freedom to choose your course of treatment: right, entitlement, privilege, prerogative; scope, latitude, leeway,flexibility, space, breathing space, room, elbow room; license, leave, free rein, a free hand, carte blanche, a blank check. ANTONYMS restriction

Defending -
verb1 a fort built to defend the border: protect, guard, safeguard, secure, shield; fortify, garrison, barricade; uphold,support, watch over. ANTONYMS attack.2 he defended his policy: justify, vindicate, argue for, support, make a case for, plead for; excuse, explain.ANTONYMS attack, criticize.3 the manager defended his players: support, back, stand by, stick up for, stand up for, argue for, champion,endorse; informal throw one's weight behind. ANTONYMS criticize

Maximum danger -
noun1 an element of danger: peril, hazard, risk, jeopardy; perilousness, riskiness, precariousness, uncertainty,instability, insecurity. ANTONYMS safety.2 that car is a danger on the roads: menace, hazard, threat, risk; informal death trap, widow-maker.3 a serious danger of fire: possibility, chance, risk, probability, likelihood, fear, prospect.

Responsibility -
noun1 it was his responsibility to find witnesses: duty, task, function, job, role, business.2 they denied responsibility for the bomb attack: blame, fault, guilt, culpability, liability.3 let's show some social responsibility: trustworthiness, common sense, sense, maturity, reliability,dependability.4 a job with greater responsibility: authority, control, power, leadership.

Endeavour -
verbthe company endeavored to expand its activities: try, attempt, seek, undertake, aspire, aim, set out; strive,struggle, labor, toil, work, exert oneself, apply oneself, do one's best, do one's utmost, give one's all, be at pains; informal have a go, have a shot, have a stab, give something one's best shot, do one's damnedest, go all out, bend over backwards; formal essay.noun1 an endeavor to build a more buoyant economy: attempt, try, bid, effort, venture; informal go, crack, shot,stab; formal essay.2 several days of endeavor: effort, exertion, striving, struggling, laboring, toil, struggle, labor, hard work,application, industry; pains; informal sweat, 'blood, sweat, and tears', elbow grease; literary travail.3 an extremely unwise endeavor: undertaking, enterprise, venture, exercise, activity, exploit, deed, act, action,move; scheme, plan, project; informal caper

Energy -
nouna good night's sleep will restore their energy: vitality, vigor, life, liveliness, animation, vivacity, spirit,spiritedness, verve, enthusiasm, zest, vibrancy, spark, sparkle, effervescence, ebullience, exuberance,buoyancy, sprightliness; strength, stamina, forcefulness, power, dynamism, drive; fire, passion, ardor, zeal;informal zip, zing, pep, pizzazz, punch, bounce, oomph, moxie, mojo, go, get-up-and-go, vim and vigor,feistiness.

Faith -
noun1 he justified his boss's faith in him: trust, belief, confidence, conviction; optimism, hopefulness, hope.ANTONYMS mistrust.2 she gave her life for her faith: religion, church, sect, denomination, (religious) persuasion, (religious) belief,ideology, creed, teaching, doctrine.PHRASESbreak faith with our own chairman has broken faith with this organization: be disloyal to, be unfaithful to,be untrue to, betray, play someone false, break one's promise to, fail, let down; double-cross, deceive, cheat,stab in the back.keep faith with Mrs. Grimes has always kept faith with everyone in my department: be loyal to, be faithful to,be true to, stand by, stick by, keep one's promise to.

Devotion -
noun1 her devotion to her husband: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, constancy, commitment, adherence, allegiance,dedication; fondness, love, admiration, affection, care.2 a life of devotion: devoutness, piety, religiousness, spirituality, godliness, holiness, sanctity.3 morning devotions: religious worship, worship, religious observance; prayers; prayer meeting, church service.

History: 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/20/newsid_2506000/2506929.stm


"1961: John F Kennedy sworn in as US president
The Democrat John F Kennedy has been sworn in as the youngest ever elected president of the United States.

The 43-year-old Roman Catholic was inaugurated as the 35th president on a snow-covered Capitol Hill in Washington. He takes over from the oldest president in American history, General Dwight Eisenhower, who is bowing out aged 70.

The president's Republican rival, Richard Nixon, who came a close second in the race for the White House, also attended the inauguration ceremony.

Millions watched the swearing-in of the new president on television. He chose to wear formal dress, including a top hat, for the occasion.

President Kennedy began his speech by addressing "my fellow citizens" - the term first used by President George Washington but rejected by later presidents in favour of the less formal "my fellow Americans".

His ten-minute address appealed to Americans to unite in the fight against the common enemy of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself.

For the people of the world struggling against the "bonds of misery", the president pledged, "our best efforts to help them help themselves".

He continued: "If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich."

He also appealed to the Soviet Union to begin a new quest for peace.

"Let both sides for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms and bring the absolute power to destroy other nations under the absolute control of all nations," he said.

President Kennedy closed his speech with the words: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man."

His words were greeted with rousing applause."


"President Kennedy was a Harvard graduate and a war hero.

He became a Democratic Congressman in 1946 and a senator in 1952. He married Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953.

He ran against Richard Nixon for the White House. In September 1960 millions watched the pair battle it out in a series of television debates.

Shortly after his election, he supported a Cuban rebel attempt to overthrow the communist regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba.

It was unsuccessful and led the Russians to install nuclear weapons on Cuba in 1962 triggering what became known as the Cuban missile crisis.

The crisis was narrowly averted. In August 1963, Kennedy negotiated the first nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviet Union in what was seen as a first step towards ending the Cold War.

On 22 November 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated. He was shot in the head as he drove through Dallas, Texas on his way to a political festival."