Moving Pictures?!

We just couldn't wait to test out the camera!

This was shot in just a few minutes late last night because we had to see what the Mark II was all about... Then Brad wrote some music to go with it and made a youtube video for me. I still have a lot to learn because I only read enough of the manual to do this quick test. However, from what I've done so far, the camera is every bit as cool as it has been hyped up to be, but is that really a surprise? Having no musical talent at all (except for my attempts at ukulele) I am more impressed by the fact someone can sit down and write such cool music so quickly.

Musical Collaboration!

This video uses stop motion to capture the mood of a solitary man floating through a day of his life. All music was written and performed entirely by Brad Cordova. (He is also the guy who stars in the video.) I had been wanting to create something using stop motion for a long time. Then Brad started writing this song and I knew this was the project!

Some fun facts: We shot the video on a Saturday taking over 800 photos. Only one beer was consumed while shooting this video, and it tasted awful after pouring it into five glasses. For a few months I had been taking a polaroid of every guests who came into our apartment. So some of our friends and family make a quick appearance in the last scene. If you like some of the unique shirts Brad is wearing in the changing scene you can find them here and here.

Here are some of my favorite single photos from the different scenes that we shot.