Unwilting
I have to say that I am extremely proud of this video. I started recording footage yesterday afternoon around 3 PM and finished recording footage at around 11 PM. I had to empty the memory cards and restart several times, that’s why you see the shifts in the video. There is 6 hours and 46 minutes (approximately) of footage in this one 30 second video. There is another 12 hours of editing. I actually recorded for over 8 hours but like I said, I had to empty the memory cards, format them and restart several times.
I really like the shifts in this. They almost make it look as though I was zooming in on the flower.
I had a hard time with the lighting in this one. I placed the flower on a plain piece of paper and put a standard incandescent light over it. I took the Gorillapod and positioned my camera over it with a macro lens attached. I also left the overhead (incandescent, also) light on. I may have had too much light. I used spot metering and center focus.
The music in this video is "Natchoongi (Breaked DUB RMX)" by Antony Raijekov
Unwilting (MP4) (2.2 MB)
Unwilting from andymelton on Vimeo.

April 27th, 2008 at 2:13 am
That’s pretty cool, Andy. And all that work for such a short video.
April 27th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Great video Andy! I like how your shifts work with the music.
April 27th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
This is just beautiful! It also has a very positive feel to it. Very nice use of color.
April 27th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
Fucking showoff!
April 28th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Very good Andy.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Shawno - Thanks, Shawn. I was going to do it a bit longer but as I kept playing it back I kept thinking it needed to be longer. Also, Christiaan Huygens suggested 30 seconds. It worked.
Sharon - Thanks, Sharon. I think so as well. I didn’t plan it, just worked out that way. Love it when that happens!
Jen - Hey Jen! Thanks for stopping by. I am glad you liked the video as well and the color.
Steve - RIIGHT! I know you could do something better!
CHristiaan Huygens - Thank you!
May 3rd, 2008 at 10:53 am
I am so jealous of this video.
May 13th, 2008 at 2:20 am
JustinFeed - YAY! I’m so glad! LOL!