CINEMAGRAPH

How do I start?

• You need A camera that can shoot video. Set the video to HD

• A tripod that will allow you to capture a still video. The only thing moving is the object that is creating a loop.

• Ideas for scenes to make into a cinemagraph! What are you capturing creates a loop.

•A model and/or whatever propsneeded

•Adobe Photoshop

And did I say, the video must create a loop.

Remember that you need two actions...

• One that you are going to loop so that it appears to be a continuous action forever...

• One that will end up staying perfectly still but your brain says, "Hey, that should be moving! How did they do that?"

Once a video is captured, (15 seconds is good)

• Transfer video to jump drive in Cinamagraph folder
• File, Import, video Frames to Layers
• Animation pain will open along with the layers in the layer pallet
• Run through your video to find a section that will create a workable loop.
• delete frames that will not work. The image of the helicopter had over 300 frames which was eventually cut down to 15 frames.
• Make sure your frames match your layers by clicking on the frame and matching the layer by noticing the eye is on.

• Once the frames match, decide which image will be the top layer. Make a copy, place it at the top and rename it.
• Reveal what you want to move by placing a layer mask on the top layer and painting away the space you want to move.
  • MAKE SURE YOU ARE ON THE MASK!
• Save the image "for web"
  • loop forever
• have fun