Tracing Arcs -- Pebbles & Weed (submerged mix)

[Klopofff]

КОШЕРНЫЙ ЙАД!!!

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@Klopofff спасибо

[izzassin]

Hi Phil!

I really enjoyed the bit between 3:09-4:40, with the water moving in and out.

The whole thing is quite creative, unlike just boring waterdrops with the rings on them in slowmotion that we see in almost every waterish video! :)

Also around 1:55 I like the effect the sand before the waves give with the bubbles, when then suddenly it goes over in "happy looking" stones!

And ofcourse the end where the effect makes it seem like it is 'closing', you know? :)

Iza

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@izzassin Thanks for your input, Iza. I love your comment about "happy looking stones"!

[IvyCottageIndustries]

I am due to shoot new footage at the end of September in Ramsgate with Paul H. Addie and Fran Kapelle for a new Tracing Arcs video, so watch this space...

[shavedchimp]

Far Out Phil (hey, that could be your stage name). Yes, I reckon this is a good marriage of music, movie and mother nature. I'd be well pleased if I was the artist and you produced this. Which beach is it?

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@shavedchimp "Far Out Phil" – I like that. I also like the alliteration. The first actual beach, where the sea is "eating the beach", is at St Andrews, better known for its university and golf. I love that beach. The one with the driftwood, pebbles and sand fleas is further north – St Cyrus – where we went especially to get that footage in order to complete the video. Cheers, Peter!

[BeltaneRecords]

Really enjoyed this, Phil. Kaleidoscope effect of the water is really cool. S

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@BeltaneRecords Thanks, Susie. I appreciate that!  P

[BrokenHorn90]

Played this on my way to class today. Cruising on the expressway, cloudy day, raindrops hitting my windshield, cool breeze blowing through my hair. Thank you for that moment <3

[TracingArcs]

@BrokenHorn90

Just what any artist would like to hear....thanks very much x

[creepycrawlything]

When you present segment-content, then time becomes something of a rhythm to do with what is presented, When you present a sequence of segments, then time becomes something across the length of the video, and that brings in what watching a video is for an audience, and that forefronts that audience as consumers; time becomes personal and biographical. Within the video you treat with these two genres of time: time as suggested by a viewed phenomena, say the sea; and time experienced personally.

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@creepycrawlything Regarding time, I agree entirely that there are at least two senses of time here – say, the time local to the scene and then the personal time experienced as editor working within the timeline of the audio track. I usually find I have to try to forget what I know about editing in order to find a vocabulary specific to the project in hand. This one became rather an emotional/intuitive response to how I experienced the sounds, and yeah, I did zone out occasionally!

[creepycrawlything]

Its as if, in your segments, you have the eye of the artist, and you take your audience into what is normally left unconscious or neglected. But then, in choosing to make videos from such vignette segments, you face another artistic challenge: just what are you seeking to do with/for your audience; and just what is the mastery of technology to see you realise what you there intend. You're certainly on your way Phil.

[creepycrawlything]

I like it Phil. The content of your segments is very good. Some of the transitions from segment to segment are abrupt, Was captured by the segment around 5.40, where waves roll over pebbles on the sand. Wonder, given special-effect manipulation is part of the video, whether such manipulation could be involved in transitions. Being hyper-critical, as I know you are pushing on for quality,

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@creepycrawlything Thanks, Colin. Glad you like it. Instead of transitions I decided to cut to the beat with this one. It's a bit like giving a guided meditation and occasionally clapping your hands so folk don't get too zoned out. Overall I think it benefits the video as it does stand up to repeated viewings.

[creepycrawlything]

@IvyCottageIndustries I'll view it again with that in mind Phil.

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@creepycrawlything That's very kind of you, Colin. I think you'll have a different experience next time around.

[TracingArcs]

many thanks Phil. :)

Fran & Paul

Tracing Arcs

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@TracingArcs You're welcome. Thanks for arranging things at your end.

[HanibDosey]

Cool! Great for the chill room.

[IvyCottageIndustries]

@HanibDosey I did see this video as a kind of chill-room movie, although one person I know who watched it before I uploaded it complained of feeling sea-sick!