Wednesday, September 12, 2007

"The Kid Stays in the Picture"

I enjoyed watching the documentary. I love the way how they utilize stills photos and animate it on the screen to make it looks like its video footages. Among all the scenes I watched, I think I like the"newspaper articles" where they overlay the texts and cut out the people... it was quite a refreshing idea for me.

I was impressed on how much work they've put into this documentary (as far as editing goes) just to keep the audiences' eyes entertained. Also was surprised how much credit the director gave to the After Effect "editor" (unlike the common director assholes stereotype). There's a transition that I particularly like in the movie -- where the camera goes through this beautiful house, from the living room then fireplace, at last it reaches outdoor pool. The camera looks down and focuses on the special effects and lighting on water and then another raining scene slowly fades in. It was very seamless and really nicely done.

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