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made an envelope instead of buying one
- matched the aesthetic more
- didn’t want to have to buy in bulk when i only needed one
- really happy with how it turned out
- forgot how much I like origami
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set up my work station
- coffee table in front of the window
- foam core background
- mounted tripod with DSLR camera
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shot the envelope coming in already opened
- originally planned on it being closed with wax but this would have been a complicated process for a mediocre result
- i’d rather it be simpler and look better than complicated and mediocre
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shot the paper coming out and unfolding
- the shadows were stressing me out in the process
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shot the full title cards
- letters stuck on with mounting putty
- game changer in collage
- moving things around!
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took one letter out at a time
- reversed the frames in editing
- more reliable than putting them down
- less of a chance of things moving around
- simpler = better in stop motion creation
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photography thoughts
- glare was stressing me out
- kittens helped me out
- remembered that it is not going to be perfect
- but it will be special to me - glare, cat hair and all
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changed the dimensions of the photos
- making them smaller so my computer doesn’t crash
- 1920 x 1280
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edited them in Light Room
- turned the exposure up so they would be brighter
- the natural light is nice but it was a little too dark with the snow
- also it changes throughout filming
- i might need to rent or buy a lighting set up
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imported them to photoshop each in their own layer
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made them into an frame animation and adjusted the layer time
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exported