::nodnod:: My first instinct is always to pair up the visualizations with images that I have in my head -- and those are always (or almost always) images that actually appeared on the show. Rarely I have one of those "oh wait, that shot doesn't actually exist" disappointments, and I have sometimes used effects at that point to create something similar. But I rarely seem able to come up with the effects as part of the visualization process, unless they're thematically related to the vid concept (as in "The Lonely People").
Arguably, I believe that all effects should be thematically related to the vid concept, but sometimes you just need a transition to smooth things out, or a matte to remove undesired visual information from a shot.
this conversation is making me realise that visualisation is valuable creative work that I should never underestimate in the process
Absolutely true! I sit on songs for a long, long time, and indulging my visualizations is the main reason for it. I've never regretted it.
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Date: 2009-11-08 01:41 am (UTC)Arguably, I believe that all effects should be thematically related to the vid concept, but sometimes you just need a transition to smooth things out, or a matte to remove undesired visual information from a shot.
this conversation is making me realise that visualisation is valuable creative work that I should never underestimate in the process
Absolutely true! I sit on songs for a long, long time, and indulging my visualizations is the main reason for it. I've never regretted it.