{"id":1791,"date":"2013-07-28T13:19:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-28T18:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2013-09-13T09:59:36","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T14:59:36","slug":"surfs-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/07\/28\/surfs-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Surf&#8217;s Up Dudette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jUSRHr6Jcp4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/07\/28\/surfs-up\/surfer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg?fit=350%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,197\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Surfer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg?fit=350%2C197&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1795 alignright\" alt=\"Surfer\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Surfer.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>My first ever attempt at creating a stop motion video, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/jUSRHr6Jcp4\">Surf&#8217;s Up Dudette<\/a> was a success. \u00a0Inspired by the 7\/28\/13 <a href=\"http:\/\/tdc.ds106.us\/tdc567\/\">DS106 tdc567<\/a> daily create to &#8220;Make a stop motion movie that brings something to life in a unique way.&#8221; I sat at the kitchen table this morning over breakfast playing with little objects I had around the house, gathering ideas and seeing what would be involved in making one of these things. \u00a0In the end I decided to bring to life the little surfer &#8220;dudette&#8221; (feminine form of &#8220;dude&#8221;) that usually sits on my mantle above the fire place.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1796\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DJ_HippoSprinklerPool.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1796\" data-attachment-id=\"1796\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/07\/28\/surfs-up\/dj_hipposprinklerpool\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DJ_HippoSprinklerPool.gif?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"360,360\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DJ Hippo Sprinkler Pool\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DJ &amp;#038; his new pool&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;DJ &amp;#038; his new pool&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DJ_HippoSprinklerPool.gif?fit=360%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1796 \" alt=\"DJ &amp; his new pool\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/DJ_HippoSprinklerPool.gif?resize=216%2C216\" width=\"216\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DJ &amp; his new Hippo Sprinkler Pool<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The blue background is the bottom of my grandson DJ&#8217;s new Hippo Splash Pool draped over a piano stool. (Here&#8217;s a GIF I made of him recently.)<\/p>\n<p>To add some interest I then put a tennis ball under the pool at the front to look maybe like a wave. \u00a0Then added a shell, a piece of coral, and a colored sand art bottle. \u00a0This was actually my second attempt at taking the photos. I didn&#8217;t realize how many I would need to get something that was of a reasonable length to watch. \u00a0In my first set she only surfed by once and it lasted maybe 5 seconds with the extremely short frame length required in the final video. \u00a0I found this very similar to creating a GIF. \u00a0As a matter-of-fact, I tested it out with my iPhone gifRus app before moving onto loading everything into Adobe Premiere Elements 11.<\/p>\n<p>With the second round of photos I had her surf through the scene then back again. \u00a0That way I could easily repeat the sequence in my video editor and it would look more natural. \u00a0She then surfed by three times to give me about a 30 sec clip. I like the illusion of slight movement of the &#8220;ocean&#8221; because of changes in light in the room and my accidentally moving the plastic pool.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1804\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1804\" data-attachment-id=\"1804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/2013\/07\/28\/surfs-up\/surfersetup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?fit=3264%2C2448&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3264,2448\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375017183&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.13&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Surfer Setup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scene set up to take photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?fit=625%2C469&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1804 \" alt=\"Scene set up to take photos\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?resize=240%2C180\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?resize=624%2C467&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?w=1250 1250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/SurferSetup.jpg?w=1875 1875w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scene set up to take photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p>There are a few shots though that are blurry and I can see that I moved the camera a bit as well. \u00a0Next time I will use a real tripod and my regular camera instead of a cardboard box with clothes pin clips to hold my iPhone. \u00a0To add the title and credit sequences I added a longer empty frame at either end to aid in the transitions. \u00a0You can&#8217;t do a 1 second fade with a 0.7 second image frame!<\/p>\n<p>The addition of ocean sounds and background music really added a lot to the story to make the whole thing much more entertaining for the viewer.\u00a0I found my music with a Creative Commons &#8211; attribution license at <a href=\"www.freemusicarchive.org\">www.freemusicarchive.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Music:\u00a0&#8220;Broken Pipe Basement Surf&#8221; by Phil Reavis <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmrecordings.com\/releases\/wm077.htm\">http:\/\/www.wmrecordings.com\/releases\/wm077.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My first ever attempt at creating a stop motion video, Surf&#8217;s Up Dudette was a success. \u00a0Inspired by the 7\/28\/13 DS106 tdc567 daily create to &#8220;Make a stop motion movie that brings something to life in a unique way.&#8221; I sat at the kitchen table this morning over breakfast playing with little objects I had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,460,6],"tags":[464],"class_list":["post-1791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-create","category-ds106","category-video","tag-tdc567"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3zfrO-sT","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1791"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1809,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1791\/revisions\/1809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rockylouproductions.com\/blog_wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}