I created this video as a visual aid to youth group discussion on how sin affects us and how God handles it. It was a very simple setup:
Lighting kit
White sheets
Red food coloring
A few drinking glasses and a bowl
Water
Everything was filmed at 60 frames per second. Because the food coloring moves so slowly (after the initial drop, of course), slowing the footage down to 40% in post brought the motion to a near stand still.
The closest shots were achieved with a Tamron 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens with the macro switch on. Everything else was filmed with a Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens. Speed changes were accomplished using time remapping in Premiere Pro. Color correction and a handful of effects were added using After Effects.
I happened to stumble accross the music and it perfectly fit what I was trying to do. It begins slowly and (to my ear) has a sinister quality at the beginning. But midway through the song, the tone changes and it sounds much more hopeful as it builds to a clean finish. The song can be found on jamendo.com (creative commons license)…
Artist: djbouly
Song: Esperanza
Link: http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/599562
