PROGRESS

In order to construct a coherent narrative within my stop-motion film, I have been splitting and grouping series of photos to make scenes. Using Preview to gauge changes, I then create folders and subfolders, placing the appropriate images in each. Oftentimes it is neccessary for me to rename each of the files so as they are shown in the reverse order, and consequently, are played in reverse in Quicktime. Once I have selected "open image sequence" in Quicktime and exported it as a short movie, I drag each scene into Premier Pro, adjust the speed and duration and link it to the scene prior. The majority of the film is 75% of the original speed, but the constructed camera flashes made from images of sparklers are shown at 100%, and images of me holding different cameras are shown at 50% of the original speed. It wasn't until about half-way through the making of my video that I learned how to reverse clips in Premier Pro, which saved me a great deal of time in manually renaming them pre-rendering.

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I have included a short clip or scene, which features me holding a cardboard heart which is on fire. This scene is made from over 50 photographs, and will be played at 75% of this speed in the film.