Research and Analysis: Technical Video 1

Legs on Fire from El Diablo on Vimeo.

This is an interesting example of colour grading. The colourful glows around the room give this video the proper mad scientist atmosphere. I like the cartoon style of this video combined with the clever compositing to add the mist and the colourful light. I also thought that the narrative of this video was quite clear and well portrayed. As I am considering using 2D animation in my own work, this provides me with some interesting techniques. I would not have thought of separating out all the separate part of an animation and compositing them at the end. This does allow for more flexible colour grading. I like the use of 2D animation here and the way that it combines with clever colour grading to create atmosphere. I also noticed some slight blurring on some sections, which tricks the eye into thinking that there is some depth to the video, which is something I'd like my own project to have.

Legs on Fire micro breakdown from El Diablo on Vimeo.