Day 289 / Rainy Day Montage Pt. 2

This evening I focused on finishing my edit for the montage from yesterday. 
 
I hoped to finish the piece last night but what delayed me was the music.  I just couldn’t find the right track.  I actually cut three different beginnings using three different songs but ultimately canned them all.  I needed a song that was quiet and introspective but also had a beat.  But that beat was the hard part.  Long drawn out shots of raindrops aren’t exactly complemented by a phat beat.  I needed a song with a more subtle balance and at least a few changes here and there.

 

I started off fresh again this evening with a new track by an artist named Modulogeek.  I have mentioned him before.  The song is called “Brothers On A Hotel Bed” and its a remix of a Deathcab For Cutie track.  It’s part of a short EP that Modulogeek released based on some live performances he’s done.

 

Awesome little bit of trivia as well:  The cover art comes from the blog.  Check it out!

 

I have to say that I’m pretty happy with the final product.  It’s a little long at the end but I love seeing many of the macro shots play out in full.  I was very pleased with my camera setup.  Lodging the tripod in the passenger seat of my car and filming out the window made for some nice dolly shots.  I still wish I pulled out my macro lens sooner because it would have been nice to film the water droplets in the brightest possible light.  By the time I started it was already darkening out there.

 

Near the end of the montage I begin playing with the light from a lamp post coming through a droplet of water.  I like how this footage suddenly loses it’s connection to being a drop of water and begins to look like something different, something almost celestial.

 

Anyways I hope you enjoy!