Will Baltazar sent in the light painting stop animation. This is the first attempt at a light painting animation for this freshman light painter, the results are pretty cool. Will made this piece in his house over the course of a week, check out the interview below.
LPP ∇ Its a cool piece man, I can appreciate the amount of work you put into it.
What camera/equipment did you use?
WB ∇ Thank you soo much! The camera i used was a Canon Digital rebel xsi with an 18-55mm lens. As for the equipment, i used small keychain leds and electronic glowsticks. Very small budget.
LPP ∇ How long did it take to shoot it?
WB ∇ The shooting process was about 30 hours, but i stretched that over the course of a week, since i had to wake up to go to high school each morning. Id set a quota for the amount of shots id want to get done each night, so having a goal helped.
LPP ∇ What did you learn from making the video?
WB ∇ If I learned anything from this video, its patience. Drawing and tweaking and redrawing and cheking pictures hundreds of times is no easy task. I also learned a lof of different ways to use my lights as far as effects i could make with them.
LPP ∇ Are you going to make another one?
WB ∇ I do plan on making another one, some time in the future. The time in between will be spent by taking my light painting to new levels, so that when the next video is born, its quality will surpass this one.
LPP ∇ Did you shoot it alone or with help?
WB ∇ I shot this totally alone. The only “help” i had was the model agreeing to pose throughout such a lengthy process, but the drawings, editing, directing and everything else that went into it was all me.
LPP ∇ What inspired you to make the piece?
WB ∇ My inspiration to make this LP video was kindof testing my creative limits. I wanted a medium that was difficult and flexible enough to where if i did it and did it well, i (and people that watched it) could have a glimpse of just how powerful imagination is. And i also wanted to prove to myself that i could stick to this project and finish it.
LPP ∇ Who is your favorite LP artist?
WB ∇ My favorite LP artist has got to be this guy on Flickr. His username is like {tcb}. In being lp artists, we find ourselves able to look at other pieces and decypher how they managed to execute them, but tcb leaves me clueless, and i find that refreshing.
LPP ∇ How did you discover LP?
WB ∇ I discovered LP through google. When i first got ibto photography, id spend a lot of time googling tutorials, and among them was one for long exposure photography. The examples they posted were of LP. and i went from there.
LPP ∇ What was the first LP video you saw that inspired you to create your own?
WB ∇ The first LP Video i saw that inspired me was called “Light warfare” on Youtube by Freddie Wong. I thought it was so magical and creative itd be a crime for me not to try.
LPP ∇ Any other info you would like to add?
WB ∇ Additional info is just that this was made in my bedroom, at home, with the help of a friend and only about 30$ on materials. It was made when i was 17 (im 18 now). So, if people have a beautiful vision, i dont believe that the lack of professional resources or education is reason to not make it a reality. Anything is possible.
