Things that Look Awesome in Slow Motion

by **sidd finch** » Sat Apr 23, 2016 12:22 pm

from: http://www.videomaker.com/article/c02/1 ... in-slow-mo

Things that Look Awesome in Slow Motion

If you’re wondering where to start, here are a few favorites:

1. Fabric moving: A fluffy dress twirling, a flag flapping, laundry blowing in the wind — the slowed down motions of cloth can be hypnotic.

2. Rambunctious joy: Whether it's puppies jumping on one another or children leaping through a sprinkler, slow motion allows us to appreciate joy in instants spread out over time.Whether it's puppies jumping on one another or children leaping through a sprinkler, slow motion allows us to appreciate joy in instants spread out over time.

3. Sports: There's a reason that slow motion is a mainstay of not only instant replays but also year-end highlight reels. Slow motion gives us a way to appreciate the artistry of athleticism, to see the split second decisions of players brought back in a timeframe that allows us to react and appreciate everything that goes into a play.

4. Liquid: Milk splashing into a bowl, soda fizzing out of a bottle, and of course, water — whether it’s water falling from the sky, from a hose or off the back of a dog, water moves in strange and beautiful ways that are impossible to appreciate at normal speeds. For maximum visibility, remember Matthew Kuchta's advice to back light your water if possible.

5. Things breaking: There is a joy in watching some things come apart slowly — domino buildings, Jenga towers, stacks of blocks, houses of cards.

6. Things falling: Cereal into a bowl, salt onto a table — things going from order to disorder, like a box of spaghetti spilling out, is somehow fascinating.

7. Things — especially people — in the air: Because we're stuck to the ground, the idea of flight is magical to us. We spend a lot of time trying to fly. From the olympic long jump to a roller coaster ride, we are obsessed with getting our feet off the ground. Video of people jumping, swinging, skateboarding off of ramps captures our attention, and slow motion gives us the gift of letting that brief moment of flight last longer.

8. Complex things: A colony of bats navigating their way into a tiny hole in the side of a house, murmurations of starlings turning, seemingly as one, fireworks blooming in the sky, baton twirlers, jugglers, a bag of marbles poured down a staircase — all of these become more magical when slowed down.

9. Moments of transformation: When someone realizes victory or defeat — the faces of the fans as the winning goal is scored or missed, the faces of the parents when their child wins the spelling bee — these have an emotional resonance in slomo that is missing from their full-speed counterparts.

Sidd