Perks Of Being A Film Student : Professor Kliq – ‘Wire and Flashing Lights'

Professor Kliq – ‘Wire and Flashing Lights was a short film made by Patator Prod in May 2013. If features the music of Professor Kliq (Mike Else.)

Wire and Flashing Lights was created in a very sophisticated way it was created using sleek stop motion which allows it to look as though the objects are moving on their own, however it is done through a series of photographed frames creating a movement where the photographed are edited into a series of frames which creates the movement. The type of movement the objects are doing is referred to as object animation.

Object Animation- the type of movement done by the objects

A lot of shots would have to been taken to create this, after every small movement a shot would have been used. After every small movement it would have been important to take hundreds of photographs especially when he was running as of instead it would have been stop and start which would slow the production down as the movements wouldn't have been as quick and smooth.

The plan for the shots that needed to be took and after which move to make it look effective.

The sound waves and the shapes are morphed together where the visuals represent the liveliness of the music to the fullest. Therefore the animation is bold and there is a great strong beat which can't be missed. The soundtrack was found on Creative Commons where the director could access the music without any trouble. Mike Else's type of music is realised for creative animation and video games although he didn't like it being used this way so he changed a few things on the track. After he had done this he was approached & was asked if it was possible for them to used his music. The track kept the same name with the title of the track being 'Wire & Flashing Lights'

It is a very simple idea with it only being made from bent wire, cord and paper. This low tech idea has a highly creative outcome due to the stop motion. The wire is used to create the characters and the surrounding scenery the wire bends throughout the performance to go to the music, which in turn creates an energetic union between the music and material. The background is just created by a cardboard box with 3d shapes created around it to make it look as though it's actual blocks. Different size boxes make it look as though the characters are moving around the boxes.