In a great example of practical visual effects, DIY Filmmaker Joey Shanks created a short video that at first glance appears to be some sort of cosmic time-lapse, but in reality is nothing but a clever, small-scale setup using household products that naturally react and create motions and colors in unique ways.
Before diving into the chemistry experiment that is taking place, let's first look at the camera being used, and why.
You'll notice in the video that the resolution goes all the way to 8K, but did you see that even in the YouTube player itself you can select 4320p as a preview option? In order to achieve that, a Canon 5DS was utilized in stills mode. According to the video's description on YouTube:
The Canon 5DS has a 50.6 megapixel which is equivalent to an 8688 X 5792 aspect ratio. Believe it or not I actually had to scale down to 89% to fit the 8K aspect ratio of 7680 X 4320.
We shot image sequences with the 'high speed continuous mode' on which allowed us to capture at around 2-4 frames per second.
One of the reasons for creating media at this resolution is for eventual playback on an IMAX screens and other large-scale playback venues.
As for the experiment, the items needed to create this are merely milk, soap, and food coloring. By setting up a decent light and what appears to be glass with a black background, the colors pop and shift around mixed properly. Here's a video that has been around the Internet for a long time that shows this process.
Super creative, I love seeing this kind of stuff. What are your favorite DIY video effects or visual FX hacks?
Beautiful and brilliant!
wow, just wow... One of the most mesmerizing videos i've seen. I will get retina display just to see this in full glory :)
Awesome
brilliantly made! but how did you manage to make the milk totally black? i understand if its not possible to disclose. thnks!