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Motion Design aesthetic photography reference
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Motion Design

You cannot photograph a film. You can photograph the moment it is about to move.

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SET

The setup

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Brief Int(motion-desig.BRF)

Motion Design

01 LightLet the screen light the room. Turn the other lights down so the glow of the film is the brightest thing in the picture. One lamp or window on the person, so they do not disappear.
02 WardrobePlain dark clothes with the sleeves pushed up, and one small thing in the film's colour: a cap, a lanyard, a mug. The person is the maker, not a model.
03 LocationA dark screening room or a meeting room with the blinds down
04 Palette
DIR

Director's note

Take the picture one frame before something moves. A still of motion design should make you want to press play. Keep the screen in the picture so people know what they are looking at, and avoid stock photos of glowing timelines with nobody at the desk.

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VF

Viewfinder

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Motion Design reference frame
Standby50mmf/5.6 · 1/125 · ISO 400

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LGT

Light the set

3 lamps

Drag a lamp and watch the frame above change. The brief's own note is the preset

KeyThe light that makes the pictureSoft, farEye level
FillHow far into shadow you can seeHard, closeEye level
BackRound at the front, where it is just another fillOffEye level
On the brief
CS

Contact sheet

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Nothing on the sheet yet. Set the camera, then take a frame.

SEQ

Shot list

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The finished loop playing on a big screen in a dark room, one person watching it from a few steps backenvironment35mm
A close shot of the screen in the middle of a move, so the letters are blurred and the still ones are sharpsetup50mmsoft focus
The storyboard pinned to a wall, five frames in a row, someone pointing at the third onesetup50mm
A phone held up in a hand with the square version of the loop playing on itsetup50mm
The desk where it was made: a timeline on the monitor, a notebook of easing curves, a coffee, a hand on the mousesetup50mm
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LOC

Locations

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A dark screening room or a meeting room with the blinds downA studio desk with a big monitorA wall with paper storyboards pinned to itA street at night with a screen or a shop window playing the loop
REF

Explore the aesthetic

Part of the Innovation & Progress mood, alongside Cyber Minimalism and Glassmorphism. Began in the 1950s, on the style timeline.

Style guideColor palette
DOC

About this brief

How do I photograph the Motion Design aesthetic?

You cannot photograph a film. You can photograph the moment it is about to move..

Take the picture one frame before something moves. A still of motion design should make you want to press play. Keep the screen in the picture so people know what they are looking at, and avoid stock photos of glowing timelines with nobody at the desk.

Director's note

What shots should I get for a Motion Design photo shoot?

Leave with every frame on this list.

Shot list

  1. The finished loop playing on a big screen in a dark room, one person watching it from a few steps back
  2. A close shot of the screen in the middle of a move, so the letters are blurred and the still ones are sharp
  3. The storyboard pinned to a wall, five frames in a row, someone pointing at the third one
  4. A phone held up in a hand with the square version of the loop playing on it
  5. The desk where it was made: a timeline on the monitor, a notebook of easing curves, a coffee, a hand on the mouse
What lighting works for Motion Design photography?

Let the screen light the room. Turn the other lights down so the glow of the film is the brightest thing in the picture. One lamp or window on the person, so they do not disappear.

Light

Where should I shoot Motion Design photography?

Scout these before anything else.

Locations

  1. A dark screening room or a meeting room with the blinds down
  2. A studio desk with a big monitor
  3. A wall with paper storyboards pinned to it
  4. A street at night with a screen or a shop window playing the loop
What wardrobe works for Motion Design photography?

Plain dark clothes with the sleeves pushed up, and one small thing in the film's colour: a cap, a lanyard, a mug. The person is the maker, not a model.

Wardrobe

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