Her Morning Elegance - Oren Lavie (Pixilation Research)

The music video 'Her Morning Elegance' is sang by Oren Lavie and includes an animation that we were shown in our introduction to Pixilation. I instantly felt like I had seen this animation before however i'm not sure if it's because there are now several similar pieces, likewise in other music videos of similar style, or if I genuinely have seen it previously. But after re-watching it I knew I had to make a blog post about it.

First of all, it has to be one of the smoothest Pixilations that I have seen, though I have not seen many. Although the poses of the lady in the animation are dramatised, and all equally really well thought out, her movements are so fluid and create the illusion that she is actually vertically stood up when in reality she is lying down. I don't know who came up with the idea to lie down and act like you're stood up, however when put together frame by frame, it just works. 

My favourite sequence is the one where she is underwater. Her socks are used as a prop for bubbles and then again as fish, and the whole scene looks so effortless. Also thinking about staging/mis-en-scene, the change in colour on the bed sheets is also very creative and quickly changes the ambience of the pixilation. There is something about going from light colours to instant dark colours that heightens the atmosphere in any visual communication. I also think the elegance of her poses when swimming really mirror the soft, almost charming tone of the music greatly in the sequence. Not to forget the fluidity in her hair, the principle of secondary action, is also spot on.

In general, it's hard to make an analysis on this pixilation because it is one where you just have to watch it to see for yourself. Music videos are created to be observed, to communicate to its audience visually and audibly, and I think this light hearted, day brightening animation does just that. When I come to make my own pixilation, I am really going to try and make my props and the characters involved have very fluid and effortless movements because I think that it what really appealed to me in this specific pixilation.