Blackboard War

November 30, 2011 5:46 AM

「こくせん　―　黒板戦争」(Blackboard War) is a homemade stop motion video created by some students (out of more than 2500 still photos) for their school's culture festival. There is also a sequel (made from more than 3000 photos this time).
posted by emmling (14 comments total)

I demand a Making-Of video.
posted by Deathalicious at 5:55 AM on November 30, 2011

I also demand a Making Of. How did they do the "floating horizontally" stuff in the...library?

(Also, for some reason this video hung my browser about a minute from the end, even after restarting my browser. I hope they weren't trying to jump through the screen at me.)
posted by DU at 5:58 AM on November 30, 2011

Very fun. I also want to know how they did the floating stuff. I thought it was just pictures of someone mid-jump, but that seems not to be the case.
posted by OmieWise at 6:03 AM on November 30, 2011

The first floating can be mid-jump shots, but I don't think the horizontal stuff could be. Unless they spent a LOT of time diving headfirst towards each other?
posted by DU at 6:11 AM on November 30, 2011

Gets better and better so stay with it. The Pac-Man sounds were a nice touch.
posted by three blind mice at 6:12 AM on November 30, 2011 [3 favorites]

The first floating can be mid-jump shots

It could be, but 1) it's pretty high, and at a pretty consistent height, and they go a far way; 2) the face of the jumping guy looks very serene in ever shot.
posted by OmieWise at 6:17 AM on November 30, 2011

The consistency and serenity is explainable by just doing do-overs for any shot that comes out bad. The horizontal thing is harder to visualize.
posted by DU at 6:25 AM on November 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

You see how Grey Sweater flies downstairs with his feet up? That is exactly how I do it my dreams.
posted by Jode at 6:30 AM on November 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

in my dreams.
posted by Jode at 6:31 AM on November 30, 2011

The second one has some things that are even harder to understand. How did that one guy do that incredible leap in the air? Or jump from one building to the other?
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 8:49 AM on November 30, 2011

DU: How did they do the "floating horizontally" stuff in the...library?

Ask a breakdancer (prev).
posted by filthy light thief at 9:03 AM on November 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

The horizontal thing looks like they're lying on something and then photoshopping it out - there's a telltale smear underneath both kids.
posted by Paragon at 2:56 PM on November 30, 2011 [1 favorite]

This is phenomenal.
posted by DoctorFedora at 8:51 PM on November 30, 2011

Fantastic. Very creative and fun. Thank you!
posted by lucien_reeve at 5:43 AM on December 1, 2011