Comments on: I watched a particle crawl randomly along the edge of a straight razor

I watched a particle crawl randomly along the edge of a straight razor

elgilito — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:49:18 -0800

Cinematic particles is an online applet that draws watercolor-like visualizations of movie dialogs, from Apocalypse Now to Zabriskie Point. See also: Spinal Rhythms, L-Garden, SpyCamp and other online toys by Austrian artist Eva Schindling.

By: dismas

dismas — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 12:26:14 -0800

This is kind of neat. I particularly like Blade Runner. The explanation of how it works confused me a bit, though.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:16:37 -0800

Movies that are defined by rapid successions of spoken dialog produce drawings that consist mostly of black ink blobs that grow together, as the particles are constantly reset with new parameters. Movies that show long silent pauses between scenes gives particles more time to produce long lines and curves. I was about to say... His Girl Friday makes for a very regular, solid visualization.

By: dogwalker

dogwalker — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:19:04 -0800

Seconding that the explanation of how it works is confusion. I like it though. Surprisingly decent selection of movies. Needs a better way to save the outcome.