How to Make a Cinemagraph: 5 Tips, with Jennifer O'Brien

06/18/2021Link7

Have you ever wanted to learn how to animate a picture or make an endless looping photo? Jennifer O’Brien shows you how to create cinemagraphs.

Share your experience with cinemagraphs in the Comments section, below.

Comments

7 Comments

John W.
2 years ago

I agree with the others. Most annoying! I'd really like an answer to the reason for doing this. I fail to see any reason for not looking at the person you're speaking to. Eye to eye contact is very important. When people don't look at me while talking I feel they are either lying or they're being deceitful in some way.

Bill W.
2 years ago

HI Jennifer,  Love your energy and your ideas! Thank you. Super creative.  I, too, do not understand why you are talking to the straight on camera--but most of the time we are getting a side angle of you.  It's distracting and not natural. You wouldn't be looking away from me if I were in the room and you were giving me advice.  I am the viewer (and customer) you are supposed to be communicating with --- so why are you looking at someone else. I'm over here!  lol

Henry S. W.
2 years ago

For the life of me, I cannot figure out what is so special about having the subject of a video talking to someone else who isn't standing anywhere near me.  The presenter is talking to someone else...but I wish the person was talking TO ME.  Please get rid of that technique.  It's disconcerting and pretty much not helpful.............

KRIS C.
2 years ago

I 100% agree with Henry S. W.  This technique seems to be very popular right now in television advertising, also.  To me, it is very annoying and distracting.  If I am your audience, look at me instead of looking off to the side.  I stopped paying attention a few moments into this video for this very reason!

Vance R.
2 years ago

This is the first interview I've seen that is shot completely with the interviewee looking off camera.  Iv's seen some that switch from a straight on view to off camera but this is just bizarre. I don't get the 'ground level camera' shots either. 

BH Explora
2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback, Vance R. We will keep this in mind for future productions.