A hint of reality

Recently there has been a buzz around a new way of using a very old method of animation. The good old animated gif has been hauled out from the shadows and given an airing in a fine spring breeze. To find it you need to search for its shiny new name "Cinemagraph" termed so by the animated gifs' re-inventors Jamie Beck and Kevin Berg.

I've produced a couple of cinemagraphs, both from the same source images but using different areas of focus. Subject matter must be chosen carefully; movement of some items/objects you would not necessarily expect can leave your cinemagraph looking a bit odd but if you are going for the poltergeist look then I guess that is fine!

Here are my cinemagraphs, they are my unpolished first attempts but I'm pretty pleased with them.

Firstly, the one with the hair...
and secondly the one with the skirt...

There are a number of other cinemagraphs on the web, do check them out. Good ones can be found on From Me To You and Feel Guide

If you fancy making a cinemagraph yourself them you might like this tutorial by Fernando J Baez.