{"id":1563,"date":"2015-02-25T21:35:12","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T21:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2016-09-15T02:56:53","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T02:56:53","slug":"making-liquid-puppetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/?p=1563","title":{"rendered":"Making &#8216;Liquid Puppetry&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just posted on Vimeo and YouTube is <strong>Liquid Puppetry<\/strong>, a short film I shot in 2013 and completed in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Before getting into its making, <em>I strongly suggest watching it<\/em> before reading any further, as the text below has obvious spoilers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Vimeo:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/119631648\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On YouTube:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rO6OhPwDX5Q\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now then.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1573\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1573\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1573\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2935_m\" width=\"504\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2935_m-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s a Sylvania VCC-120BK01 Newvicon video camera! (Shot is from upcoming featurette on this model&#8217;s peculiar flaws.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1574\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1574\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2938_m\" width=\"504\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2938_m-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s a JVC GX-N5U Newvicon video camera! (Shot is from upcoming featurette on this model&#8217;s peculiar flaws.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Way back in 2013 I bought a small camera, a Sylvania VCC-120BK01, which is essentially a re-badged JVC GX-N5U, and as the following featurette demonstrated (see end), the camera\u2019s tube was producing a warped image.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"830\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QtnYkZpvWJ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A reply in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.videokarma.org\/showthread.php?t=256886\" target=\"_blank\">Videokarma forum<\/a> offered up this explanation for what might be ailing the camera:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The vertical stretch at the bottom is caused by poor vertical scan linearity. The fault in the camera is a shrinkage of the scan near the bottom, which produces the opposite effect in the image. I&#8217;d suspect a leaky capacitor somewhere in the vertical sweep circuit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The camera also had a problem common to consumer-grade, single tube Newvicon cameras: greening tinting in the centre and corners of the frame, which I gather stems from misalignments, bad capacitors, a worn out tube, and \/ or the filter that knocks down the amount of bright light and isolates the light towards the tube\u2019s centre.<\/p>\n<p>Long story short, there is a method that can work with older black &amp; white Vidicon cameras and (to some degree) remove burn spots \u2013 permanent dots created by hot light sources caught \u2013 which involves aiming the unfocused camera lens at a white sheet illuminated by a bright light. This supposedly wipes out spots over time (15-60 mins.) but is considered a last resort because it reduces the tube\u2019s lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>I tried a similar fix-it for the Sylvania, which sort of worked in ironing out the severe green, but it did reduce the camera\u2019s ability to replicated clean blacks, making a closed aperture look more dark purple.<\/p>\n<p>While aiming the camera at the white sheet, I noticed when anything was brought into the frame \u2013 like a hand \u2013 it resembled a globe of assorted colours. \u00a0After fiddling with macro settings, I recorded to DVD a few takes of the hand motions, some up close, others a little farther from the lens. Colours were saturated somewhat using a Showtime Video Ventures Camera VV-770PP Color Processor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1578\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1578 \" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor.jpg\" alt=\"Showtime Camera Color Processor\" width=\"504\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Showtime-Camera-Color-Processor-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Showtime Video Ventures Camera VV-770PP Color Processor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1579\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1579\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1579\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12.jpg\" alt=\"Panasonic WJ-MX12\" width=\"504\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12-98x55.jpg 98w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12-560x315.jpg 560w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Panasonic-WJ-MX12-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Panasonic WJ-MX12 video mixer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A few takes were also sent through a Panasonic WJ-MX12 mixer, and I applied a slight digital strobing effect to bring out the grain and make the images a bit more surreal. A few objects were also placed in front of the camera, but most of the movements come from hands and fingers recorded straight to DVD, and imported into Adobe Premiere CS5, where they were layered as dissolves.<\/p>\n<p>No colour saturation was added within Premiere \u2013 whatever\u2019s in the frame is just layered images from the DVD \u2013 and the project was mostly an editing and sound design exercise, with an arty narrative of setting up the camera, going into the camera, and seeing through its eye watery distortions before a snap ending.<\/p>\n<p>The camera seen in the beginning is a second, identical Sylvania, so the film was 100% shot with that one model. Even the main titles stemmed from the primordial character generator built into the camera\u2019s handgrip.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1575\" style=\"width: 504px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1575\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2945_m\" width=\"504\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m-228x160.jpg 228w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2945_m-78x55.jpg 78w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sylvania VCC-120BK01 Newvicon video camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1576\" style=\"width: 388px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2948_m.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1576\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2948_m.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2948_m\" width=\"388\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2948_m.jpg 388w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2948_m-162x300.jpg 162w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_2948_m-30x55.jpg 30w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Controls for the character generator built-into the handgrip of the Sylvania VCC-120BK01 Newvicon video camera.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You roll through its internal library of alpha-numeric symbols, stop at what you want, and cursor to the next field and repeat. Highly tedious, but it enables the user to imprint captions on the recorded footage using classic eighties blocky text.<\/p>\n<p>If my memory\u2019s correct, the credits were shot with the aperture wide open, and light aimed at a pillow on a chair. Every time the camera was panned towards the pillow, the text was obliterated in one wave.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">That footage went into the Color Processor and a Showtime Video Ventures VV-274B Image Enhancer to augment contrast, and add noise before going into the Panasonic mixer where it was turned negative.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The credits were overlaid onto the colour globs for the Main Titles, and onto greenish background noise. (This was generated by the mixer itself, and affected by different levels of digital strobing.)<\/p>\n<p>The settings for getting the credits to appear dark on the footage included flipping the text negative, sharpening the contrast, and applying the Pin Light setting in the Opacity \/ Blend Mode section.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1568\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1568\" style=\"width: 374px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1568\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg\" alt=\"LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b\" width=\"374\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b-105x55.jpg 105w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_MT_CS5_snapshot_b-1536x808.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desktop snapshot of Liquid Puppetry&#8217;s Main Titles card, layered within Adobe Premiere.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lastly, that wipe you see is in-camera \u2013 it\u2019s literally panning from a dark area where the text is visible to an illuminated pillow. This is called <em>a serendipitous accident<\/em> that was never planned, but discovered when the weight of the camera\u2019s cable slowly panned the camera towards the chair.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1564\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1564\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage.jpg\" alt=\"LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers_credits_raw_footage-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from raw footage of End Credits, using the Sylvania VCC-120BK01.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1565\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1565\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1565\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer.jpg\" alt=\"LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_BG_noise_layer-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Green noise from Panasonic WJ-MX12.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1566\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1566\" style=\"width: 389px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1566\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers.jpg\" alt=\"LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers\" width=\"389\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers.jpg 720w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers-83x55.jpg 83w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LidquidPuppetry_ET_full_layers-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1566\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">End Credits layered on top of green noise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Wrapping up, the sound design is a blend of assorted water, wiping, dragging, thunking, and a few organic sounds processed in Sound Forge before imported into Premiere, plus some slight speed and volume adjustments. I\u2019ll eventually do a 5.1 mix, but right now it\u2019s just straight 2.0.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1567\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1567\" src=\"http:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg\" alt=\"LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b\" width=\"368\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b.jpg 1892w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b-768x412.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b-1536x825.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigheadamusements.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/LiquidPuppetry_Audio_tracks_CS5_snapshot_b-102x55.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desktop snapshot of Liquid Puppetry&#8217;s 19 audio tracks, assembled in Adobe Premiere. Yes, the track titles are correct. I used simmering lentils in the mix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sometime next week I\u2019ll post links to a featurette on the Sylvania \/ JVC model, because while it&#8217;s a small, sturdy, relatively light camera, it\u2019s also prone to serious electrical issues from its internally connected viewfinder. This makes it a doomed camera, in the sense that it\u2019ll go bad a lot faster than much older cameras. The sad proof? The camera used to capture the weird colour globs now has a corrupted output.<\/p>\n<p>Either due to bad design or cheap electronic parts, as neat as the camera may be, it doesn\u2019t maintain electronic integrity as well as other consumer cameras. The featurette showcases what happens when a bad viewfinder mucks up an otherwise decent video camera.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark R. 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