I came across the following video the other week and was amazed by the effect mustardcuffins had created. I spent a long time trying to think how it was done.

Drift from mustardcuffins on Vimeo.

I was producing some work for a project when I came across the pixel motion frame blending option in After Effects. I realized that this is what gave this stop motion that awesome smooth blending transition effect.

The next day I went out and took some photos to see if I could recreate that effect.

All these shots were taken with the Nikon D90 and the 18-107mm kit lens.

First test. Not quite as smooth mustards but its nearly there.

 

 

More examples and a tutorial after the break.

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