Dive Right In

Alright, bare with me on this post - I'm going to geek out a little bit. Cinematically speaking of course.

So - we have a video below, that blows my mind - for a number of reasons. First of all, if anyone knows me at all, then they should know the most important aspect of composing a shot (still or moving) in my mind is depth of field. For anyone out there who didn't know that - surprise! You do now. And if you don't know what that means? It's however much of the shot is in focus compared to out of focus.

Any who - this video plays with its depth of field the entire time. I hate when shots are composed in a dull way - sticking to a formula. In this video, the depth of field is all over the place. Sometimes its extremely shallow, while other times you can make out everything in frame. In a way, there is almost compositional chaos in this piece and because of it, the audience stays involved - never knowing what the next shot is going to be and what it's going to bring.

Another plus to this video? The color correction. It's an extremely crisp video - probably shot on a great camera. The image really pops, but they messed with the color a bit. It's been desaturated (the color has been faded or washed out) - creating a feel of a blazing sun or unbearable heat (which allows for the pool and water to that much more inviting). Something that makes the color correction even more beautiful? While everything has a look of being faded - they retained the clear, crisp, blue of the water.

The final plus? The overall shots. The camera was mounted to the swimmer in so many interesting, awesome ways. Below him, on his back, over his shoulders, on the bottom of the pool. It's just incredible.

It's really unlike anything I've seen for a long long time.

Also...his body is ridiculous. That is an example of what I would consider perfectly built.