Her Morning Elegance

One of my favorite music videos is Her Morning Elegance by Oren Lavie. This music video is unlike others in that it is so artistically made. Using stop motion photography, this artist has managed to illustrate this song’s lyrics. The video takes the viewer through a journey of a woman’s day all while she is still in bed. It is so intriguing.

Stop motion photography is used to create this music video. By taking a series of still images and showing them in consecutive order, the viewer automatically sees them as flowing together. It is as if the viewers’ brains fill in the gaps between the images so that they see continuous movement through the still images. Stop motion photography is basically the same idea as capturing video, only done in a simpler form. Stop motion photography is like the basic component of video.

The creativity used in this video is amazing. I love the motion that is created by simply changing the position of an object from one frame to the next. I like how the progression of time is evident by the movement of light within the scene. The video used ordinary objects found in a bedroom like pillows, sheets, socks, and shirts as interactive props. I love how artist uses socks as fish and shirts as birds and how pillows are used as clouds. It is amazing how everyday objects can be transformed with the use of stop motion. It is so interesting how the woman in the video interacts with the objects. My favorite part of the video is when the woman dances with the artist of the video. The dancing is done with such fluent grace and beauty even though each is a separate frame.

The music in this work is beautiful art in itself. The music in this song is very dreamlike and melodic. It actually does remind me of waking up to the sunlight as illustrated in the video. The artists voice is soft and soothing, also adding to the mood and ambiance of the work. The music has a steady rhythm, which accompanies the steady changing of images.