7 Creative Light Writing Videos from Vimeo

Light writing is an emerging form of stop motion animation wherein still images captured using the technique known as light painting or light drawing are put in sequence thereby creating the optical illusion of movement for the viewer. Check out the videos after the jump.

Light-Pint Piano Player by Ryan Cashman

Filmed at night with a small green LED keychain light to draw each frame and San Diego skyline in the background. The frames were photographed with a Canon Rebel using 20-30 second exposure time.



PiKA PiKA Hong Kong by Bernard Ho

Made in Sai Kung Hong Kong.



Max Ophuels Preis Trailer

Trailer for the Saarbruecken film festival “Max Ophuels Preis”.



Sleeping Beauty's City Lights Music Video



Impacto Criativo (Creative Impact) by Propague and MidiaEffects

2 cameras, 1700 clicks, 18 people, 20 nights, 35 flash lights, 234 batteries.



Everything Will Illuminate by Eran Hakim



Lange Nacht der Forschung by LICHTFAKTOR

This lightwriting video by LICHTFAKTOR was done for EURAC, TIS and the University of Bolzano/ Italy. It’s a cinema ad for “the long night of scientific research” at Bolzano 2008.