Speed Baking
As nice as it is to work around tasty food, in the back of my mind I’m keenly aware that two important elements are missing for the viewer: smell and taste. (And before you go wishing for the often joked about, “smell-a-vision”, consider for a moment the number of people enjoying their video all around you with any number of mobile devices. See what I mean? As if push-to-talk wasn’t intrusive enough!). So I always look for opportunities to make up for that.
One thing a love about still photography is its ability to freeze time. With video, there is another opportunity — speed it up!
A recent video for the Orange County Register’s food section seemed like the perfect opportunity to have some fun with that. Have you ever stared through the oven door, secretly hoping that by staring intently enough you might shave a few minutes off the baking time? For the muffin video below, I created a time-lapse of the magic transformation from batter to bread at 19,200% of real time. Enjoy!
By the way, these muffins are actually really tasty. Kept in a zip top bag, they stayed moist and delicious for several days. Yay for edible props!
