Makson - Insomnia

I was attracted to this video in a number of ways. I particularly liked how well the editor selected the shots and how the effects were matched to each piece of footage. The kaleidoscope/mirrored effect gave the video another interesting difference without over using these effects. The symmetry at the beginning of the video combined with the extreme slow motion looked sleek and gave a feeling of calm. The fades to black and slow motion use was great, and split how the edit shifted in speed. The music plays a large part in the creation of the video's mood and is matched subtly to the effects. I enjoyed how the grading had been pushed to the ‘Nashville look,’ but it included a little more contrast and vibrancy than other videos that I have seen which use this type of grading.  In the second half of the video, the spectrum jumps to a raspberry and dark plum colour scheme which is in contrast to the first half. This looks really smooth on the eye and compliments the sun soaked footage.

More links to the artist here:
http://www.facebook.com/makson.electronica
http://soundcloud.com/makson-electronica
http://vkontakte.ru/makson.electronica
http://www.myspace.com/djmakson