This is my second experiment editing a 360 film, I wanted to try and use the layer effect to create a spacial narrative, rather than seeing a series of images in sequence that expresses and idea. No mater where the viewer looks they are looking through the images to be combined.

I like the combination of the forest and sea here, as these were the dominate features of the landscape that we encountered during the immersive. It suggests how the actions of these environments shaped the settlement of these areas, also the impact settlement has had on these places.

Process

The effect was created by using the lighten and darken transparency blend modes in Premiere Pro.

The background layer is a series of underwater clips with Cross Dissolve transitions between them whilst the foreground layer is a series wooded locations again with Cross Dissolves.

The frequent movement in the underwater footage and the dissolve transitions generate constantly changing patterns where the blend mode produces unexpected results.