On this page there are some MiMaVe-Design-Photo multi-(that means many)-medial projects on show, augmented with short descriptions.
I truly enjoy the interplay of different forms of communication be it graphics, other visuals, video, animation, sound, soundscapes, storytelling, change in time etc. etc. Here the playground is immense and possibilities for exploration endless. There can be treasures in hidden caves, treasures on the end of the rainbow, if only you get the parts of the puzzle right… Immersive experiences is the way to go. When ransacking what I like I see a trend and the trend is just plainly immersion. To create a coherent world with many different media that’s the aim. The problem is though that there is no team, I do mostly everything by myself: sound, music, video, photo, graphics, animation, edit, compositing, mixing, producing etc. etc. Keep this in mind while you “enjoy”… The videos can be found at the MiMaVe-Design-Photo youtube channel.
Take you to a magical place
In this series I try to take you to a magical place with visuals and sound.
Our world and nature can’t handle this consumption of ours. If there is a way to avoid this it’s worth the try. I hope the illusion created in these videos can give you an experience without the need to go there. This way even those without the means, skills or possibilities can exprerience a magical place…
The first one is Arctic Cascading Waterfalls.
The second one Water Mirror Midnight Sun.
The third one Sharp Stones Icy Water
The fourth one Water Through Woods
The fifth one Magnificent Falling Waters
The sixth one Water Through Stone
The seventh one Hidden Waterfall
Tutorials stuff and examples
In these videos I try to show you how I do things and hopefully inspire you to try new stuff and explore. The main point of these videos is to show FOSS stuff. That is “free and open source software”. As I mainly use Linux and Ubuntu Studio this is in the core of what I do. For those not ready for Linux most of the software used can also be found for Mac and Win. These videos are also a sort of a thanks to the developers and the FOSS community for their great job. Thanks!
Tutorials and examples playlist.
Below are some of them:
Ubuntu Studio Workflow Example
The Ubuntu Studio Workflow Example is a more concise example with less details. Here I wanted to give you an idea of what you can do in Ubuntu Studio without going in to the details. There will be some more detailed videos of the individual parts as there already is for Darktable and Blender… So Ubuntu Studio Workflow Example gives you the basic structure and the other videos the specific details. Hope you like these and I hope I can inspire you to explore and learn new things and most of all to convince you that Linux, Ubuntu Studio and FOSS is the way to go.
Vintage Lens Magic
In these Vintage Lens Magic -videos I explore the beauty of the not perfect “faulty” vintage lenses. Many times beauty is not in perfection it is in the character and the soul of things. Watch these videos and you will understand what I mean…
Aurora Borealis and some Lumix s5 stuff
Here are some of my initial testing and limits seeking of my Lumix s5. Some of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights videos have Lumix s5 stuff in them. Check the video descriptions to know which. I wanted to test the cameras low light limits. The different settings used should also be in the video descriptions. Northern Lights playlist The swan video below is also made with the Panasonic Lumix s5. Here I used a dummy adapted “Bigma” Sigma 50-500mm. The aim was to do and test a more cinematic and a magical nature film. Here I used the cameras 6k photo mode, which gives you a 5k30p video. With this you can zoom digitally in a 4k timeline. There is also some 4k60p slowdown stuff. I also tested and pushed the vlog footage quite a lot in post to see what I can do with it in Kdenlive. I think it came out quite nice: White Swans Autumn Colors .
What the Bug?
Bugs by MiMaVe-Design-Photo is a comedial/philosophical series with bugs on stage.
The first one is Is it Greener (the DragonFly).
The second one Why Fly When You Can Walk
Showreels:
MiMaVe-Design-Photo -showreels playlist
Check out all my showreels from the link above, below some specific ones…
2021 to early 2022 -showreel
MiMaVe-Design-Photo -showreel 2021 early 2022
3d- design and animation -showreel
In this showreel or demo reel I try to show my capabilities in the art of 3d- design and animation. Most is done with Blender, but there is also some furniture modeling/design with Fusion 360. I did some 3d- design and modeling studies during winter 2020-2021.
Watch and listen to he whole 3d- design and animation -showreel on MiMaVe-Design-Photo youtube .
MiMaVe-Design-Photo showreel 2020
This showreel is more general than the one above. It includes aspects of photography, graphics, video, animation, web design etc. Check out MiMaVe-Design-Photo showreel 2020
Nature visuals and sound
There are several nature related videos to be found on my youtube channel.
Impressions de la Mer is video art with an impressionistic flare enhanced with a synth ambience experiment.
Springtime in the Ostrobothnian Archipelago is mapping the field of multi channel nature soundscape building.
Rapids to Sea focuses on visuals and nature sound with field recording in its core including an ambisonic twist.
The Gorge is a nature storytelling package with prominent guitars.
The Magical Nordic Fall is a mystical piano praise to the beauty of the fall colours.
The Moon -a galactic sigh from beyond our earths borders.
WaterFall Symphony -is a symphonic composition with waterfall footage
The Natural Art of White and water -project
Winter waters – The Natural Art of White and Water was a 4k video workflow test to see how everything functions and what to expect. There are no state of the art equipment used here. Recorded on location sound was not that good as no extern mics were used, this was compensated with music composed and produced for this video only.
Equipment used: dslr for timelapse, smartphone for the wide shots and a “pocket zoom” for the more tele footage. This was also a test to see how software can handle the 4k workflow. I’ve been using Blender also for edit, but with 4k it became impossible, but Kdenlive worked great and with it’s capabilities to use ffmpeg it’s a really powerful tool, recommend! I’ve tested Kdenlive before also, years ago, but it did not work at all (unstable), at least on my distro, but now with a newer version it functions well and is usable. A great software. Sound was done and produced etc. with Ardour.
A screenshot from the project in kdenlive
I have a two/three monitor setup so the clip monitoring was on a another color graded monitor, but you get the idea.
A screenshot from Ardour
Ardour is a great DAW and I used it to compose, mix, produce and edit the music (a small wind “quartet”) and sound for the video. Absolutely fabulous software.
This was primarily a test for the 4k video/sound workflow and I hope a lot more is to come.
Check the whole Winter Waters -The Natural art of White and Water 4k-video from the MiMaVe-Design-Photo youtube channel.
MiMaSoundWaVes RiverSerpentine Guitarra
RiverSerpentineGuitarra
The aim of this video was to visualize existing music 
by MiMaSoundWaVes called RiverSerpentineGuitarra. MiMaSoundWaVes RiverSerpentineGuitarra-video The composition is over 20 minutes long, so even the video was a bit more work, planning etc. It’s an combination of water/river, waterfall and rapids footage from the Nordic countries and the Nordic arctic following the guidelines of an initial story board. There is full hd, 4k and timelapse footage and some animation. The whole project was done inside one project in Blender outputting full hd video, utilizing partly the possibilites 
of digital(virtual) camera movement and zooming possible by 4k footage and big images.
Only the music can be found at MiMaSoundWaVes soundcloud account 
there is also another version there without the guitars and with a bit of a softer soundscape.
Other multimedial material
WebdesignBoy adventures pt1
The great adventures of WebDesignBoy starts here with
The Rogue Menu
This is an animation test where a 2d svg character 
was imported to blender and made Alive and 3d. Testing many different methods, trying to make a WebDesignBoy world. Check the WebDesignBoy – video. The concept is a web world universum with “server” planets that have web pages inside them. This I tried to do with sound, visuals and story telling, but keep in mind it’s a test, so it’s not “breath taking”, only perhaps in it’s clumsiness. 😉 But it’s at least possible to create a bespoken world. It’s by the way only 7fps if it seems a bit jerky, but there is some sort of an aesthetics in it also, because of that. Probably would do it quite differently today… But I think it’s still fun, that’s the point of it all, besides the testing, learning and the aspect of discovery.
MiMaVe-Design-Photo showreel
This old showreel is mainly to show photographic work, but there is also the video, animation, edit and music + sound aspects to it…
This is quite an old showreel with even older material in it and made with After effects several years ago, but it’s not bad even that skill and software have changed a bit since then…
I think that the combination of sound and visual is quite nice and I can still watch and hear it without feeling too much ashamed 😉…
Find the video from MiMaVe-Design-Photo Youtube channel. MiMaVe.Design.Photo old photo showreel.
Final thoughts on multimedia
The world is open…
MiMaVe
In my opinion multimedial approaches in todays web environment have absolutely fabulous possibilities… Having the capacity and skill to work with many sorts of media gives a lot of perspective and makes way to more comprehending and inspiring design decisions.
The world is open…