Today, I had the pleasure of playing with Echograph, a fantastically fun little app that lets you record animated GIFs in real time.
The idea is this: you capture a few seconds of video, trim it down to a portion you like, and freeze the video entirely except for a few bits that you animate by rubbing away at the screen.
The secret lies in using a tripod, an absolute necessity for still shots. Your goal is to focus attention on the one bit of movement that pops in the scene to build a stunning presentation.
My first attempts at
