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Mo Money Mo Problems
Author(s):
Nick Hardeman
Institution:
(unknown)
Year:
2009
URL:
http://nickhardeman.com/blog/?p=244
Project Description:
The images shown here were generated by evaluating and interpreting the 1997 music video "Mo Money Mo Problems" from the first disc of the Notorious B.I.G. album, Life After Death. The algorithm detects edges in the image and attempts to trace motion from frame to frame, using the initial frame as their starting point. The output is rendered as a vector image, the curves represent the motion. The points represent the pixels detected in the edge, their size determined by the distance from their previous location, the further, the larger the circle. The color and location of the points are determined by the corresponding pixel in that frame. The bright colored track suits worn by Puff Daddy and Mase in the dark backgrounds make for good tracking and nice color combinations. The only imagery added manually is the background color.

You can check out some more renders in the beautiful Mo Money Mo Problems photoset on flickr.

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