Video: video with timeline stutter FX

Here is a short example of classic VJ technique. It combines frame flipping, colour inversion and scrubbing. 3 very simple interventions that have a clear but strong effect. In this instance made by a combination of scrubbing along the timeline using a midi controller, and random frame jumps. normally video is played back frame by frame in sequential order, but if you can jump from say frame number 1 to 76 then 897 then 2 you get nice jump cut effects. This works well if the subject is moving but only in a limited way. The random or scrubbed frames will all relate but have an unnatural movement. The VJ often moves the video with a hand held knob, motivating the vision in time with DJ music to create a synchronisation that can be quite powerful. Random playback can produce good results as well - when we look at visuals the mind is seeking meaning and connections and any synch will usually be noticed and built into the 'sense' of the kinetic poem.
The source footage is taken from Jemaa El Fna - a film by Hisham Mayet on Sublime Frequencies