Video and Sound Production / Project 2
1/4/2022 - ? / Week 1 -
Nurul Adlina Rizal / 0345429 / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media
Video and Sound Production
Project 2: Shooting Practice & Editing
LECTURES
Week 1:
Module Briefing
Time Base Project
Pre-production: Preparation
- Idea Development
- Story
- Storyboard
- Visual References
- Location / Props
Production: Principal Shooting
- Lighting
- Costume
- Principal Shooting
Post Production: Editing
- Offline Editing
- Online Editing
- Audio Editing
Week 2:
Framing & Storyboard
Earliest Cinema
- Arrival of a train at La Ciotat (The Lumiere Brothers 1896)
- The Sprinkler Sprinkled
Cinematography
- films/videos/motion picture is made up of many shots
- shot is continuous view shot by one camera without interruption
- sequence is a series of scenes/shots/complete in itself
- scene defines the place/setting where the action is laid
Shot Size
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| Fig: Different Shot Sizes (9/4/2022) |
1. Extreme Wide Shot
- surroundings around the character and conveys scale, distance and
geographical location
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| Fig: Extreme Wide Shot Example (10/4/2022) |
2. Wide shot
- usually used at the beginning of a scene, often called establishing
shot
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| Fig: Wide Shot Example (10/4/2022) |
3. Medium wide shot
- cut off across the legs above or below the knees
- some headroom
- nice balance of figure and surrounding
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| Fig: Medium Wide Shot (8/4/2022) |
4. Medium shot
- shows gesture and expression
- some headroom
- from waist up
5. Medium close-up shot
- no headroom
- blur background
- midway between waist and shoulders to above the head
6. Close-up shot
- emphasizes object
- used to isolate the important part
- head to chin
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| Fig: Close-Up Shot (10/4/2022) |
7. Extreme close-up shot
- magnified
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| Fig: Extreme Close-Up Shot (10/4/2022) |
8. Over the shoulder shot O.S
- shows subject from behind the shoulder
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| Fig: Over the Shoulder Shot (8/4/2022) |
Camera Angle
Composition: Rule of Thirds
- subject height
low angle
make subject look bigger, stronger and noble
high angle
make subject look small and vulnerable
eye-level
- the eye-level of an observer of average height or from subject's
eye-level
Subject Angle
- 45 degree 3/4 angling
- 3 Dimensional solidity
- use foregrounds ! and corners!
Screen Direction
Dynamic Screen Direction
- if they are walking from the left, they should always walk from the
left
Static Screen Direction
- for two characters
- each character stay on their side
- don't cross the line!
- 180 degree rule
Week 3: -
Week 4:
Intro to Production Team
Production personnel are hired for the purpose of producing a film or
motion picture.
Producer
- initiates, coordinates, supervises and controls matters such as raising
funding, hiring key personnel, contracting and arranging for
distributors
- involved throughout all phases of the process from development to
completion of a project
Screenwriter
- shapes the sequence of events in a film so that the story will unfold
logically and in an interesting way
Director
- responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of a film, including
controlling the content and the flow of the film's plot
- managing technical aspect of visual with camera department, and sound
with audio department
Assistant Director
- assists the production manager and director
- oversee day-to-day management of the cast and crew scheduling, equipment,
script, and the set
- ensures the filming comes in on schedule while maintaining a working
environment in which the director, actors and crew can be focused on their
work
Director of Photography / Cinematographer
- head of the camera and lighting department of the film
- makes decisions on lighting and framing of scenes in
conjunction with the film's director
Gaffer
- head of the electrical department, responsible for the design and
execution of the lighting plan for a production
- Chief Lighting Technician
Sound Recordist
- head of the sound department on set
- responsible for recording all sound during filming
Production Designer
- responsible for creating the physical, visual appearance of the film -
settings, costumes, props, character makeup
Film Editor
- assembles the various shots into a coherent film, working closely with
the director
Visual Effects Artist
- responsible for compositing images from different sources such as video,
film, computer generated 3D imagery, 2D animations, matte paintings and
text
Sound Designer
- in charge of post-production sound of a movie
Film Production
Development
- creation, writing, organizing and planning stage
- preliminary budget is made, key cast are attached., key creatives are
chosen, main locations scouted and multiple script drafts may be
written
- groundwork to show what the project will be and how much it will cost to
make
- can take months or years
- crew involved is minimal
Pre-Production
- planning stage
- script, casting, location scouting, equipment and crew and the shot list
all happen
- strong concept is essential
- spending appropriate amount of time is necessary
Production
- actual filming of the film, aka principal shoot
- production company brings their crew, equipment, talent and all necessary
props out to the location and capture all the footage
Post-Production
- footage is edited, sound is mixed, visual effects are added, soundtrack
is composed, titles are created and the project is completed and prepared
for distribution
- begins while the shoot is still going
- helps to identify problems with the footage or any gaps in the story
while the shoot is still happening
Distribution
- the process of making a movie available for viewing by
audience
- may be exhibited directly to the public either through a movie theater or
television, or streaming
Week 5:
Group Shooting Week
Week 7:
Intro to Premiere Pro Part 1
Image size: 1920 x 1080
Frame Rare: 25.00
Pixel Aspect Ratio: 1.0
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Channel format: Stereo
Audio: 48000 Hz
How many times per second a sound is sampled
Export setting:
Format: H.264 (mp4)
Match source
Program Monitor > Safe Margins
Overall Mix Level: -3db to -6db
Dialogue: -6db to -12db
Sound Effects: -12db to -18db
Music: -18db to -22db
INSTRUCTIONS
Project 2: Shooting Practice & Editing
Offline/Online Editing Exercises
Week 1 (1/4/2022)
In Class
Getting used to Adobe Premier Pro through editing and assembling clips with
the program.
Editing
Fig 1.0: Mints Advertisement Editing Exercise (7/4/2022)
Independent Learning
Editing
Fig 1.1: Doritos Advertisement Editing Exercise (7/4/2022)
Week 2 (8/4/2022)
Shooting Exercise: Framing
Learning the different type of shot sizes to better frame our videos.
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| Fig 1.2: Different Type of Shots for Shooting Exercise (9/4/2022) |
FINAL
Fig 1.3: Shooting Exercise: Framing (9/4/2022)
In this video, Yi Yun, Metta and I practice shooting videos using different
shot sizes. All the shot sizes are the ones above. Other than being fun,
getting to practice them on our own had helped me understand how the
different shot sizes affect the feeling you want the viewer to feel and
different ways you can convey your message. For example, an extreme close-up
shot can make the viewer feel very intimate with the subject, they start to
observe the emotions of the subject in more detail and gain empathy while
wide shots can help the viewer understand the atmosphere and the location
that the subject is in.
Premiere Pro Editing Exercise
Offline Editing
FINAL
Fig 1.4: Editing Exercise: Lalin (10/4/2022)
Through this exercise, I better understand what the film industry would
have the editors do and how the editors would have to trim the raw clips by
following the storyboard made.
Short MV Video
Week 3 (15/4/2022)
Our week 3 task to create a Music Video with 7 different
shots.
The shots were:
Wide shot (high angle solo)
3 single full body shots (eye level) (with group members)
medium shot - eye level (solo)
medium close-up shot - eye level (solo)
close-up shot - eye level (solo)
extreme close-up shot - eye level (solo)
wide shot - low angle (solo)
The video inspiration that Mr Martin gave us is Feel the Rhythm of
Korea.
Fig 1.5: Feel the Rhythm of Korea (22/4/2022)
For my group (oompa loompa) that includes Shofwa, Metta, Safanah and I, we decide to do the song Say So - Doja Cat.
The original music video:
Fig 1.6: Doja Cat - Say So (Official Music Video) (22/4/2022)
The dance tutorial that we chose to use as choreography in our music
video:
Fig 1.7: Doja Cat - Say So Dance Workout Beginner (22/4/2022)
FINAL
Fig 1.8: Final Music Video VSP (22/4/2022)
Shooting Exercise
Week 4 (22/4/2022)
Our shooting day was scheduled on Wednesday 27/4/2022. In the
group, my role is Assistant Director.
As per my role, I created the Shooting Schedule and showed it to Mr
Martin for approval.
Fig 1.9: Wednesday Team Shooting Schedule (27/4/2022)
Week 5 (27/4/2022)
It was the day of our shooting session. We record a total of 7-9
scenes, 7 main ones and 2 extra bonus scenes. It was tiring yet
there were many skills gained and things learned along the way. It
gave us a glimpse of how a production team looks and acts like
behind the scenes of every film. Personally, I was surprised to
see how much time it took to shoot one single scenes and how many
takes one scene could have due to multiple things. I knew I had to
do my role properly to make sure each crew team was fulfilling
their own role and helping the director build the perfect
cinematography.
Here are some behind the scenes pictures:
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| Fig 2.0: BTS Pictures #1 (19/5/2022) |
The crew setting up the cameras and lights.
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| Fig 2.1: BTS Pictures #2 (19/5/2022) |
Its the two assistant directors - Regina and I as well as the camera crew in the background with Mr Martin.
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| Fig 2.2: BTS Pictures #3 (19/5/2022) |
Assisting the camera crew since we were shooting under really bright and hot weather.
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| Fig 2.3: BTS Pictures #4 (19/5/2022) |
Me using the slate before we shoot a scene.
Inspiration
Happiness 2021 Official Trailer
Fig 2.4: Happiness Official Teaser (27/4/2022)
FINAL
Fig 2.5: Shooting Group Exercise - Unhappiness Trailer (19/5/2022)
I used the song Unhappiness by Lim Mi Hyun since it was also from
the Kdrama - Happiness. It was a very fun group exercise and I
learned a lot of things about the filmmaking process.
Week 7 (13/5/2022)
Mr Martin checked on our previous exercises such as the Music
Video and Audio Editing 1.
Week 8 (20/5/2022)
We edited in Premiere Pro using the ripple tool. We
edited a scene so that it would fall only under 30
seconds.
Fig 2.6: Week 8 Editing Exercise (25/5/2022)
Week 9 (27/5/2022)
We edited in Premiere Pro, the same clips in Week 8 but
we had to do color correction.
Fig 2.7: Week 9 Color Correction Exercise (24/6/2022)
FEEDBACKS
Week 7
General Feedback: Try out Premiere Pro
presets to make your video look nice.
Specific Feedback: Mr Martin told me that my
music video was well done. He said that our group
was consistent in our style and art direction.
REFLECTIONS
Experience
Project 2 was my favourite out of the three Projects because we got to do many of the work as a team and everyone had different roles and tasks to do. It gives me a bit of insight on how a real film production team would act and look like. In this especially relevant in Week 5's Shooting Exercise where we shot scenes based on a korean TV series trailer. Other than that, the group MV shooting was both equally fun to record with my teammates and edit by myself. Editing music videos is one of my favourite things to do. Even though I need to brush up on my performance skills, I was proud of the music video we made together.
Overall, it was a valuable experience and I learned a lot from attending physical classes and having physical activities especially in this module where it is most important.
Observation
I observed that I may have struggled a bit in this module due to not having a good camera (my phone was ancient in this modern era). However, it did not stop me because I was able to use the cameras provided in campus and my classmates were kind enough to let me use theirs.
I also observed that I really enjoyed video editing but due to having a computer that cannot handle the programs well, it crashes easily. I have become a more detailed focused editor that will constantly make sure my video is rendered and saved due to this problem. Moreover, I observed that working in teams had developed my communication and social skills.
Findings
I learned that there are still many things to learn about filming as well as manipulating the frame size can tell a different message and story. Other than that, I learned that working with others may take effort and patience but can also help in generating ideas and speeding up the long process of film production. I also learned that we should use each other's skills to good use when working as a team and choose a task that you can do well in or learn from.
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