Task
Create a 3-5 minutes music video with a narrative.
Research
We came out with various music like Reload by Sebastian Ingrosso, Titanium by David Guetta, The Nights by Avicii. In the end we decided to use Don't You Worry Child by Swedish House Mafia because of its potential story in their lyrics. For the VFX we thought of what effects can be place in the story and list down many vfx like, explosions, gun vfx, energy waves. We decided to split the music into 5 parts so each of us can participate in directing and be cameraman. It was a little tough because not everyone will have the same thinking in the story and have to clarify clearly to have a smooth flow in the plot. As our story contains alot of chasing scene, Mr Jame helped and teach us how to set up and operate the steadicam.
Production
On Friday morning 10am, we loan and set up equipments, and start production. Halfway through the production, it was drizzling and we have to stop filming and clock is ticking, Other problem is the background. I did not plan to have anyone in the background. However, there are many people walking in the path and we have to 'block' them. We stop filming at 9pm and everyone was exhausted including the actors, they need to run for a lot of scenes. We had to continue on Monday and Tuesday before and after school to film.
Summary
In this assignment, I learnt many things like setting and operating steadicam. Learning steadicam is not a one-day thing and we have to really master it to full utilize it. We also learnt how to operate the 4k cage mount. We are thankfully to have SyafiqZ and Sharon to help us act in the mv even though they have their own assignments to do. I had fun doing this assigment.
Friday, 6 February 2015
Friday, 2 January 2015
Assignment 2 - Movie Trailer Production Report (Film and Audio Editing)
Task
Edit a 1 minute trailer for the movie (How to Train Your Dragon)
Target audience?
Everyone
Research:
The trailer I have edited consist of different montages revolving around Hiccup (Main Actor).
Timeline:
Hiccup captures a dragon,
Claims he can kill it.
Couldn't do it in the end.
"I wouldn't kill him, because he looked as frightened as *I* was. I looked at him... and I saw myself."
Bonding between the dragon (Toothless) and Hiccup.
I did not show other characters like Hiccup's dad or his friends. My main objective is to show the audience how the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless will go. I also try to show their special connections throughout the trailer.
Challenges:
One difficulty I found is extracting the actor's voice to the trailer. Some parts there are background music covering their voice. What I done is editing the audio in Audition and try to cover the background music.
Another difficulty is finding the music that suits the scene. It requires alot of experiments and testings.
Draft Timeline:
"dialogue: This is berg...we have dragons!"
show dragons and humans fighting.
Hiccup shoots, toothless down.
Hiccup found toothless
*DREAMWORKS logo*
"dialogue: Everything we know about you guys... is wrong!"
"dialogue: Three hundred years, and I'm the first Viking who wouldn't kill a dragon."
"dialogue: I look at him and I saw himself"
"dialogue: I have to put an end to this"
fight continues
How to Train Your Dragon logo*
^ I realise this timeline is similar to the trailer online, therefore I scrap this.
I found this trailer made by fans, it changes the mood of the movie to dark and evil, I find it really amazing and epic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Ltl9jC3I4
Trailer for references:
normal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKiYuIsPxYk&list=LLEDu4xSVNhD7H8cI7htd7XQ&index=12
with trailer voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpQopYXeVUM&list=LLEDu4xSVNhD7H8cI7htd7XQ&index=14
Edit a 1 minute trailer for the movie (How to Train Your Dragon)
Target audience?
Everyone
Research:
The trailer I have edited consist of different montages revolving around Hiccup (Main Actor).
Timeline:
Hiccup captures a dragon,
Claims he can kill it.
Couldn't do it in the end.
"I wouldn't kill him, because he looked as frightened as *I* was. I looked at him... and I saw myself."
Bonding between the dragon (Toothless) and Hiccup.
I did not show other characters like Hiccup's dad or his friends. My main objective is to show the audience how the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless will go. I also try to show their special connections throughout the trailer.
Challenges:
One difficulty I found is extracting the actor's voice to the trailer. Some parts there are background music covering their voice. What I done is editing the audio in Audition and try to cover the background music.
Another difficulty is finding the music that suits the scene. It requires alot of experiments and testings.
Draft Timeline:
"dialogue: This is berg...we have dragons!"
show dragons and humans fighting.
Hiccup shoots, toothless down.
Hiccup found toothless
*DREAMWORKS logo*
"dialogue: Everything we know about you guys... is wrong!"
"dialogue: Three hundred years, and I'm the first Viking who wouldn't kill a dragon."
"dialogue: I look at him and I saw himself"
"dialogue: I have to put an end to this"
fight continues
How to Train Your Dragon logo*
^ I realise this timeline is similar to the trailer online, therefore I scrap this.
I found this trailer made by fans, it changes the mood of the movie to dark and evil, I find it really amazing and epic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3Ltl9jC3I4
Trailer for references:
normal trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKiYuIsPxYk&list=LLEDu4xSVNhD7H8cI7htd7XQ&index=12
with trailer voice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpQopYXeVUM&list=LLEDu4xSVNhD7H8cI7htd7XQ&index=14
Sunday, 21 December 2014
Assignment 2 (Cinematography & Filmmaking)
Brief
To shoot a live action video for 5-7seconds, showing creative and technical skills.
Preproduction
During the pitching of ideas, I pitch an idea that was inspired by a viral caught-on-camera video showing an eagle trying to grab a baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI
In the end Mr Jame told me that it was too challenging to do and requires alot of observation skills. I changed the idea to someone pouring infinite potato chips.
Production
I went to shoot with Zul, Samson and Wenjie and help each other in the process. I bought many potato chips as well. During the shoot, I recorded two shots, pouring with an empty small potato chips packet and pouring alot of potato chips. I tried draft editing of the videos and found out the lightings were different, the height of the pouring was to low. I used puppet tool to position the pouring chips, but the lighting was totally off. I tried masking and paint brush the footage with alpha. In the end I do not like the results, I can see alot of errors in the video. (to be continued)
Post-production
Summary
To shoot a live action video for 5-7seconds, showing creative and technical skills.
Preproduction
During the pitching of ideas, I pitch an idea that was inspired by a viral caught-on-camera video showing an eagle trying to grab a baby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE0Q904gtMI
In the end Mr Jame told me that it was too challenging to do and requires alot of observation skills. I changed the idea to someone pouring infinite potato chips.
Production
I went to shoot with Zul, Samson and Wenjie and help each other in the process. I bought many potato chips as well. During the shoot, I recorded two shots, pouring with an empty small potato chips packet and pouring alot of potato chips. I tried draft editing of the videos and found out the lightings were different, the height of the pouring was to low. I used puppet tool to position the pouring chips, but the lighting was totally off. I tried masking and paint brush the footage with alpha. In the end I do not like the results, I can see alot of errors in the video. (to be continued)
Post-production
Summary
Week 9 (Film and Audio Editing)
What did I do?
Done in class exercise
Review on Compression and EQ
Introduction to Boom microphone
What have I learnt?
We were given an in-class exercise in groups of 10 to create a film with the given dialogue. 10 of us were given a role (eg director, cameraman, editor). I was the editor. It was like a real work situation. During production was smooth, everyone knows what they are doing. During the post-production, the sound mixer told us the sound has alot of distortion and background musics. Right now there are two possible plans, record the audio of the actor (replacement of the voice) or Re-film the whole thing. In the end, we re-film the whole thing, because all of us agreed on the new film idea and believe it was stronger than our previous idea. Although some of our member had to leave first, the production and post-production went smooth.
Problems faced and can be improved:
I think that time management is the crucial problem for this exercise. I think that all of us will improve by the experience we faced.
Done in class exercise
Review on Compression and EQ
Introduction to Boom microphone
What have I learnt?
We were given an in-class exercise in groups of 10 to create a film with the given dialogue. 10 of us were given a role (eg director, cameraman, editor). I was the editor. It was like a real work situation. During production was smooth, everyone knows what they are doing. During the post-production, the sound mixer told us the sound has alot of distortion and background musics. Right now there are two possible plans, record the audio of the actor (replacement of the voice) or Re-film the whole thing. In the end, we re-film the whole thing, because all of us agreed on the new film idea and believe it was stronger than our previous idea. Although some of our member had to leave first, the production and post-production went smooth.
Problems faced and can be improved:
I think that time management is the crucial problem for this exercise. I think that all of us will improve by the experience we faced.
Sunday, 14 December 2014
Week 8 (Film and Audio Editing)
What did I do?
Using Audition
Introduction to Equalisation and Compression
Audio editing exercises
What have I learnt?
I learnt how to edit and adjust sounds using compressor and parametric eq.
Compressor makes the volume balance so that everything in the audio can be heard and Equalization makes the sound stick out.
Problems faced and can be improved:
The UI is quite hard to use at first and I believe I will adapt to it after the exercises.
Using Audition
Introduction to Equalisation and Compression
Audio editing exercises
What have I learnt?
I learnt how to edit and adjust sounds using compressor and parametric eq.
Compressor makes the volume balance so that everything in the audio can be heard and Equalization makes the sound stick out.
Problems faced and can be improved:
The UI is quite hard to use at first and I believe I will adapt to it after the exercises.
Friday, 5 December 2014
Week 7 (Film and Audio Editing)
What did I do and learnt?
Each of us had to present the Soundscape Assignment and tell the class how and what I have done. Watched a video "Sound Editing and Sound Design For Independent Film" Sound is important as it can change the quality of the film.
Problems faced and can be improved:
There are no problems faced for this lesson
Each of us had to present the Soundscape Assignment and tell the class how and what I have done. Watched a video "Sound Editing and Sound Design For Independent Film" Sound is important as it can change the quality of the film.
Problems faced and can be improved:
There are no problems faced for this lesson
Friday, 28 November 2014
Week 6 (Film and Audio Editing)
What did I do?
I have done In-class exercise: Dialogue editing.
Introduction to Chroma Key
What have I learnt?
I learnt what is J and L cuts, it is an advance cut to hear the audio before/after the video starts.
Done dialogue editing to understand the role of editor.
Learnt how to key basic color out in Premiere Pro.
Problems faced and can be improved:
Dialogue editing in after effects is hard, use premiere pro is faster and better.
I have done In-class exercise: Dialogue editing.
Introduction to Chroma Key
What have I learnt?
I learnt what is J and L cuts, it is an advance cut to hear the audio before/after the video starts.
Done dialogue editing to understand the role of editor.
Learnt how to key basic color out in Premiere Pro.
Problems faced and can be improved:
Dialogue editing in after effects is hard, use premiere pro is faster and better.
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