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
Sunday, 21 December 2014
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
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