VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION [ EXERCISES ]
24.04.24 - 06.08.24 / Week 1 - Week 7
Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media / Video and Sound Production / Taylor's University
Exercises
OUTLINE
Instruction
- W1 Exercise 1 & 2
- W2 Shooting Exercise & Exercise 1 & 2
- W7 Colour correction
Reflection
INSTRUCTION
Module Information Booklet (MIN) of Video and Sound Production
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W1
Lecture note W1: Exercise & Assignments Brief
Exercise 1 - Mints
For this exercise, Mints, I downloaded footage from Google Drive, which the Lecturer gave on the slide first. And then, I arranged the footage in order with the timeline in Adobe Premiere Pro.
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| Fig.1.1.1 Editing process of Mints (Week 1 / 22.4.2024) |
Mints Final (Week 1 / 22.4.2024)
Exercise 2 - Doritos
As I did in Exercise 1, I downloaded the footage and arranged it in order.
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| Fig. 1.2.1 Editing process of Doritos (Week 1 / 22.4.2024) |
Doritos Final (Week 1 / 22.4.2024)
Week 1 asynchronous class Quiz
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| Fig. 1.3.1 Asynchronous class Quiz (Week 1 / 22.4.2024) |
W2
Lecture note W2: Framing & Storyboard
Shooting Exercise
We shot videos following the below shot size.
- Low-angle Wide shot
- Frontal MCU (soft background)
- Frontal MS (soft background)
- Extreme Close-Up shot
- Side angle MS (soft background)
- ¾ angling MCU shot (with blurry/soft foreground)
- Close-Up shot
- Eye-Level Medium-Wide shot
The conditions a lecturer suggested were to zoom to get a soft background, avoid being overexposed or underexposed (too bright or too dark), and use landscape format video, 5 seconds per shot. After editing the videos, I added captions to indicate which part it is.
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| Fig. 2.1.1 Editing Process (Week 2 / 1.5.2024) |
Final Shooting Exercise (Week 2 / 1.5.2024)
Exercise 1 - Editing Practise 1 (Lalin)
Adobe Premiere Pro CC - Basic Titles for Beginners
Original Short Film iklan thailand: LALIN
After watching the videos, I started to edit using the footage that a lecturer gave on Google Drive in Adobe Premiere Pro. The lecturer asked us to edit it to 35 seconds sharp, so I started reducing the timeline of all videos.
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| Fig. 2.2.1 Editing process 1 (Week 2 / 3.5.2024) |
In the middle of editing, I used the conversion effect of a picture slowly disappearing.
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After finishing adding the effect, I focused on editing it to 35 seconds as much as possible. So I deleted all the scenes that I thought were useless.
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| Fig. 2.2.3 Editing process 3 (Week 2 / 3.5.2024) |
Final 35 seconds video
Exercise 2 - Understand storytelling
The three-act story structure is a popular narrative framework used in storytelling, particularly in film and literature. It divides a story into three distinct parts: the setup, the confrontation, and the resolution.
Act One: The Setup The first act establishes the protagonist, their world, and the situation they find themselves in. This act typically ends with an inciting incident, which sets the story in motion and creates a problem that the protagonist must solve. The inciting incident can be a positive or negative event, but it must be significant enough to disrupt the protagonist's world and force them to take action.
Act Two: The Confrontation The second act is the longest and most complex of the three acts. It's where the protagonist faces a series of obstacles and challenges as they work towards their goal. This act is often divided into two parts: the first half, where the protagonist makes progress towards their goal, and the second half, where they encounter setbacks and complications. The second act typically ends with a major turning point, where the protagonist faces a significant setback or crisis that forces them to reevaluate their approach.
Act Three: The Resolution The third act is where the story reaches its climax and resolution. The protagonist must confront their final challenge or conflict and overcome it to achieve their goal. The climax is the most intense and dramatic part of the story, where the stakes are highest and the tension is at its peak. The resolution, on the other hand, is the denouement, where loose ends are tied up, and the protagonist's journey comes to a satisfying conclusion.
Overall, the three-act story structure provides a clear and effective framework for storytelling, allowing writers to create engaging and well-structured narratives that resonate with audiences.
Lalin
Original Short Film iklan thailand: LALIN
1. Which part is act 1, act 2, act 3 respectively? Describe each act with ONE paragraph only.
Act one: Lalin was called Miss Meteorite when she was young because of her severe skin problems. So, Lalin decided to go to Japan, where no one cared about walking around with a mask on the street. While living in Japan, she began posting pictures on social media, severely correcting her skin and face.
Act two: While living in Japan, Lalin encountered a graphic novelist named Nut online. He wanted to hire Lalin to translate his book into Japanese, which Lalin accepted. Over time, the two became acquainted through frequent online conversations and video calls. Lalin wears a mask every time she makes a video call with him, and Nut wants her to take off her mask and show her face. One day, Nut goes to meet Lalin to deliver a book she's translating and waits for her. However, Lalin refuses to meet him, afraid to show him the severe skin trouble on her face. Eventually, Nut leaves the book with an online message that he really wants her to read.
Act three: Lalin reads the book he left behind, remembering that Nut was the fattest friend in her childhood class. Lalin runs to meet Nut again, but it is already after Nut left on the train.
2. What is the inciting incident in the movie?
The inciting incident in this movie is a scene where Lalin starts posting photos of herself on social media.
3. What is the midpoint scene in the movie?
The midpoint scene in this movie is a scene where Lalin meets a man named Nut on social media.
4. What is the Climax scene in the movie?
The climax scene in this movie is when Nut comes to see Lalin in real life.
5. What is the theme of the movie?
Courage to face the world and inner beauty.
Everything, everywhere, all at once
Everything Everywhere All At Once
1. Which part is act 1, act 2, act 3 respectively? Describe each act with ONE paragraph only.
Act one: Evelyn, Waymond, and their daughter, Joy, hold onto the microphone and sing together. Evelyn is struggling with her taxes again at this point, and when Waymond appears and tells her that she has something to say, Evelyn shakes off, saying she doesn't have time for that, and then goes down to the laundry on the first floor to deal with the customers. But Waymond had a divorce request in his hand. Joy appears in front of Evelyn with her girlfriend, Becky, and tries to talk to her grandfather, saying she wants to properly introduce her to him, but Evelyn tries to vaguely gloss over it. Joy, who is hurt by this, turns around and leaves, drives away, then changes direction and heads to the bar.
Act two: The Evelyn couple heads to the IRS with their father, and Deirdre questions Evelyn. Deirdre has been pressuring Evelyn's family, taking issue with her purchase of hobby goods and laundry expenses. Evelyn wears her shoes in the elevator in reverse, as directed by Waymond, imagining that she is in the cleaning locker, and suddenly flies away when she presses the wireless earphones. Evelyn has a bizarre experience where her consciousness exists simultaneously in the current universe in front of Deirdre's desk and in another parallel universe that hides in the cleaning locker. In this way, Evelyn discovers her abilities and courage by crossing various parallel universes and making various relationships. But as Evelyn and Waymond's relationship continues to deteriorate, the family's tensions reach boiling points. External conflicts between Alpha Grandpa and Alpha Jumper escalate, leading to intense confrontations and battles that threaten the safety of the family. Amid these external struggles, Evelyn experiences internal changes and conflicts. While Evelyn reflects on her values and aspirations, Waymond tries to protect her family despite their differences. Evelyn is confused by heightened interests and emotional turmoil as she confronts her inner demons while facing external threats.
Act three: Evelyn, Waymond, and Joy go through reconciliation and growth as they resolve their internal conflicts. They confront Grandpa Alpha in their final confrontation, and Evelyn appeals to Joy, who is leaving with all her heart. Alpha's father also helps her save her grandfather from a black hole and reconciles by hugging Joy and Evelyn. After work is done, Evelyn's family and Becky reunite, have a peaceful day, and go back to the tax audit. While undergoing a tax audit again by the IRS, Evelyn experiences things happening in another universe at the same time, and the film ends.
2. What is the inciting incident in the movie?
The inciting incident is a scene where Joy is driving to the bar.
3. What is the midpoint scene in the movie?
The midpoint incident is a scene where Waymond talks to Evelyn about her dreams and desires, giving her a new perspective.
4. What is the Climax scene in the movie?
The climax scene is the final match between Evelyn and Alpha father.
5. What is the theme of the movie?
Family Love.
Week 2 asynchronous class Quiz
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| Fig. 2.3.1 Asynchronous class Quiz |
W7
Lecture note W7: Colour correction
Colour correction
In this exercise, we are tasked to start colour correction and grading.
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| Fig. 3.1.1 Teal & Orange (Week 7 / 8.6.2024) |
Final Teal & Orange
Week 7 asynchronous class Quiz
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| Fig. 3.1.1 Asynchronous class Quiz (Week 7 / 8.6.2024) |
REFLECTION
Week 1 asynchronous class materials
At first, I thought it would be confusing to distinguish the different sizes of the shots, but it was more confusing than I thought. It might be because I am not familiar with the sizes and names of different shots yet. Even shots that can be understood by names, such as eye-level shots, are not sure yet how much a person should be on the screen, so I think I need to learn more.
Week 2 asynchronous class materials
In this week’s asynchronous class, I learned something worth learning from Creative Writing. Like the introduction, initiation, development, crisis, climax, and ending of the five-act structure, it was interesting to divide it into Act One, Act Two, and Act Three in Video and Sound Production. Perhaps because I thought I would write a five-act structure in the video, it was not difficult to understand the three-act story structure.
In this asynchronous class, colour correction and colour grading were suggested. I don't know why, but adjusting the video's colour was unthinkable. I've edited the colours of pictures a lot, but I've never experienced editing the colours as well, especially when editing a movie. But on second thought, shooting a movie with the colours you like feels a little impossible. So the process of learning how to adjust and stack colors was interesting.
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Projects
- VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION PROJECT PROJECT 1
- VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION PROJECT PROJECT 2
- VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION PROJECT FINAL PROJECT
- VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION PROJECT FINAL COMPILATION
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