Video & Sound Production / Exercises

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30/08/2021 - 11/10/2021 / Week 2 - Week 8

Ngu Kah Shin / 0347666

Video and Sound Production / B' in Creative Media / Taylor's Design School

Project 1 / Audio Editing Exercises


 LECTURES 

 Week 1: 

Today's lesson, being the first lesson of our second semester, Mr Martin went through the module information booklet with us and explained thoroughly what we will expect in the weeks to come. He also recommended headphones, cameras, and tripods which we will be needed to film our projects. This google slides created by Mr Martin have an in-depth explanation of the abovementioned details.
He then proceeded to teach us about pre-production, production, and post-production as below:
Pre-production:

  • Idea development
  • Story
  • Storyboard
  • Visual References
  • Location/ Props
Production:
  • Lighting

    • Costume
    • Principal Shooting
    Post-production:
    • Offline Editing
    • Online Editing
    • Audio Editing
    After the briefing, Mr Martin guided us on how to use Adobe Premiere Pro during the tutorial session. The process is recorded down below in the Exercises section in detail.

    Briefing slides for Week 1:  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17ajlH2smVYcYnHWJZiALh2HFLw0FYcpEEyfQic9v59I/edit?usp=sharing

     Week 2: 

    This week, Mr Martin introduced us to Framing & Story. 
    The shot size determines how large the area that’s visible within the frame. 

    • Extreme wide shot

    • Wide shot 
    • Medium wide shot 
    • Medium shot
    • Medium close-up shot
    • Close-up shot
    • Extreme close-up shot 
    Briefing slides for Week 2: 
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cX7lLp90OLYaqVjmhyX29BwrEOZRQgvtMUNXSfX3IA4/edit?usp=sharing

     Week 3: 

    Mr Martin taught us Plot & Story during today's session.
    Narrative - Chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space
    Story - Explicitly Presented Events + Presumed/Inferred Events
    Plot  - Explicitly Presented Events + Added Non-diegetic (narrative) Material
    From an audience standpoint, all we have before us is the plot – the arrangement of material in the film as it stands. We create the story in our minds on the basis of cues in the plot. 

    Briefing slides for Week 3: 
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bQkvbM9uieW7KNVkSmjQLpnFBPFsp6MGQa2KFELIcOU/edit?usp=sharing

     Week 4: 
    After giving us a recap on story & plot, Mr Martin briefed us on the 3 acts story structure and gave many examples from famous movies. He also referred back to the previous Disney shorts called Burrow, as discussed last week.

    Story
    - The set of all the events in a cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space, both the ones explicitly presented and those the viewer infers, constitutes the story.
    - what happened?
    Plot
    - Everything is visibly and audibly present in the film, and material that is extraneous to the story world.
    - Why did it happen? How?
    Plot Segmentation
    - The best method for understanding a film’s narrative system is to create a plot segmentation, a scene-by-scene outline of the entire film. 


    3-Act structure:
        Act 1 (beginning/setup)
            - To introduce the world.
            - To introduce the main characters.
            - To establish the dramatic situation.
            - Leads to an incident that complicates the story
        Act 2 (middle/confront)
            - Known as ‘Rising Action’.
            - To develop obstacles/complications.
            - Leads to the climax of the story
        Act 3 (end/resolution)
            - Ending of climax
            - Answer to all obstacles/problems
            - Tying the loose ends
        

    Briefing slides for Week 4:
    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19XkZugHXwbXZmEyH-crS6isOiSbJT07gcd3mTmyraTo/edit?usp=sharing

     INSTRUCTIONS 


    HTML Link:
    <iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x_5jVqfpBuAmIWsRpOYCF8PNI-HD_W-b/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>


     EXERCISES 

     Week 1: 
    Firstly, we were instructed to download the video clips provided by Mr Martin. Then, we created a new project, renamed it and saved it in a certain folder with all other video sources used in this particular project. This is a habit to be established for our efficiency the next time when we want to retrieve the files again.

    Exercise 1:
    Mr Martin guided us on what each tool can be utilised and how to assemble the clips into the timeline. So far everything was relatively easy, much like putting puzzle pieces together.
    Fig 2.1 Screenshot of process work on Mints project (25/08/2021)

    Video 1.1 Mint Project (25/08/2021)

    Exercise 2:
    We were to complete another video editing project by ourselves after class. I really enjoyed the process because it was like solving a riddle plus the video chosen by Mr Martin is exceptionally interesting, to say the least! 
    Fig 2.2 Screenshot of process work on Doritos project (25/08/2021)

    Video 1.2 Doritos Project (25/08/2021)

     Week 2: 
    We have two exercises to be done this week, one shooting exercise and one on video editing. All sources and references are provided on Google classroom for easy access.

    Exercise 1:
    The MAIN objective is to practise GOOD COMPOSITION by shooting the below videos:
    1.     Low angle Wide shot
    2.     Frontal MCU (soft  background)
    3.     Frontal MS (soft  background)
    4.     Extreme Close-Up shot
    5.     Side angle MS (soft  background)
    6.     ¾ angling MCU shot (with blurry/soft  foreground)
    7.     Close-Up shot   
    8.     Eye-Level Medium-Wide shot
     
    Reminder:
    ·       Shoot wide shot with wide-angle.
    ·       The rest ZOOM IN to get the soft background.
    ·       Refer to the examples provided or google references for GOOD composition.
    ·       Avoid overexposed or underexposed (too bright or too dark).
    ·       Do the shooting during daytime.
    ·       Shoot landscape format video, 5 seconds per shot.
    ·       Edit with CAPTION (Mention the shot size), export video for submission.
     
    Instructions & Tutorial link:
    1. Trim the video by marking the IN point that you want to begin, and the OUT point that you want to end by pressing I & O.
    2. Create CAPTION
    Additional references:
    Medium Close-up shot
    Close-up shot
    Extreme close-up shot
    Fig 3.1 Screenshot of process work on shot sizes porject (03/09/2021)

    Video 2.1 Shot sizes filming and editing exercise (03/09/2021)

    During the class session, Mr Martin gave us feedback on this exercise. I was told all my shot sizes are one-shot bigger. Mr Martin said we do not have to reshoot the videos. I shall remember my mistakes profoundly!

    Exercise 2:
    First, view the Original video: https://youtu.be/ehc52wBiUqE
    There are 12 shots and a storyboard in there, the storyboard indicates the editing order. Download the footage from the google drive link provided by Mr Martin. Watch the Editing tutorial video recorded by Mr Martin.

    Learning objectives: 
    1. Switch from "Assembly" to "Editing" mode,
    2. Trimming videos by creating IN & OUT points,
    3. Using Multiple Video Track,
    4. Using transition.
    Fig 3.2 Progress work on Adobe Premiere Pro (03/09/2021)

    Video 2.2 Lalin Editing Exercise (25/08/2021)




     Week 3: 
    We have two exercises to be done this week, one shooting exercise and one on video editing. All sources and references are provided on Google classroom for easy access.

    Exercise 1:
    Plot Segmentation
    We were required to break down and dissect a Pixar short film called Burrow into segments.

        1. Title
            a. Rabbit starts digging a hole in the ground.
            b. Rabbit sets up a mailbox, indicating it is building a home.


        2. In the tiny hole the Rabbit has dug,
            a. Rabbit pulls out her blueprint of the house layout plan, which looks like a childish sketch on a lined paper.
            c. Mole and Fieldmouse dug their way through Rabbit's wall
            d. They shared their blueprint with Rabbit, which made Rabbit doubt her plans and starts digging to leave them.


        3. During the course of her dig,
            a. Rabbit eventually found herself in Hedgehog's living room, Frog's library, Newts' bathroom, Ant's restaurant that made her even more embarrassed, though none of them minds her intrusions.
            b. Rabbit accidentally wakes up a grumpy-sounding animal
            c. Rabbit flees and further digs her way through
            d. Unknowingly, she eventually hits the water table.
            e. Water starts to flood up the burrows


        4. Rabbit seeks help from neighbours
            a. In tears, the rabbit flees to find the other animals to explain her mistake
            b. The scary-sounding animal turns out to be a kind badger, who helped summon the other neighbours
            c. They dig a side tunnel to divert the water to the surface, which saved their homes
            d. Grateful, Rabbit shows her drawing to the neighbours
            e. The neighbours help improve her home but still maintain what Rabbit wanted, even down to the disco ball she drew in the bathroom.

    Exercise 2:
    Shooting exercise - Dance video

    Instructions: 
    1. The output video is expected to be around 30 seconds, the editing style is dependent on the rhythm of your music.
    2. In total, you need at least 7 shots 
    3. You can have more than 7 shots, have fun trying out different shot sizes, compositions, but the 7 shots mentioned above must be presented in your video. You can edit it in a different order.
    4. As a group project, you need 2 full body shots from your teammates. Please present SAME SUBJECT SIZE, WELL SYNCHRONIZED MOVE in this shot
    5. For this shot, you need to:
    • Place 3 full body video clips on 3 different video tracks,
    • Crop 3 videos (https://youtu.be/kUgdHCymiTs),
    • Re-position videos, one to the left, one at the centre, one to the right
    In order to complete our week 3 filming activity, we are divided into groups of three and given the opportunity to select a dance routine to perform and film. I was grouped with Amber and Lavender. We decided to use the song Macarena since the choreography is simple, and we felt it would be extremely amusing as well as entertaining to do. The end result is so funny and embarrassing but we had a good time doing this task, and our relationship became a little deeper as a result of witnessing each other dance so crazily.

    Song used: Macarena by The Girly Team

    Shot sizes applied:
    1. Extreme close-up shot- eye level
    2. Close-up shot- eye level
    3. Medium close-up shot- eye level
    4. Medium shot- eye level
    5. Wide shot- low angle
    6. Wide shot- high angle
    7. Medium shot - eye level
    8. Full-body shot- eye level

    Video length: 33 seconds

    Group members: Amber Lee Yan Yun, Lavender Ting Ee Xuan and me (Ngu Kah Shin) 

    Tools and equipment used: My phone and tripod stand

    Video 3.1 Macarena by 3 monkeys

     

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