Video & Sound Production / Project 2

   

20/09/2021 - 18/10/2021 / Week 5 - Week 9

Ngu Kah Shin / 0347666

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

Project 2 / Shooting Practise & Editing

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 LECTURES 

 Week 5: 

 What is storyboarding (visualization)?

    1. Originally developed in Disney during the 1930s

            - https://www.youtube.com/embed/BSOJiSUI0z8?start=30&end=73

    2. Involves converting a script into a comic that depicts the action visually   

            - https://www.youtube.com/embed/QEYJZXU2JF0?start=0&end=62

    3. Provides a layout of events as seen through the eyes of the camera

            - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydl6wQnEQYg

    4. Contemporary storyboards are used in a wide variety of multimedia projects.

            - https://petitegalerie.louvre.fr/visite-virtuelle/saison5/

What is the purpose of storyboarding?

1. Show IMPORTANT ACTION
2. Continuity/ Editing Point
3. Shot Composition
4. Indicate CAMERA ANGLE/ MOVEMENT
5. Map out the scene

Additional reading

• https://www.masterclass.com/articles/how-to-make-a-storyboard-for-a-film#watch-how-awardwinning-director-jodie-foster-makes-storyboards
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQsvhq28sOI

Animatic 

    - a series of images played in sequence, often with a soundtrack. In essence, it's an animated storyboard.

https://images.ctfassets.net/ccli4xdzdc9p/4DpTQeSQg92AAuJdBP9DyO/e37c705d5a677b6a6752bab2c3082f46/animatic-demo-gif.gif

Advantages of Animatic:

1. Timing of every shot
2. The rhythm of the scene
3. Audio & music added

Lecture slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LCDudb17uW8S623sfWZh41ZKSCMuM02M3UTa3EyKLGM/edit?usp=sharing

 Week 7: 

Intro to Premiere Pro 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1NmMwjeD2rU6jtYmpW3VqpufXWfeI20LBdplvSlERfQk/edit?usp=sharing

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 INSTRUCTIONS 

HTML Link:

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

 TASKS 

 Week 3: 

To create the story for Project 2, 30-second visual effects video, you should:

1. Select visual effects shots from Zach King videos

2. Search for the making of/tutorial video for the selected visual effects videos.

3. Build a story around the visual effect shot (1 character, 1 continuous event).

4. Breakdown to bullet point plot segmentation.

Fig 1.1 visual effect by Zach King

Fig 1.2 visual effect by Zach King

Fig 1.3 visual effect by Zach King

 Week 4: 

30 seconds visual effects video proposal 

Project 2 is a 30 seconds video, simple plots(less than 5 plots) and shots(less than 10 shots).

1. Select visual effects shot with tutorial supported.
2. Build a story around the visual effect shot (1 character, 1 continuous event).--> story
3. Break the story into plot segments.--> plot segmentation
4. Select visual effects shot with tutorial supported.
5. Take photos (W.S, M.S, C.U etc) according to the shot list (landscape, 16:9 aspect ratio). 
6. Make a Digital storyboard.-->Digital storyboard
7. Submit the proposal (GOOGLE Doc) that consists of 1. title, 2. 3xOriginal effect videos, 3. 3x tutorial videos, 4. story, 5. plot segmentation, 7. shot list, 8. Digital storyboard.

Additional materials:

reference for digital storyboard: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1szEpWQPdVZMGDMMViPKaBI9_GfcS7Eu-/view?usp=sharing

The images with double visions were to indicate the actor's action, please don't follow. You can simply use an arrow to show action.

How to change smartphone shooting aspect ratio: https://youtu.be/mgBq6XU9OYU?t=129

Phone & DSLR native aspect ratio is 3:2, however, we need video format which is 16:9. Please follow the video to change the aspect ratio.

Plot Segmentation and Storyboarding:

Fig 1.4 visual effect by Zach King

• Repositioned and scaled up the footage to create zooming in effect

Fig 1.5 process work on Adobe Premiere Pro

• Layering of audio clips

Fig 1.6 process work on Adobe Premiere Pro

FINAL SUBMISSION