16.05.2024 - 30.06.2023 | Week 4 - Week 11
Maisarah binti Mohd Sufian | 0358458
Interactive Design | Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 2: Shooting Practice & Editing
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LECTURES
Week 5
We were briefed by Mr Martin on what the team shooting exercise we are required to carry out next week, as well as given time to discuss in our groups on our roles after having a test shoot. My role was the lighting assistant.
Week 6
This week we did our production shoot and filmed some scenes from the movie Everything Everywhere All At Once. My role was the producer and assistant director, I was in charge of communicating with Mr Martin and handling our production shoot as well helping the director assist with filming. After filming, we uploaded our scenes to Adobe Premier Pro and synced them to the audio.
Week 7
This week we colour corrected and colour graded our scenes. Mr Martin wants us to edit the our clips into an a trailer.
Material summary:
Coloring digital video footage involves establishing a picture profile, color correcting, and color grading. Color correction is a technical process to make footage look natural and realistic, while color grading is a creative process adding atmosphere and emotion. Key terms used in this context are hue (the color itself), saturation (color intensity), and brightness (lightness or darkness). Saturation affects whether colors "pop" or become "muddy," and adding white or black alters brightness values. HSB color theory is utilized to create mood and color schemes in films and videos.
Week 8
Independent Learning Week
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EXERCISE 2 - Shooting Practice & Editing
Instructions
The first part of this task is the group production shoot, we are to practice filming and edit our shot scenes individually.
1. Production Shoot
Out of the many roles, my role was the Producer and Assistant Director. As producer, I was to communicate with Mr Martin and relay information to my group members, and ensure that the production shoot runs smoothly. As the assistant director, I worked on the shooting schedule, noted down the OK Takes and assisted the director in filming.
After filming, I imported all the audio and video footage and shared it to my group members.
2. Editing
This was an individual task, first I fixed up some of the scenes to make it more accurate to the original clip. I used warp stabilizer and time remapping to make some of the shots smoother, and used keyframes to speed up the punches in the fight scene. I also just reframed the scenes to fix a bit of the composition.
I colour corrected the footage and colour graded the scenes:
1. Teal & Orange
2. Bluish (cold)
3. Greenish (cold)
4. Brownish (warm)
5. Desaturation, 50%-70%
6. B&W, High Contrast
I edited my clips into a trailer, with a trailer audiotrack I found on Youtube. I just added simple text to make it more interesting.
TikTok Video
For this task we are required to create a unique TikTok video.
1. Proposal
I started to work on the proposal, I wanted my content to overall be chill and comforting. However, I then decided to change my idea to be more creative by recreating a makeup look from my favourite girl group Aespa.
2. Editing
I recorded lots of videos and I imported them into CapCut to edit them and make the transitions seamless. I used overlays to add video effects to my video and used the preset effects to make it more inline with my theme.
Submission
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FEEDBACK
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Week 6:
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Week 7:
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Week 8:
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Week 9:
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REFLECTION
Experience
Overall, the production shoot was fun and it was not too confusing for me as I've already had prior shooting experience during my foundation. Mr Martin guided us clearly in class. My experience as the assistant director was a bit sudden, as I at first was only appointed as producer, but I still learned a lot from having to handle the group and get the shoot going. Editing the trailer was a bit hard, as I had to combine all the colour grading methods mentioned, but I think the finished outcome is interesting enough.
Observation
Handling the camera is quite difficult, as I saw my group members who were in charge of being behind the camera struggling to get the camera movement to be smooth and for the focus to be consistent. I realised that each role has it's difficulties. Colour grading is not as complicated as it seems, but colour correcting is a bit tedious and confusing as sometimes it can be hard to tell if the clip is colour corrected properly. I didn't expect having to edit the clips into a trailer, that was the hardest part as I did not have the creativity to edit the trailer, it was still fun seeing what kind of mood I could come up with.
Findings
Through this project, I learned a lot about the complexities and rewards of film production. Each role, from handling the camera to color correction, requires specific skills and a lot of patience. Being thrust into the assistant director role unexpectedly taught me important lessons about leadership and teamwork. Editing the trailer, despite its challenges, gave me a chance to explore creative storytelling and the impact of visual elements. This experience not only improved my technical skills but also gave me a deeper appreciation for the collaborative effort behind filmmaking.
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