Video and Sound Production - Project 2: Shooting Practice & Editing
04.04.2023 - 26.06.2023 / Week 1 - Week 12
Lim Rui Ying / 0358986
Video
and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project
2: Shooting Practice & Editing
LIST
Project 2
Exercise 1:
TikTok Video
Exercise 2:
Production Shooting
LECTURES
WEEK 5
Production Team
Production personnel are hired for the purpose of producing a film or motion
picture.
The personnel in a production team:
Producer: involved throughout all phases of a film project to
initiate, coordinate, supervise, and control matters such as raising
funding, hiring key personnel, contracting and arranging for distributors.
Screenwriter: shapes the sequence of events in a film so that
the story will unfold logically and in an interesting way.
Director: is responsible for overseeing the creative aspects of
a film, including controlling the content and flow of the film's plot and
managing the technical aspects of visuals with the camera department and
sound with the audio department.
Assistant Director (A.D): assists the production manager and
director and oversees day-to-day management of the cast and crew scheduling,
equipment, script, and set.
Director of Photography/Cinematographer (DoP): makes decisions
on framing and lighting of scenes in conjunction with the film's director.
Gaffer: responsible for the design and execution of the lighting
plan for a production.
Sound Recordist: records all sound during filming.
Production Designer: creates physical and visual appearance of
the film – settings, costumes, props and character makeup.
Film Editor: Assembles the various shots into a coherent film,
working closely with the director.
Visual Effect Artist: responsible for compositing images from
different sources such as video, film, computer-generated 3-D imagery, 2-D
animations, matte paintings and text.
Sound Designer: In charge of the post-production sound of a
movie.
Film Production
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| Film production workflow (Source: Studio Binder) |
1. Development
- the stage of creation, writing, organising and planning a project.
- a preliminary budget is made, the key casts are attached, key creatives are chosen, main locations scouted and multiple script drafts may be written.
- a preliminary budget is made, the key casts are attached, key creatives are chosen, main locations scouted and multiple script drafts may be written.
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| Pre-production |
- the planning stage
- involves finalising the shooting script and budget, hiring key department heads, casting and hiring crew, shot listing the scenes, location scouting, scheduling shoot days, etc.
- involves finalising the shooting script and budget, hiring key department heads, casting and hiring crew, shot listing the scenes, location scouting, scheduling shoot days, etc.
3. Production
- the actual filming of the film, aka principal shoot.
4. Post-production
- footage is edited, the sound is mixed, visual effects are added, a
soundtrack is composed, titles are created, and the project is completed and
prepared for distribution.
- begins while the shoot is still going to identify problems with the footage or any gaps in the story while the shoot is still happening.
- begins while the shoot is still going to identify problems with the footage or any gaps in the story while the shoot is still happening.
5. Distribution
- the process of making a movie available for viewing by audience.
- may be exhibited directly to the public either through a movie theater or television, or streaming.
- may be exhibited directly to the public either through a movie theater or television, or streaming.
INSTRUCTIONS
PROJECT 2: Shooting Practise & Editing
Exercise 1: TikTok Video
We have to film a TikTok video to express ourselves and our personality with
the theme of "My Campus Life" in a fun and creative way. Before having and
executing the TikTok ideas, we were tasked to write about our understanding of
TikTok and discover three favourite TikTok videos and come out with a short
rationale for each.
WEEK 1
My understanding of TikTok
TikTok is an application that allows users to create and share
short-duration videos. Meanwhile, they can watch videos and share, like, and
comment on videos. It is possible to find all types of videos on TikTok. The
videos usually come with music, especially rhythmic and popular music. There
is also some text in the videos for people to understand the content easily.
Some of the videos are funny and exaggerated, some are interesting and
creative, but some may be misleading or boring. With its variety and short
duration, TikTok has attracted more than 1 billion users.
In fact, TikTok short videos can be very addictive, and people may spend
hours watching them, losing their thinking ability. We get too much
information watching TikTok videos and our brain cannot process that much
information so quickly. We can indeed discover ideas and inspiration from
TikTok videos, but we should not be addicted to them.
My favourite TikTok Videos
Kimonomom creates videos of her and her daughter, Sutan preparing food together. Sutan is very adorable with her funny faces. The daily life and the interaction between the mother and her daughter are interesting and entertaining. Although there are no complex editing skills, watching their videos makes me feel cheerful and relaxed.
This video is moving at a fast pace with several clips. The most fascinating part is Kenny Song matches the cooking sounds with the rhythm of the song "Left and Right" very well, making the video very interesting. His filming and editing skills are excellent which makes the quality and the outcome of the video look impressive.
I like the creativity of Recider, which assumes the murder weapon is daily dishes to be washed by his roommate as a murderer. The scenes are well-decorated with blood, the props are well-prepared, and the lighting is just right so that everything fits together and matches well with the story.
WEEK 3
TikTok Ideation
We are to write down the TikTok video ideas in the Google Slides template
provided. In the slides, we should include a short introduction about
ourselves, a description of the video idea, some music to be used and create a
mood board.
Initially, I had an idea of preparing breakfast during my school days.
However, I changed to another idea of filming my campus life after receiving
feedback from Mr Martin. I planned to film moments in class, with friends,
doing assignments, and some views of the campus.
Fig. 1.1 TikTok ideas - GOOGLE SLIDES, Week 3 (24/4/2023)
I used a mobile editing app called CapCut China to edit my TikTok video. I
applied their amazing animation and transition effects, and some cut stickers
into my video.
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| Fig. 1.2 Editing in CapCut, Week 12 (25/6/2023) |
Final Submission
@ry.lim_ My campus life #taylorsuniversity #campuslife #taylorians ♬ Not Angry - Chris James
Final Project 2 - Exercise 1: TikTok Video
Exercise 2: Production Shooting
Fig. 2.1 Exercise 2 details - Project B & Project S
WEEK 5 - WEEK 6 | Forming of Group & Film Project Assign
I was distributed to Group 2 and we were assigned to film Project S (Silent
Drama). In the team, I undertook the role of the camera assistant. Below is
the crew list of our production team:
Mangosteen Productions (Group 2)
Producer: Edwin
Director: Arnusha
Assistant Director: Gladys
Art Director: Cola
DOP: Hana
Camera Assistant: Rui Ying
Location Sound/Boom Operator: Zi En
Actor 1: Shar
Actor 2: Jennifer
Producer: Edwin
Director: Arnusha
Assistant Director: Gladys
Art Director: Cola
DOP: Hana
Camera Assistant: Rui Ying
Location Sound/Boom Operator: Zi En
Actor 1: Shar
Actor 2: Jennifer
We were to film Project S according to the storyboard provided but we can make
modifications to the storyboard based on our discussion and creativity. We did
not make any adjustments to the storyboard.
Fig. 2.2 Silent storyboard, Week 6 (9/5/2023)
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| Fig. 2.3 Group discussion - Props preparation, Week 6 (15/5/2023) |
WEEK 7 | Production Shooting
We had our shooting on May 16, 2023 (Week 7). Here are some behind the
scenes:
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| Fig. 2.4 Behind the scenes, Week 7 (16/5/2023) |
Filmed clips and recorded audio:
Google Drive
WEEK 8 | Production Shoot Editing
Before editing the production shoot video, I reviewed and listened to the recorded video and audio clips. I selected the clips that I wanted to include in the final video. Following that, I organised and placed these chosen clips into two separate files for easier access during the editing process.
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| Fig. 2.5 Files organised - footage & audio |
Afterwards, I made sure to adjust the sequence settings to have a frame size of 1920 x 1080 pixels before commencing the editing process. Then, I proceeded to import the selected clips into the sequence and trimmed out any unnecessary parts.
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| Fig. 2.6 Sequence settings, Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
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| Fig. 2.7 Trimming clips, Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
Below is a rough edit (attempt 1) without any background music and video transitions added.
Video 1: Production Shoot Editing (Attempt 1)
Consequently, I made further enhancements to the video by doing colour correction, adding background music, captions and an adjustment layer.
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| Fig. 2.8 Colour correction, Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
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| Fig. 2.9 Adding caption, Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
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| Fig. 2.10 W/ and w/o adjustment layer - Fuji ETERNA 250D Kodak 2395 (by Adobe), Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
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| Fig. 2.11 Timeline overview, Week 8 (25/5/2023) |
Final Submission
Final Project 2 - Exercise 2: Production Shoot (Silent)
FEEDBACK
WEEK 4
Exercise 1: TikTok ideation
The TikTok video content should be related to me and express my interesting
personality, with a fun and creative storyline in the video, but not just film
the breakfast cooking process. I will have to rethink the TikTok video ideas
and create a storyboard for the TikTok video.
REFLECTION
During this project, I acquired fundamental shooting skills, such as understanding different types of shots and effectively setting up the camera for the production shoot. Additionally, I gained valuable knowledge in video editing, including using video transitions, incorporating sound effects, applying colour corrections, and utilising adjustment layers to enhance the overall visual appeal of the video. Overall, this project was an engaging experience, allowing me to learn from shooting and video editing practices.
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