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29.8.2022 - 28.11.2022 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Loh Qiao Yin / 0348923
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design in Creative Media /
Taylor's University
Exercises
LECTURES
Week 1
[Completed in Final
Project blog]
Week 2
[Completed in Project 2
blog]
Week 3
Storytelling in Film
Story & Plot- Story is what happened, plot is how it happened.
3-Act Structure
Beginning- Introduction of a story
Middle- Confrontation of a
problem
End- Resolution of problems
Week 4
Mise en scene- Setting the stage
All of the elements that appear on the screen mean something
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Composition
- Set design
- Lighting
- Costume and
props
- Depth of space
Week 5
Storyboarding
Purpose
- show important action
-
continuity/ editing point
- shot composition
- indicate camera
angle/ movement
- map out the scene
Process
1) Do a story breakdown
2) Get shot list ready for
storyboarding (just words)
3) Use floor plan to mark out the camera
position
4) Camera angle for each sequence can be indicated in
floor plan. Sc/Sh numbers are written beside the camera symbol
5)
Start from EWD/WS then cut to characters/objects. Cut between action and
reaction
6) Cut to different framing and angle shots
7) Insert
cut away shot as a transition to new scene
Week 10
Sound Design
Techniques
1) Time stretching/ Compression
-
changes length of audio without altering its pitch
2) Pitch
shifting
- adjusting the pitch of an audio upwards and downwards
for corrective/ creative purposes
3) Reversing
- end of the audio will be heard first and the
beginning last. Changes feeling and rhythm of the sound
4)
Layering
- arranging separate sounds together, the overall effect
is of a single complete sound
INSTRUCTIONS
Week 1
In-class editing exercise
- To get familiar with the interface in Premier Pro
Editing exercise (Independent learning)
- Rearrange 21 short video clips in a proper order to create one cohesive video
Film study- (Independent learning)
Munich (2005)
Shooting Exercise: Framing
i. Editing progress
Instead of just importing the 5-sec video clips continuously, I decided to vary the sequence of the shots to minimise the feeling of awkwardness and also to inject some sense of liveliness. It might still be jarring since I did not shoot the videos with that idea in my mind, I only decided to do that in the editing process.
3-act structure
[Exercise 1: Guang (2011)]
[Exercise 2: Lalin (2005)]
Week 5
Storyboarding Exercise
- Watch the video 'Support | Future Shorts' on Youtube and screenshot the scenes into a storyboard sequence.
Fig 3.3 Storyboard exercise, 26 September 2022
Floor Plan Exercise
i. Editing progress
There was a storyboard provided for us to figure out the sequence of the video but there was also graphics provided that are not mentioned in it. Thus, I tried to arrange them in a way it makes sense to me. Also, we are required to trim it to 30 seconds sharp and I found it hard to still ensure the video makes sense in such a short time.
iii. Colour Correction
Week 9
Sound Shaping with EQ
We were required to play with EQ and reverb to create the sound for the following 4 locations.
Fig 3.3 Audio file of phone call, 24 October 2022
2) Voice coming from inside of closet
Sound Design
We were required to design 3 different sound effects according to each topic in Adobe Audition.
N/A
In week 2, I was actually clueless as in I do not know how to start framing properly and shooting the video as I have never done any video shooting previously. Thankfully, Trinity is more familiar with it and guided me throughout the exercise.
For the subsequent exercises, I get the opportunity to solidify my technical skills using software such as Abobe Premier Pro and Adobe Audition as I would not have used them if not for my assignments. The exercises are light and manageable as long as procrastination is not involved in completing them.
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