VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION / EXERCISE

01/09/2023 - 08/09/2023 (Week 1 - Week 2)

Agnes Fadhyllah  / 0360503

Interactive Design / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media

VIDEO AND SOUND PRODUCTION / EXERCISES

Lectures

Week 2: Framing & Storyboard

Playing with Camera Shots

• Making movies is all about getting creative with camera shots and deciding how to show different parts of a scene and when to show them.

Camera Work

• When you make a movie, you use a bunch of shots. Each shot needs the camera to be in the right spot for that part of the story. A shot is basically what you get when you film something without stopping.
• A sequence is like a bunch of scenes or shots that make up a complete piece of the story.

Setting the Scene

• A scene is where the action happens in a movie. It can be made up of several shots or sequences that show a continuous event.

Sizes Matter

• The size of a shot decides how much you see in the frame.
  
  
  1.Wide Shot
  This one shows everything, including the surroundings. Sometimes, it's used at the start to give you a feel for the place.
  
  
  2.Medium Shot
  It's from the waist up, so you see the important stuff. The rest of the body isn't in the picture.
  
  
  3.Close-up Shot
  This one zooms in on the most important part of the subject, like someone's face. It's great for showing emotions and details.

Week 3: Storytelling in Film

Making Movie Stories

• When you're telling a story through a movie, there's a structure that often works: it's like a three-act play.
  
  Act 1 - The Beginning
  This is where you set up the story and introduce what's going on.
  
  
  Act 2 - The Middle
  Things get complicated. The main characters face a big problem, and you wonder how they'll solve it.
  
  
  Act 3 - The End
  This is where everything gets resolved, and you find out what happens to the characters.

The Exciting Moments

• In a good story, there are two important moments:
  
  Plot Point 1 - The Twist
  This is when something unexpected happens, and it sets the story on a new path. It's like a big question mark: what's going to happen next?
  
  
  Plot Point 2 - The Climax
  This is the most exciting part of the story. The main character is in a tight spot, and you're on the edge of your seat, wondering if they'll win or lose.

Week 4: Mise en Scène

Mise en Scène - What You See Onscreen

• It's a fancy French term that literally means "putting on stage."
• In simple words, it's all the stuff you see in a movie scene – the actors, their arrangement, the setting, and everything else.

Composition - The Art of Framing

• Composition is like picking the right camera angle and frames for a shot.
• It helps tell the story, convey emotions, and make the audience feel something.

Set Design - Creating the World

• This is all about what you see in the background. It builds the world of the scene and adds more context to the story.

Lighting - Setting the Mood

• Lighting is a big deal; it's how you create the mood in a scene.
• Bright, cheerful lighting is like what you see in musicals and rom-coms, while dark, shadowy lighting is typical in horror movies.

Costume and Props - Dressing Up and Stuff

• Costume: What the actors wear can tell you a lot about their character and their journey.
• Props: These are objects that either drive the story or emphasize the movie's themes.

Depth of Space - Creating Space

• Depth is about how far apart things are in a scene.
• It's influenced by where stuff is placed, the camera's position, and the kind of lens they use.
  

Week 6: Colour Correction

Color Correction - Making It Look Right

• Color correction is like giving every part of a video a makeover. It's about making sure all the colors match and look just the way they should.
• Think of it as balancing the colors so that whites actually look white, blacks look black, and everything in between is nice and even.

RGB - A Color Mix Party

• RGB stands for Red, Green, Blue. It's like a colorful cocktail where these three lights mix together to create tons of different colors.
• We use RGB mainly for electronic stuff like TVs and computers. But even before that, it was rooted in how humans see colors.

Color Grading - Adding Some Style

• After you've fixed everything with color correction, it's time to add some style with color grading.
• You can change colors to make your video look cool or convey a certain mood.

Color Grading Goals - Making It Pop

• Color grading is all about boosting contrast and making colors more vibrant.
• You can even add a special color tone to make your video stand out.

Teal & Orange - The Cool Combo

• Teal & Orange is a popular style. It's like a dynamic duo that makes skin tones look good and creates a cool contrast.
• Plus, it can give your video that golden-hour feel, with warm orange tones against a blue sky.

Instructions

Module Information Booklet

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EXERCISE 1

Exercise 1 - Mints

In this exercise Mr.Martin taught us about the basics of premiere pro application, 

we were given a folder of a cropped videos that we have to put all together into one video.

i started working on the video and combine it all and export it into an mp4 file.

fig 1.0 Mints Video

Exercise 1 - Doritos

Same goes with the mints, Mr.Martin gave us a folder with cropped videos and randomized video, so we have to figure out which order the video is going to be.

fig 1.1 Doritos Video

EXERCISE 2

Exercise 2 - Shooting practice, Shoot and Editing

For week 2 we had a shooting practice and after that Mr.Martin told us to edit the video and add caption into it. me and Nitish had a shooting practice and i practice on shooting him using my camera.

fig 1.2 Shooting Practice

Exercise 2 - Lalin 

The same week Mr.Martin told us to edit the video of Lalin, just like exercise 1 but we have to cut and adds transition into it, we were also tasked to do an act of structure exercise.

fig 1.3 Lalin

Act of Structure

fig 1.4 Act of Structure Exercise

Reflection

• i had fun doing this assignment however it does take a lot of time to do editing especially with lots amount of workload we had in that week i had to do alot of things at once. but once i got the hang of it it gets a bit faster.