Video & Sound Production - [VIDEO]
Kyra Binti Rizal Hamzah (0337085)
Video & Sound Production (VIDEO)
Video & Sound Production (VIDEO)
Lectures
Week 1
Introduction to module & lecture on fundamentals of sound.
Week 2
Plot, story, plot segmentation
Week 4
Story structure, 3 act structure
Instructions
Exercises
Week 2
Mints exercise
Doritos exercise
Lalin exercise
Week 4
Ripple tool exercise
Use ripple tool to edit Lalin video down to 50 seconds and add music.
Emo soap exercise
This one was a bit hard to cut down. I struggled to make it 40 seconds without cutting too much of the story.
This one was a bit hard to cut down. I struggled to make it 40 seconds without cutting too much of the story.
Project 2 - Zach King tricks
Select a Zach King trick/video for Project 2 (With Know how)..
Zach does a lot of videos that have food in them. I watched this compilation of his food related tricks and decided that I might want to do something along those lines.
I then found some tutorials on some of his food tricks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO4QrGJIGxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJh0M8PZDrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDaAAeQ6BRs
I like watching drink making videos, so maybe I'll find a way to combine the concept of these with Zach King tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGX4GhEP-Xc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnOaUExo2x0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RpdMJkkmQk
Zach does a lot of videos that have food in them. I watched this compilation of his food related tricks and decided that I might want to do something along those lines.
I then found some tutorials on some of his food tricks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO4QrGJIGxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJh0M8PZDrA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDaAAeQ6BRs
I like watching drink making videos, so maybe I'll find a way to combine the concept of these with Zach King tricks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGX4GhEP-Xc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnOaUExo2x0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RpdMJkkmQk
Plot segmentation
First draft
K picks up her glass only to realise its empty
K goes to the kitchen
K pours nescafe powder into bowl
Nescafe powder turns into liquid
Picture of sugar on phone poured into bowl
Nescafe stirred 3 times and turns creamy
One big ice cube turns into multiple smaller ones in a glass
picture of milk poured into glass
K pushes bowl into the cup and the coffee is now in the cup
K drinks the coffee
Feedback: Simplify plot, no need to have so many tricks
Second draft
K picks up her glass only to realise its empty
K walks downstairs
K goes to the kitchen
K goes to the kitchen
K pours coffee powder into cup
Coffee powder turns into liquid
Ice added in glass
Picture of milk poured into glass
Picture of milk poured into glass
K drinks the coffee.
Segmentation + Shot Sizing
Choose not more than 3 PSA topics for final project.
Segmentation + Shot Sizing
K picks up her glass only to realise its empty
Sc1 Sht 1
MCU - K picks up glass, tries to drink. Looks at it with confused expression.
Sc1 Sht 1
MCU - K picks up glass, tries to drink. Looks at it with confused expression.
K walks downstairs and goes to the kitchen
Sc2 Sht 1
WS- K walks down the stairs
Sc2 Sht 3
MWS- K walks to kitchen
Sc2 Sht 1
WS- K walks down the stairs
Sc2 Sht 3
MWS- K walks to kitchen
K pours coffee powder into cup
Sc3 Sht 1
MCU- K puts cup on table, opens jar of coffee.Picks up spoon from table and spoons coffee into cup
Sc3 Sht 1
MCU- K puts cup on table, opens jar of coffee.Picks up spoon from table and spoons coffee into cup
Coffee powder turns into liquid
Sc3 Sht2
CU- Coffee powder going into glass turns into liquid
Picture of milk poured into glass.
Sc4 Sht1
OS- K unlocks phone and opens picture of milk
Sc4 Sht2
MCU- Milk poured into glass out of the picture
Sc3 Sht2
CU- Coffee powder going into glass turns into liquid
Picture of milk poured into glass.
Sc4 Sht1
OS- K unlocks phone and opens picture of milk
Sc4 Sht2
MCU- Milk poured into glass out of the picture
K adds ice and stirs the drink
Sc5 Sht1
CU- K adds ice to cup, picks up spoon from table and stirs the drink.
Sc5 Sht1
CU- K adds ice to cup, picks up spoon from table and stirs the drink.
K drinks the coffee.
Sc6 Sht 1
MCU- K picks coffee up from table
Sc6 Sht2
MS-K drinks coffee
Sc6 Sht 1
MCU- K picks coffee up from table
Sc6 Sht2
MS-K drinks coffee
Project 3
3 favourite stop motion videos.
I thought that the use of watercolour in this was really cool.
This video is actually a PSA about planting seeds. I liked the cardboard set design and the inclusion of the hand that planted the seeds . I also liked the choice of lighting colour.
Included this one cause I'm considering using clay for my video. Also Pingu is one of my favourite childhood cartoons. hehe
Choose not more than 3 PSA topics for final project.
- Mental health
- Overworking
- Social media
Chosen topic: Overworking
Rough idea just so I can figure this out:
Rough idea just so I can figure this out:
Act 1: Candle goes to to school, studies hard late at night, gets lots of good grades and is applauded for it.
Act 2: Candle continues to work hard and the cycle repeats. The candle is constantly applauded for it's work, and fails to notice that it is melting further and further.
Act 3: The candle is in an exam hall and stares at the paper, not knowing what to do. The candle burns out completely.
"It's ok to take breaks,
don't work too hard,
you might burn yourself out."
Ideation: 1-2 paragraphs (The story is about ___. The theme of the story is ___. )
The story is about overworking in school and the theme is burnout (exhaustion from overworking), and uses imagery of a candle as a character to visualise the metaphor of burning out. The story follows the candle's hard work and shows applause coming from an audience. The existence of an audience implies both meanings of the word "performance": the first being the process of doing a task (the student/candle is studying), the second meaning being the act of performing a dramatic role(the student/candle wanting to play the role of a model student).
3 Act Structure: Describe the story in 3 act structure:
Act 1:
Once upon a time there was a candle.
Every day, the candle worked very hard in school.
Until One day the candle was applauded for it's efforts and success.
Act 2:
Because of that, the candle decided to work even harder.
Because of that, the candle's flame began burning faster.
Because of that, the candle became shorter and shorter as it kept working.
Act 3:
Until finally, the candle burnt out during an exam.
And ever since then, it couldn't keep living.
The Moral of the story is to not overwork yourself.
UPDATED ACT STRUCTURE WITH NEW STORY AND MORAL
This was done based on week 7 feedback that plot needs to be short enough to fit 30 seconds. The general story was changed slightly and the moral of the story has also been changed.
UPDATED ACT STRUCTURE WITH NEW STORY AND MORAL
Act 1
A candle is surrounded by people in darkness, but nobody pays attention to it. The candle is sad.
The candle lights up, then people see it and start clapping. the candle is happy to be seen.
Act 2
The candle burns brighter. People love it. People applaud the candle.
The candle is happy from it's efforts being well received.
Act 3
The candle burns out. The audience stops clapping and are upset. They leave, the candle is alone.
Message: don't push yourself just to please others.
Shot list
Sc1 Sht1
EWS- The world is dark. The candle is in the middle of a crowd, unnoticed by the people passing by.
Sc1Sht2
CU-The candle is sad for not being noticed. The candle looks around and comes up with an idea.
Sc1Sht3
WS- The candle leaves the crowd, coming back with it's flame lit. The crowd notices and turn to look at it. The crowd cheers and claps.
Sc1Sht4
MCU- The candle looks around again, and smiles.
Sc2Sht1
MWS-The candle goes in front of the crowd
Sc2Sht2
MCU- The candle burns even brighter/ faster. The candle sees/hears people cheering even more.
Sc2Sht3
CU- The candle smiles, not noticing that it is melting faster, therefore the wax is getting shorter.
Sc3Sht1
MS-The candle gradually burns out.
Sc3Sht2
WS- The crowd is left in the dark. They stop clapping, they groan and leave.
Sc3Sht3
Blank screen reading message:Don't push yourself just to please others.
The story is about overworking in school and the theme is burnout (exhaustion from overworking), and uses imagery of a candle as a character to visualise the metaphor of burning out. The story follows the candle's hard work and shows applause coming from an audience. The existence of an audience implies both meanings of the word "performance": the first being the process of doing a task (the student/candle is studying), the second meaning being the act of performing a dramatic role(the student/candle wanting to play the role of a model student).
3 Act Structure: Describe the story in 3 act structure:
Act 1:
Once upon a time there was a candle.
Every day, the candle worked very hard in school.
Until One day the candle was applauded for it's efforts and success.
Act 2:
Because of that, the candle decided to work even harder.
Because of that, the candle's flame began burning faster.
Because of that, the candle became shorter and shorter as it kept working.
Act 3:
Until finally, the candle burnt out during an exam.
And ever since then, it couldn't keep living.
The Moral of the story is to not overwork yourself.
UPDATED ACT STRUCTURE WITH NEW STORY AND MORAL
This was done based on week 7 feedback that plot needs to be short enough to fit 30 seconds. The general story was changed slightly and the moral of the story has also been changed.
UPDATED ACT STRUCTURE WITH NEW STORY AND MORAL
Act 1
A candle is surrounded by people in darkness, but nobody pays attention to it. The candle is sad.
The candle lights up, then people see it and start clapping. the candle is happy to be seen.
Act 2
The candle burns brighter. People love it. People applaud the candle.
The candle is happy from it's efforts being well received.
Act 3
The candle burns out. The audience stops clapping and are upset. They leave, the candle is alone.
Message: don't push yourself just to please others.
Shot list
Sc1 Sht1
EWS- The world is dark. The candle is in the middle of a crowd, unnoticed by the people passing by.
Sc1Sht2
CU-The candle is sad for not being noticed. The candle looks around and comes up with an idea.
Sc1Sht3
WS- The candle leaves the crowd, coming back with it's flame lit. The crowd notices and turn to look at it. The crowd cheers and claps.
Sc1Sht4
MCU- The candle looks around again, and smiles.
Sc2Sht1
MWS-The candle goes in front of the crowd
Sc2Sht2
MCU- The candle burns even brighter/ faster. The candle sees/hears people cheering even more.
Sc2Sht3
CU- The candle smiles, not noticing that it is melting faster, therefore the wax is getting shorter.
Sc3Sht1
MS-The candle gradually burns out.
Sc3Sht2
WS- The crowd is left in the dark. They stop clapping, they groan and leave.
Sc3Sht3
Blank screen reading message:Don't push yourself just to please others.
Art Direction:
Clay candle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y57N8fTeDCM
Clay characters
Paper/cardboard set.
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| Inspiration |
Storyboard & Finalised Art Direction:
The feedback I got for the sound in the animatic was to make the second scene have a more fierce sounding fire, to go with the candle flame being bigger.
Draft
I didn't get much feedback on the sound here as I hadn't completed it yet, but for the video part, Mr Martin suggested that I use an adjustment layer with a mask rather than use a shape layer with a gradient to create the effect of light and darkness.
Final Video
Reflection
Week 1
A bit sad that due to the corona virus we can't be on campus and won't get to try out all the cool video and sound equipment :^(
Week 5
Today's lecture was very interesting
