Video and Sound Production / Exercises
29.8.2022 - 17.10.2022 (Week 1 - Week 14)
Takuto Hozumi / 0354047 / Bachelor Of Design (Hons) In Creative Media
Video and Sound Production
Exercises
LECTURES
Week 1 Module Briefing (29/8/2022)
This module is designed to help students to understand the Time base Project, including the following techniques listed below.
Pre-production: Preparation
- Idea development
- Story
- Storyboard
- Visual References
- Location/ Props
- Idea development
- Story
- Storyboard
- Visual References
- Location/ Props
Production: Principal Shooting
- Lighting
- Costume
- Principal Shooting
- Lighting
- Costume
- Principal Shooting
Post Production: Editing
- Offline Editing
- Online Editing
- Audio Editing
- Offline Editing
- Online Editing
- Audio Editing
Week 2 In-class lecture "Framing & Storyboard" (5/9/2022)
1. Earliest Cinema
Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (The Lumière Brothers, 1896)
Audiences’ reaction: the film undoubtedly astonished people unaccustomed to the illusion created by moving images.
L’Arroseur Arrosé or The Sprinkler Sprinkled is a silent comedy film from 1895, produced and directed by the Lumière brothers.
A culture of editing filmed videos has developed, and accordingly the following theories are produced.
2. Cinematography
- Motion picture/Film/Video is made up of many shots.
- Each shot requires placing the camera in the best position for that particular moment in the narrative.
- A shot is a continuous view shot by one camera without interruption.
- Sequence is a series of scenes, or shots, complete in itself.
- Scene defines the place or setting where the action is laid.
- A scene may consist of series of shots or sequences depicting a continuous event.
Fig.1-1: Shot size
- Extreme wide shot
- Wide shot
- Medium wide shot
- Medium shot
- Medium close-up shot
- Close-up shot
- Extreme close-up shot
3. Rule of Thirds
For a detailed explanation of Rule of Thirds, go to the article on Digital Photography from last semester's class: Click here
4. Screen Direction
Dynamic Screen Direction: Constant screen travel depicts subject motion in one direction only. A series of shots of a person walking, a car driving, or a plane flying – should move in the same direction to show progression.
Fig.1-2: Correct Shooting Direction
Static Screen Direction: When planning shots with two characters, you need to understand the camera movement in relation to the 180º rule. The rule enforces the camera to stay on a horizontal axis and not cross sections so that it will disorient the viewer. The horizontal axis is called “Line of Action”
Fig.1-3: Correct Static Direction
180º Degree Rule: If Camera 2 and Camera 3 are used, the audience stays on one side of the line of action. These shots are called "reverse angle shots".
Week 3 Storytelling in Film (12/9/2022)
1. Story & Plot
Story = What happened?
The set of all the events in cause-effect relationships occurring in time and space, both the ones explicitly presented and those the viewer infers constitutes the story.
Plot = Why they happened? And how?
Everything is visibly and audibly present in the film, and material that is extraneous to the story world.
2. 3–ACT Structure
- Beginning: Setup/introduction of a story
- Middle: Confrontation of a problem
- End: Resolution of problems
3. Story Structure
Plot Point I: "the plot thickens"
- The "inciting incident"
- Turn the story in a new direction
- Sets up what Act Two is going to be
- Raises the stakes
- Reminder of the narrative enigma; presents the possibility of a different outcome
Plot Point II: "the longest mile”
- The "Climactic Turning Point"
- Protagonist's quest reaches critical mass
- Possible solution is presented
- Biggest cliffhanger: will the protagonist win or lose?
Week 5 Storyboarding (26/9/2022)
Storyboarding =Visualization
When the scene has a complicated action involved or few perspective point of view, storyboard is the most effective way to map out the scene.
- Originally developed in Disney during the 1930’s.
- Involves converting a script into a comic that depicts the action visually.
- Provides a layout of events as seen through the eyes of the camera.
- Contemporary storyboards are used in a wide variety of multimedia projects.
Purpose of Storyboard
- Show IMPORTANT ACTION
- Continuity/ Editing Point
- Shot Composition
- Indicate CAMERA ANGLE/ MOVEMENT
- Map out the scene
INSTRUCTION
Week 1 In-class Editing Exercise
Fig.2-1: Adobe Premiere Pro
Learn the basics of video editing by a premier professional using given footage in this exercise.
Fig.2-2: Create NEW Premiere Pro Project
Start Premier Pro and create a new project. The interface above will open.
Fig.2-3: Import footage into Premiere Pro
Imports the given footage into Premier Pro. Imported files are now listed in the lower left corner. (The position of the interface is customizable.)
Fig.2-4: Arrange shots on timeline
Drag and drop videos to the timeline. Arrange them in the proper order. At this time, if the video is placed at the area where the video is already placed, the overlapping area will disappear. To prevent, the clips should be inserted without overlapping.
Fig.2-5: Export
From File, select Export. After setting the video format in the control panel, the video is generated with the Export button in the lower right.
Fig.2-6: In-class Editing Exercise Final (30/8/2022)
Week 1 Editing Exercise (Independent Learning)
Fig.2-7: Footages for the Exercise
Fig.2-8: Editing Exercise (Independent Learning)
Fig.2-9: Week 1 Editing Exercise (Independent Learning), Final (30/8/2022)
Week 1 Film study (Independent Learning)
Fig.2-10: Munich 2005 ‧ Thriller/Drama ‧ 2h 44m
I paid particular attention to the sound in the film. In the film, there is a clear distinction between the echoes of sound in a closed room, and sounds outside including the noise. But in an assassination scene, there is no dialogue or BGM, only focus on noise. It's creating tension.
In terms of video technology, I think they rely on very analog methods. Gunpowder trick? A contraption that is operated by a person from behind? Although there is not much CG, I think it is in keeping with the theme of the movie, which is based on historical events.
Week 3 3–ACT Structure Exercise
We analyzed existing stories using the 3-act structure method described in the Lecture section.
Lalin
草案 MURDERED
Fig.2-11: 3–ACT Structure Exercise "Lalin" & "Murdered"
Week 5 Storyboarding Exercise
We followed the storyboarding procedures explained in class and did a storyboarding and floorplan exercise on an existing piece.
Support | Future Shorts
Fig.2-12: Storyboarding (26/9/2022)
Fig.2-13: Floorplan (26/9/2022)
REFLECTIONS
Exercise reflections are combined with Project 1 & 2
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