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VIDEO & SOUND PRODUCTION | PROJECT 2 — SHOOTING & EDITING


Week 4 – Week 9 | 17/05/24 – 30/06/24
Emily Soh Ching-Ling | 0359478
Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Video & Sound Production | Section 03 | VSP60104
Project 2 — Shooting & Editing

TABLE OF CONTENTS 


1.0 INSTRUCTIONS 


2.0 PROJECT 2A — PRODUCTION SHOOT 

Instructions: 
  1. Group: Film the footage and audio for the required clips.
  2. Individual: Edit the filmed footage and audio as a teaser trailer.
    1. Do not follow the order of the storyboard.
    2. Create your own narrative.
    3. Do not need to maintain continuity across scenes.
  3. Software: Adobe Premier Pro.

2.1 PRE-PRODUCTION

2.1.1 TASK DELEGATION

Figure 2.1.1-1: Task Delegation, Week 6 (27/05/24)
Made by: Emily (Producer)

After picking out our roles, I sorted out what everyone was expected to do before and during filming.

2.1.2 CLIENT

Figure 2.1.2-1: Client, Week 6 (30/05/24)

We were assigned Steve Jobs as our hypothetical client. Our goal is to meet his expectations of perfectionism, innovation, and attention to detail.

2.1.3 STORYBOARD & SHOOTING SCHEDULE

Figure 2.1.3-1: Storyboard, Week 6 (30/05/24)
Made By: Hanson (Assistant Director)

Figure 2.1.3-2: Shooting Schedule, Week 6 (30/05/24)
Made by: Hanson (Assistant Director)

2.1.4 COSTUMES & PROPS PREPARATION

Figure 2.1.4-1: Costumes & Props Preparation, Week 6 (29/05/24)
Made by: Ying Ying (Art Director)

Ying Ying created a list of costumes, props (on the characters and in the background), and make-up to be prepared before production. Most of the group chipped in so we didn't need to unnecessarily buy anything. 

I contributed to Evelyn's costume (shirt and vest) and the miscellaneous props (Waymond and the security guard's accessories). I also prepared scissors, double-sided tape, and transparent thread because the costumes and props had to be assembled on set.

2.2 PRODUCTION

Figure 2.2-1: Filming Scene 2 Shot 7, Week 6 (31/05/24)

Despite my role as the producer, I doubled as whatever position was needed at that moment. For example, I filled in Kar Yee's role as Assistant D.O.P. for Scene 1 Shot 1 as she was running late, and substituted as Assistant Director when we were filming Hanson's scenes. I also helped Ying Ying with the prop assembly and make-up application.

2.3 POST-PRODUCTION

2.3.1 SEQUENCE

Figure 2.3.1-1: Sequence, Week 7 (06/06/24)

After sorting through the footage and audio, I imported the better takes into Premier Pro. As we were instructed not to follow the order of the storyboard, I rearranged the clips into this sequence:
  1. Scene 2 Shot 4
  2. Scene 3 Shot 5
  3. Scene 4 Shot 6
  4. Scene 4 Shot 7
  5. Scene 1 Shot 1
  6. Scene 1 Shot 2
  7. Scene 1 Shot 3
The "story" behind this is that Evelyn has a flashback of her life with Waymond (Scenes 2 & 3), she passes away (Scene 4), and Waymond takes revenge on her killer (Scene 1).

Figure 2.3.1-2: Video Transitions, Week 7 (09/06/24)

I also added effects to some of the video transitions, such as Dip to Black, Film Dissolve, Additive Dissolve, Cross Dissolve, Cross Zoom, VR Chroma Leaks, and VR Light Leaks.

2.3.2 DIALOGUE & SOUND EFFECTS

Figure 2.3.2-1: Clean Up Noisy Dialogue Preset, Week 7 (07/06/24)

I used the Clean Up Noisy Dialogue preset in the Essential Sound panel to separate the dialogue from the white noise, leaving me with clear audio. 

Figure 2.3.2-2: Scene 3 Shot 5 — Echoing Footsteps, Week 7 (07/06/24)

I messed around with different presets to match different scenes. For example, I used a heavy reverb for the footsteps in Scene 3 Shot 5 to give the impression that Waymond is in a large, spacious room. 

2.3.3 BACKGROUND MUSIC

For the background music, I used:

Figure 2.3.3-1: Music Transition From Emo to Intense, Week 7 (08/06/24)

I synced up the climax of Love and Sorrow with the beat drop of Evolution during the switch from Waymond holding Evelyn (Scene 4 Shot 7) to Waymond waking up (Scene 1 Shot 1). 

Figure 2.3.3-2: Music Fade Out, Week 7 (08/06/24)

Faded out the music since the footage ends on a black screen.

2.3.4 COLOUR CORRECTION

Figure 2.3.4-1: Scene 2 Shot 4 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Figure 2.3.4-2: Scene 3 Shot 5 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: Faded film effect and vignette (to blur out the background).

Figure 2.3.4-3: Scene 4 Shot 6 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: Vignette (to constrict the frame — like Evelyn is losing consciousness) and midtones (desaturated cyan — for continuity in the next shot).

Figure 2.3.4-4: Scene 4 Shot 7 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: Midtones (desaturated bluish-purple — to cancel out the strong green).

Figure 2.3.4-5: Scene 1 Shot 1A — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Figure 2.3.4-6: Scene 1 Shot 1B — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: RGB curves (increase white) and sharpen.

Figure 2.3.4-7: Scene 1 Shot 2 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: RGB curves (increase white) and sharpen.

Figure 2.3.4-8: Scene 1 Shot 3 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected (Right), Week 7 (09/06/24)

Basic colour correction: Colour (temperature, tint, saturation) and light (exposure, contrast, highlights, shadows, whites, blacks).

Additional: Shadows (desaturated cyan — to balance out the redness).

2.3.5 COLOUR GRADING

Figure 2.3.5-1: Scene 2 Shot 4 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Teal & Orange: Shadows (teal), midtones (orange) and highlights (orange).

Figure 2.3.5-2: Scene 3 Shot 5 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Brownish: RGB curves (increase red and green, decrease blue) and faded film effect.

Figure 2.3.5-3: Scene 4 Shot 6 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Desaturated: Hue and saturation curves (decrease hue VS saturation and luma VS sat).

Figure 2.3.5-4: Scene 4 Shot 7 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Bluish: RBG curves (increase blue), shadows (blue), midtones (desaturated teal), and highlights (teal).

Figure 2.3.5-5: Scene 1 Shot 1A — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Figure 2.3.5-6: Scene 1 Shot 1B — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

B&W: Hue and saturation curves (decrease hue VS saturation) and increase contrast.

Figure 2.3.5-7: Scene 1 Shot 2 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Figure 2.3.5-8: Scene 1 Shot 3 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Graded (Right), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Greenish: RGB curves (increase green, decrease red).

2.4 FINAL SUBMISSION


Figure 2.4-1: Project 2A — Video (Final Submission), Week 8 (11/06/24)

Figure 2.4-2: Project 2A — PPT (Final Submission), Week 8 (11/06/24)

3.0 PROJECT 2B — IG / TIKTOK VIDEO 

Instructions:
  1. Improve on a trend from IG / TikTok.
  2. Requirements: Must feature yourself.
  3. Duration: 50–60 seconds.
  4. Size: 9 × 16 format.
  5. Software: Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects.

3.1 PROPOSAL

Figure 3.1-1: Proposal, Week 7 (07/06/24)

3.2 PRE-PRODUCTION

3.2.1 CHARACTERS, SCRIPT & SUBTITLES

Figure 3.2.1-1: Characters, Script & Subtitles, Week 8 (12/06/24)

There are seven characters in total. I colour-coded them to avoid confusion and matched the characters in my video as closely as possible to the characters with similar energy from the original show. 

Since I'll be lip-synching the original script later on, I didn't change anything in my script other than the character names. As for the subtitles, I made minor changes to match the scenario in mind (Figure 3.2.1-1: Changes are highlighted in yellow). 

3.2.2 COSTUMES & PROPS PREPARATION

Figure 3.2.2-1: Costumes & Props Preparation, Week 8 (15/06/24)

Seeing as all the characters will look like me, I gave them outfits based on their colour scheme in Figure 3.2.1-1 and their personality. For example, Bad Weather carries an umbrella; Power Outage's shirt has a lightning bolt; IT Technician is dressed like an office worker etc.

3.3 PRODUCTION

The filming process was pretty much the same for all of the characters. I followed the storyboard 90% of the time with some minor changes / improvisation.

3.3.1 SCENE 1 SHOTS 1, 3 & 5 — IT TECHNICIAN

In Scene 1, IT Technician was supposed to be standing up as they interrogated the other characters. While fiddling around with the camera set-up, I realised I would have to stand quite far away from the camera if I wanted to have my full body in view like in the storyboard. This would make my expression hard to see. 

I ultimately changed the character's position from standing to sitting to make the facial expression clearer.

3.3.2 SCENE 3 SHOTS 13, 15 & 22 — RAT

Figure 3.3.2-1: Wrong Direction (Left) VS Right Direction (Right), Week 9 (21/06/24)

I only realised after filming Rat's scenes that I made a mistake in the storyboard. Rat was supposed to be looking to the left at Old Computer, not to the right. Had to refilm this part.😪

3.3.3 TOTAL TAKES FOR EACH SHOT

  • Scene 1 Shot 1: 8
  • Scene 2 Shot 2: 6
  • Scene 1 Shot 3: 8
  • Scene 3 Shot 4: 7
  • Scene 1 Shot 5: 2
  • Scene 3 Shot 6: 4
  • Scene 3 Shot 7: 4
  • Scene 3 Shot 8: 6
  • Scene 3 Shot 9: 6
  • Scene 3 Shot 10: 3
  • Scene 3 Shot 11: 3
  • Scene 3 Shot 12: 2
  • Scene 3 Shot 13: 2 (wrong direction) + 4 (right direction) = 6
  • Scene 3 Shot 14: 2
  • Scene 3 Shot 15: 6 (wrong direction) + 2 (right direction) = 8
  • Scene 3 Shot 16: 7
  • Scene 3 Shot 17: 1
  • Scene 3 Shot 18: 5
  • Scene 3 Shot 19: 3
  • Scene 3 Shot 20: 3
  • Scene 3 Shot 21: 3
  • Scene 3 Shot 22: 1 (Malware) + 2 (Power Outage) + 2 (Rat; wrong direction) + 4  (Rat; right direction) + 4 (Old Computer) + 2 (Hacker) + 4 (Bad Weather) = 19
  • Scene 4 Shot 23: 8

3.4 POST-PRODUCTION

3.4.1 SEQUENCE

Figure 3.4.1-1: Sequence, Week 9 (28/06/24)

The longest and most tedious part of video editing: cutting everything to length and stitching it together. 

Figure 3.4.1-2: Video Transitions, Week 9 (29/06/24)

I added a black screen at the start for the title of the video. I considered putting the title in Shot 1, however with the subtitles and character captions, there would be too much for the viewer to read at once.

I faded in the black screen to Shot 1 and faded out the end of the sequence so that the transitions didn't feel so abrupt. Other than that, I didn't add other video transitions because the video is very fast-paced and too many transitions would disrupt the pacing.

3.4.2 AUDIO & SOUND EFFECTS

Figure 3.4.2-1: Audio Transitions, Week 9 (29/06/24)
A1: Original Audio, A2: "Who broke it?" Audio, A3: Among Us Sound Effect

I muted the original audio from my footage since I'm using pre-existing audio. I also added the Among Us sus sound effect by Gaming Sound FX during the black screen segment because:
  • It's funny.
  • Among Us and the "Who broke it?" meme are both about finding the culprit. Thematically, they match.
  • But let's be real, I chose it mainly because it's funny.

3.4.3 COLOUR CORRECTION & COLOUR GRADING

Figure 3.4.3-1: Scene 1 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected & Colour-Graded, Week 9 (29/06/24)

Figure 3.4.3-2: Scene 2 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected & Colour-Graded, Week 9 (29/06/24)

Figure 3.4.3-3: Scene 3 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected & Colour-Graded, Week 9 (29/06/24)

Figure 3.4.3-4: Scene 4 — Original (Left) VS Colour-Corrected & Colour-Graded, Week 9 (29/06/24)

I colour-corrected each individual shot and created colour grading adjustment layers for each scene in Lumetri Color.

3.4.4 TITLE, SUBTITLES & CAPTIONS

Figure 3.4.4-1: Title, Week 9 (30/06/24)
V6: "POV:", V7: "The Wi-Fi", V8: "✨broke✨"

Figure 3.4.4-2: Title with The VR Light Rays Effect, Week 9 (30/06/24)

Title: "POV: The Wi-Fi ✨broke✨"

I split the title into three sections, each on their own video track. The "✨broke✨" text comes in later at the climax of the Among Us sound effect to create suspense. Also added the VR Light Rays effect for "✨broke✨" and faded out the entire title at the end of the sound effect. 

Figure 3.4.4-3: Subtitles, Week 9 (30/06/24)

I transcribed the "Who broke it?" audio in the Text panel and manually edited the subtitles according to the changes made. 

Figure 3.4.4-4: Captions, Week 9 (30/06/24)
V9 (Left to Right): IT Technician, Power Outage, Malware, Bad Weather, Old Computer, Rat, Hacker

I added captions in every character's first shot with their name and a short description. This is to avoid confusion about the characters' identities.

3.5 FINAL SUBMISSION


Figure 3.5-1: Project 2B — Video (Final Submission), Week 9 (30/06/24)

Figure 3.5-2: Project 2B — PPT (Final Submission), Week 9 (30/06/24)

4.0 FURTHER READING 

4.1 WEEK 7 — COLOUR GRADING

Figure 4.1-1: Color Grading in Premiere Pro CC by Color Grading Central

Reference: Color Grading Central. (2019, October 15). Color Grading in Premiere Pro CC - Get Pro Film Look. YouTube. https://youtu.be/RvFCnVRcT3Q?si=MYaYd6GUv6DlTA6p

4.2 WEEK 9 — SUBTITLES

Figure 4.2-1: How To Create Animated Subtitles in Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 (Fast & Easy) by Vince Opra

References: Vince Opra. (2023, February 16). How To Create Animated Subtitles in Adobe Premiere Pro 2023 (Fast & Easy). YouTube. https://youtu.be/A0BldihvoBo?si=9Nozy0X9yo0mvMM4

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