Video and Sound Production / Lectures & Exercises

29/08/2023 - 12/09/2023/ Week 1 - Week 3

Iman binti Kamarudin / 0364014

Video & Sound Production / Bachelors in Design (Hons) in Creative Media

Project 1: Exercises

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LECTURE

Exercise 1

- Arrange clips in Adobe Premiere Pro 

For our first exercise, we had to download two different video clips and arrange them in Adobe Premiere Pro. The first video 'Mints' was already numbered in order and all we had to do was just drag and drop it into place. However, the second video was numbered randomly and we had to listen and watch each clip to figure out the order and sort them.

Fig 1.1 - Imported & Arranged 'Mint' Video Clips (29/08/2023)

Fig 1.2 - Imported & Arranged 'Dorito' Video Clips (29/08/2023)

Fig 1.3 - Final 'Doritos' Video (29/08/2023)

Fig 1.4 - Final 'Mints' Video (29/08/2023)

Framing & Storyboard

Shot size:

- Determines how large the visible area is within the frame

1. Wide shot

- Includes the subject and important objects of the surrounding

1.2 Extreme wide shot

- Conveys scale, distance and geographical location. Shows where the character is in their environment.

1.3 Medium wide shot

- Wide enough to show the physical setting where the action is taking place and also has a nice balance of subject and background.

2. Medium shot

- Shows the subject that are important to understanding (gesture and expression)

3. Medium close up shot

- Allows the audience to connect to the character better and appreciate the scene

4. Over-the-shoulder shot

- Shows the character's POV

5. Close up shot

Emphasizes detail of the subject and isolate the most important part

6. Extreme close up shot

- Magnifies a detail to increase the drama or impact 

Subject angle: Composition

- 45* angle of subject allows the face to be properly lighted and display eyes fully.

- Angling the camera so two sides of an object as visible allows it to be viewed better as a 3D object.

- Parallel lines converge towards a point so viewer's eyes are directed towards it and are carried into the distance.

Camera angle: Subject height

- Eye-level of an observer of average height.

- Low angle can make a character look stronger, bigger or taller.

- High angle can make the character look smaller, weaker or more childlike.

Dynamic Screen Direction:

- Depicts a subject motion in one direction.

- Should move in the same direction to maintain consistency.

Static Screen Direction:

- When planning a shot with 2 characters, camera should stay on a horizontal axis (line of action) so it won't disorientate the viewer.

- Each character/subject stays on its own side.

Exercise 2

- Edit and trim video clips from short film

- Cut it down to 35 seconds

Fig 2.1 - Trimmed Video Clips + Transitions

Fig 2.2 - 35 Second Video Clips

Fig 2.3 - Final Lalin

Story Structure

3 Act Structure

Beginning: Set up of a story

- Introduces the world

- Introduces the main characters

- Establishes dramatic situation

- Leads to an incident that complicates the story (Plot point 1)

Middle: Confrontation of a problem

- Rising action

- Develop obstacles/complications

- Leads to the climax of the story (Plot point 2)

End: Resolution of problems

Mise En Scene

- 'Putting on stage'

- Everything we can see on screen. Visuals, meaning and props and their arrangement.

- Composition

- Lighting

- Set Design

- Depth of Space

Exercise 3: 3 Act Structure

Final VFX

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REFLECTION

My experience with these exercises were pretty positive. I feel like they were really good at easing me into the rest of the module and it was really interesting learning new things.