Video and Sound Production - Project 2: Shooting Practise & Editing
18 Apr 2023 - 12 June 2023 (Week 3 - Week 11)
Vincent Lee // 0359386
Video and Sound Production // Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media // Taylor's University
Project 2: Shooting Practise & Editing
Week 1 | Explain TikTok and Suggest Three Favourite TikTok Video
In addition of being entertaining, TikTok has developed into a potent marketing tool for companies. The platform is being used by brands to connect with their target market and market their goods in fun and interesting ways. The site is also being used by producers and influencers to promote their work and establish their individual brands.
Vincent Lee // 0359386
Video and Sound Production // Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media // Taylor's University
Project 2: Shooting Practise & Editing
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Project 2
Instructions
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Project 2: Exercise 1: TikTok Video
Project 2: Exercise 1: TikTok Video Briefing
TikTok is a social media platform that allows users to create and share
short videos with others. In recent years, the app has experienced
tremendous growth in popularity, especially with younger people.
Short-form videos are one of its distinguishing features, making it a
popular option for people who want to absorb content quickly and
effectively.
In addition of being entertaining, TikTok has developed into a potent marketing tool for companies. The platform is being used by brands to connect with their target market and market their goods in fun and interesting ways. The site is also being used by producers and influencers to promote their work and establish their individual brands.
Below are my top three favourite TikTok content:
For this project, my vision is to produce dancing compilation video
featuring the mesmerising songs of BLACKPINK. I plan to incorporate
various outfits and scenes to add an extra element of excitement to the
video. Furthermore, I aim to collaborate with talented individuals who
are passionate about dancing and would love to join me in creating a
visually stunning masterpiece.
I am interested in exploring lip sync video as it requires a combination
of skills such as speaking fluently and conveying the attitude and
emotions behind the words. I also believe that incorporating multiple
characters into the video by a single performer could enhance the
overall experience, making it more engaging and entertaining for the
audience.
I think of create a dynamic and engaging video centered around the
making of a delectable, easy-to-prepare dish. I believe that a video
showcasing the creation of a mouth-watering sausage roll would be a
great choice. To bring this idea to life, I should use a variety of
camera angles and shots to illustrate the step-by-step process involved
in making this delicious treat, capturing every detail from start to
finish.
Week 3 - Week 10 | TikTok Idea Development & Execution
We are allow to use any devices or mediums for this exercise. So I have
imported all the footage taken from my phone to iPad.
Believe or not. I'm rushing to complete this task so the scene taken was
poor. Besides, my hand was shaky all the time and my phone was a little
bit hard to focus, so I decided to use an effect to emphasise my
exercise submission date.
I removed the details to match the chorus, as there are numerous shots of
entering the library. Although the dancing part was not the complete
version of the original dance move, it did include the famous hand dance.
It's important to note that while the video production is a group task, editing and adding audio are individual tasks that should be completed before starting the final project.
We have discussed and attempted to replicate the scene using similar
props and costumes, striving to find items that are accessible to us.
As there are a lot of retake scenes, thus we are require to watch every
footage and listen to the audio to select the most suitable one. Thanks
to group members, the video and audio selection process has shorten
up.
The chosen footage and audio are imported into Premiere Pro, I proceed
to rename the folder as Project 2: Production Shoot. I utilise the
Editing window to carry out the editing procedure, implementing the
techniques acquired from the Week 2 exercise, specifically employing the
Mark in (I) and Mark out (O) commands to trim both the
footage and audio.
I discovered some issues in this attempt. Firstly, I noticed that the
background music (BGM) does not maintain a consistent sound quality and
the audio volume is not clear after exporting. Secondly, I feel that the
transition between scenes lacks impact and becomes monotonous due to the
repetitive use of dipping into the footage and then dipping to black.
I have attempted to apply the adjustment layer I learned about in the
Week 4 exercise, specifically the Colour Correction Tutorial, in order
to further enhance my final edited video.
Doing this project was really great and fun. We got to learn and connect
with people at the same time. The lectures and teammates were friendly
and supportive, which made the shooting process easier. It was
interesting to notice that instead of being called student designers, we
were often referred to as content creators, and it felt different after
completing this project.
@mini.hyung Support for Jisoo’s debut «Flower» 🌺 #jisoo#jennie#rose#lisa#blackpink#dance ♬ FLOWER - JISOO
Figure 1.1 - BLACKPINK Dance Compilation by @minihyung
@kdarshen If this was my mom I would runaway from home #genz #asianmom #asianmomsbelike #skit ♬ Big Boy (SZA) - Sped Up Remix - viral audios & nightcore sped up
Figure 1.2 - Impersonate on the terminology to communicate
with Gen Z by @Darshen
@delijoyy • SOSEJ ROLL with mozzarella cheese Ingredients - Bread - Egg - Mozzarella cheese - Margerine/cooking oil - Sosej #fyp #cookingtiktok ♬ Beyond My Dreams - sunwoojunga
Figure 1.3 - Sausage Roll Making Process by
@Delijoyy
For this week, we are required to think of the content that we wanted
to create with this project. Compliance to this, we need to put our
ideas into the slides provided with text and moodboard. The theme
given is as stated below.
Theme: Me in Campus. As a
student pursuing higher education, put yourself in the shoes of a
Tiktik content creator. How would you create videos that resonate your
daily life/ roles as a university student?
1) Proposal (Idea Development)
Figure 1.4 - Idea Development 1_pdf, Week 3 (18 Apr 2023)
After this project were distributed, I have decided to combine my idea
by dancing along with the current hit song by Jisoo from Blackpink.
Figure 1.5 - (revised) Idea Development, Week 4 (25 Apr 2023)
The rationale, description and mood board have further revised to
clear the art and shooting direction. Besides, storyboard were
illustrated to present to Mr. Martin to show whether it was
interesting and workable or not.
Figure 1.6 - Final Idea Development, Week 8 (23 May 2023)
The shooting has begun during week 8. However, I realised that my
ideas was a little bit difficult to accomplish due to the remaining
time for this exercise.
2) Editing, BGM and Stickers
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| Figure 1.8 - Editing, Week 10 (11 June 2023) |
Using CapCut, I follow the sequence of my storyboard, select the scene
and cut the footage to the require duration.
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Overlaying another footage on top of the scene. Although the shot size
was not going with the plan, however I think I can compromise it
because this video was taken not long ago from the submission date.
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Figure 1.10 - Stickers, Week 10 (11 June 2023) |
Figure 1.11 - rough editing, Week 10 (11 June 2023)
Figure 1.12 - pre-final editing, Week 10 (11 June 2023)
Both attempt does not match with the chorus and unnecessary scenes are
taking up the space for the remaining scene that was not included in
these videos yet.
Figure 1.13 - Final Editing, Week 10 (11 June 2023)
3) Filters and Video Effects
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| Figure 1.14 - Filters and Video Effects, Week 10 (11 June 2023) |
Bring it further, I have apply filters in TikTok, but it was not as
obvious and effective (not much options) than Premiere Pro and the
outcome seems to be enhancing skin whitening and correction only. After
that, I have applied visual effects to avoid monotonous.
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| Figure 1.15 - Additional Editing, Week 10 (11 June 2023) |
I could not found any interesting filters for colour correcting, thus I
compromise to use the Enhance feature in TikTok but based other users'
comment, this features were acted more like a airbrush to smoothen the
skin.
Final TikTok Submission
@vincylee48 Final Project 2: TikTok Video (Me in Campus) #deadline #submission #dailyroutine #procrastination #sunwaylagoon #tayloruniversity ♬ FLOWER - JISOO
Project 2: Exercise 2:
Production Shoot
Project 2: Exercise 2: Production Shooting
Week 5 & 6 | Assign Movie and Forming of Group
BEEF | Official Trailer | Netflix
We are divided into four groups, each group will be assigned a movie
to recreate several scenes from the original film and turn it into a
trailer-like video. Our team, Group One, has been assigned the
movie Beef. After determining the roles of each team member, we need to plan
ahead and prepare for the video shoot based on the responsibilities
of each role. The production crew personal task were listed here.
It's important to note that while the video production is a group task, editing and adding audio are individual tasks that should be completed before starting the final project.
Figure 2.1 - Storyboard and Props Preparation, Week 6 (09 May
2023)
Our producer, Denise and others production members have discussed over
the types of shots, lightings, props and costumes for each scene.
Besides, due to the limited shooting time, they also planned the
expected time to complete for each scene.
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| Figure 2.2 - Group Discussion, Week 6 (09 May 2023) |
Week 7 | Production Shooting and Editing
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| Figure 2.3 - Selecting and Documenting, Week 7 (16 May 2023) |
Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_aJqlKlIq4OuFrALn5PV0b2PuuZ50UQE
I opened two folders, one for the downloaded video, one for the
downloaded audio, it allow me to make amendments and retrieve easily
afterwards. Besides, I have rename the videos and audios according to
the scene and shots.
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| Figure 2.4 - Adobe Premiere Pro workspace, Week 7 (16 May 2023) |
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| Figure 2.5 - Video and Audio Transitions, Week 7 (16 May 2023) |
Video Transition:
- Dip to Black at the beginning and ending of the entire
video
- Cross Dissolve between the gap of each
footage.
Audio Transition:
- Constant Gain at the beginning of the video, thus
the volume fade in quickly
- Constant Power between the gap of each
audio, which can make the fade sound less abrupt when entering
another audio.
- Exponential Fade at the ending, thus the sound
ends smoothly with the video transition at the end.
Sound Effect:
- Wind: https://youtu.be/Q-ewbdi0Hxc
Figure 2.6 - (Attempt 1) Production and Editing, Week 7 (16 May 2023)
Last, I export and upload the edited video to Youtube, as well as
folder in Google Drive.
Week 10 | Re-Attempt (after feedback)
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| Figure 2.7 - Background Music, Week 10 (05 June 2023) |
I had downloaded several BGM that suits for the genre of movie that I
wanted to represent. Most of the BGM were thrilling.
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Figure 2.8 - Adjustment Layer, Week 10 (05 June 2023) |
I had added two adjustment layers to enhance the thrilling
experience.
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Figure 2.9 - Clip Volume, Week 10 (05 June 2023) |
Remove the audio transition applied previously, the volume of the
dialogues (audio) are too soft to be heard, thus I had changed my
window workspace to Audio. Then I applied Music tag to all the audio
clips. The clips volume were increased from 0.0 dB to 0.4 dB.
Figure 2.10 - (Attempt 2) BGM and Adjustment Layer, Week 10 (05 June 2023)
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| Figure 2.11 - Video Transition and Graphics, Week 10 (05 June 2023) |
To spice things up, I have added video transitions between the
footages. This allows to make the entire output more interesting and
suspenseful. Last, I added a graphics - text, on the end of the video.
This makes the entire outputs have a good end instead of just ended at
the last footage.
Final Production Shoot Submission
Figure 2.12 - Final Project 2: Production Shoot, Week 10 (05 June 2023)
Behind The Scene:
@vincylee48 Beef Rendang Making Process #vspproject #beef #bts ♬ Pose (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) - Yo Gotti
Additional Attempt:
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| Figure 2.13 - Adjustment Layer: Monochrome Fuji Eterna, Week 7 (16 May 2023) |
Figure 2.14 - Adjustment Layer Output, Week 7 (16 May 2023)
Feedback
Week 4
Fig 1.4 - TikTok Idea Development
The statements and mood board in the slides are irrelevant to certain
extend. For instance, how am I going to show the word "beautiful" that
has stated in the "About Me" slide. Moreover, the mood board should
shows what we wanted to show in our TikTok video, maybe different shot
size and camera lens to emphasise it.
Week 6
Fig 1.5 - (revised) TikTok Idea Development
Seems good, advice to take a trail shoot first to see how it look.
Week 8
Fig 2.6 - (Attempt 1) Production and Editing
The output is only a rough cut. No narrative (story), no music, no colour correction. Besides, Mr.
Martin has questioned on why I decided to include the NG take? (NG=no
good). After that a senior's sample was provided, Mr. Martin advise to
make a thriller, or love story, or anything.
Reflection
Quick Links
Project 1: Audio Editing Exercise
Final Project: Stop Motion
