Video and Sound Production(VSP60104) Exercise

Jovan Cornelius irwan / 0364526 / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media 

Video and Sound Production / VSP60104 

LECTURES

WEEK1

Exercise1-mint&doritos

We were assigned the task of merging video scenes using Adobe Premiere Pro. Our job is to combine all the video clips into a single cohesive video. Since the clips are out of order, we need to arrange them correctly by matching the preceding and following scenes.

mints

Doritos

basics of cinematography

Shot size

Extreme Wide Shot

An extreme wide shot makes your subject look small in relation to their surroundings. Use this shot to create a sense of distance or unfamiliarity.

Long Shot or Wide Shot

This is similar to a wide shot but taken from a slightly closer perspective. In a long shot, if the subject is a person, you can see their entire body, but they won’t fill the entire frame.

Full Shot

A full shot starts as a wide shot, then transitions to show the entire subject, and can lead into a cowboy shot. Full shots are useful for featuring multiple characters in one frame.

Medium Wide Shot

A medium wide shot frames the subject from about the knees up. It falls between a full shot and a medium shot.

Cowboy Shot

This shot frames the subject from mid-thigh up. It’s commonly used in Westerns to highlight a gunslinger’s weapon or holster.

Medium Shot

The medium shot is one of the most commonly used angles. It captures the subject from the waist up, providing a clear view of them while still showing some of their surroundings.

Medium Close-Up Shot

A medium close-up frames the subject from the chest up. This shot keeps the subject at a distance while emphasizing their face, creating a slight sense of separation even in close conversations.

Close-Up Shot

Close-ups are ideal for showcasing a subject's emotions and reactions. In this shot, a part of the subject fills the frame, typically focusing on the face. Close-ups are perfect for capturing significant moments, allowing viewers to notice subtle feelings without blurring.

Extreme Close-Up Shot

An extreme close-up fills the frame entirely with the subject. This shot often highlights details like a person’s mouth, eyes, or the trigger of a gun. Smaller objects take center stage and reveal intricate details in these close-up shots.

FRAMING

Camera shot framing is both an art and a technique for positioning subjects within your shots.

Single Shot
A single shot features just one character, and you can choose any shot size to frame them.

Two Shot
Two shots are beneficial for allowing interactions between two characters to unfold in one take, making them particularly useful for comedic scenes.

Three Shot
Three shots are essential in adventure films or any story with a group of characters. It saves time compared to filming three separate shots for each character and helps maintain a smooth flow.

Over the Shoulder Shot
An over-the-shoulder shot captures a subject from behind another character's shoulder. This perspective is commonly used in dialogue scenes.

Over the Hip Shot
Similar to the over-the-shoulder shot, an over-the-hip shot has the character’s hip in the foreground, with the focus on the subject in the background.

Point of View Shot
A point of view (POV) shot shows the audience exactly what a character sees, creating an immersive experience.

CAMERA ANGLES

Eye Level Shot
An eye-level shot captures the subject at a neutral perspective, making it seem neither superior nor inferior. This angle mirrors how we naturally see people in real life, allowing our eye line to connect with theirs.

Low Angle Shot
A low angle shot frames the subject from below, looking up at them. This angle often highlights power dynamics, emphasizing a character's dominance.

High Angle Shot
In a high angle shot, the camera looks down on the subject, typically creating a sense of inferiority, as if "looking down" on them.

Hip Level Shot
A hip level shot positions the camera at waist height, providing a view that reflects the character's perspective from the hips up.

Knee Level Shot
This shot is taken with the camera at knee height, which can highlight a character's superiority when paired with a low angle.

Ground Level Shot
A ground level shot places the camera at ground height, capturing the action at the subject's feet and revealing what's happening on the ground.

Shoulder Level Shot
A shoulder level shot is positioned at the height of the subject's shoulders. This angle is often more standard than eye level, which can make the actor appear shorter than they actually are.

Dutch Angle Shot
In a Dutch angle (or Dutch tilt), the camera is tilted to one side, causing horizon lines to slant. This creates a sense of disorientation for the viewer.

Overhead Shot
An overhead shot is taken from a high vantage point, looking down at the subject and their surroundings. This angle effectively conveys a sense of scale and movement.

Helicopter Shot
A helicopter shot, taken from a helicopter or drone, provides a high-angle view of a large area, showcasing an expansive landscape.

COMPOSITION

The Rule of Thirds
The rule of thirds is a widely used framing technique in film and photography. It involves positioning a character to highlight their relationship with other elements in the scene.

Balance and Symmetry
Knowing the rules of frame composition is essential for directors and cinematographers, as is understanding when to deviate from them. For instance, creating a perfectly symmetrical shot and breaking the rule of thirds can serve specific artistic purposes.

Leading Lines
Leading lines are actual or implied lines within a frame that guide the viewer's attention to important aspects of the scene.

Eye Level Framing
Eye-level framing places the audience at the same level as the characters, creating a sense of equality. This perspective encourages viewers to imagine how they would feel in the characters' situation.

Depth of Field
Depth of field refers to the zone of sharpness in an image. Increasing the depth of field allows more objects to be in focus, resulting in a clearer picture throughout.

Deep Space Composition
Deep space composition involves arranging significant elements within a scene at varying distances from the camera. These elements do not necessarily need to be in focus, allowing for a richer visual experience.

QUIZ WEEK1

WEEK2

LALIN

progress

FINAL

1. Lalin

Act 1: Lalin’s background is revealed as a net idol, where she discusses the difficulties of maintaining her online persona. To hide her true appearance, she constantly posts filtered selfies and wears a mask in public. Her high school past is also painful, marked by bullying, with classmates cruelly calling her "Miss Meteorite." These elements build up Lalin's emotional insecurities and loneliness.

Act 2: Lalin moves to Japan, where mask-wearing is socially accepted. She restarts her online life by posting more filtered selfies, gaining positive attention but still feeling isolated. A man reaches out to her online, and they begin texting. Their relationship grows until he asks her to remove her mask, which she refuses. When the man comes to Japan to meet her, she panics at the prospect of revealing her real face and is too afraid to meet him at the coffee shop.

Act 3: Lalin's inner conflict deepens as she hides from the man. He eventually respects her wishes and leaves, but not before writing her a heartfelt letter. In it, he reveals that he loved her before her online fame, back when he was obese and they first spoke. He transformed his appearance to win her heart. In the end, Lalin overcomes her fear and vulnerability, revealing her unfiltered face, and she chases after him, leading to their emotional reunion.

2.Inciting Incident: Lalin starts receiving attention from the man online, leading to a deeper emotional connection and her fear of exposure.

3.Midpoint Scene: The midpoint occurs when the man asks Lalin to meet him in person without her mask, escalating the stakes and creating tension.

4.Climax Scene: The climax happens when Lalin reads the man's letter and realizes he has loved her all along, prompting her to finally reveal her true self.

5.Theme: The theme revolves around self-acceptance, the dangers of online personas, and the courage to show one's true self in a world obsessed with appearances.

QUIZ WEEK2

SHOOTING EXERCISE

week3

what is story board?

A storyboard is a visual representation of a film sequence and breaks down the action into individual panels. It is a series of ordered drawings, with camera direction, dialogue, or other pertinent details. It sketches out how a video will unfold, shot by shot.

how to make storyboard

Traditionally, a storyboard would be sketched on paper, but with a modern digital tool, you can use photography, animation, notes to highlight key characters and scenes and easily go back and make edits. Many people devote their entire careers to storyboarding and they are one of the key tools used by directors, producers, and many other film crew members to communicate and bring a film to life.

Whether you’re creating a storyboard for a documentary, animation or feature film, this guide will take you through every step to refine your process and create a modern storyboard.

QUIZ WEEK3

week4

What are the stages of film production?

First, when we refer to “film production” in this article, we’re referring to the entire process of a film’s inception, creation, and release. Production is sometimes also used to refer to one of three steps in the filmmaking process, where the cameras are actually rolling — but more on that later.

Second, let’s outline a few different ways people divide up the filmmaking process into stages. The most widely agreed-upon, and the method we’ll be going by, contains five distinct stages:

Development:
This is the initial stage where the journey begins. A producer or screenwriter comes up with an idea and starts transforming it into a movie concept.

Pre-production:
At this stage, the planning takes shape. After much effort from the producer to get the project approved, the vision begins to materialize, marking the transition from concept to reality.

Production:
This is what most people think of when imagining the making of a film. It involves the actual shooting, where the cameras are rolling, and the scenes are being captured.

Post-production:
This phase involves all the work required after the filming is done to complete the movie, such as editing, sound mixing, and special effects.

Distribution:
Often overlooked by novice filmmakers, distribution is the process of getting the film out to audiences. It can be expensive and time-consuming.

Key Production Crew:

1. Director:
   Oversees the entire production, ensuring the creative vision is executed.

2. Producer:
   Manages the production’s finances and logistics. They secure funding, hire staff, coordinate locations, and ensure the project stays on budget and schedule.

3. Cinematographer (Director of Photography):
   Responsible for the visual style of the film, working closely with the director to choose the right lighting, lenses, and camera angles for each scene.

4. Production Designer:
   Crafts the overall visual aesthetic, including sets, costumes, and props, collaborating with the director and cinematographer to create a visually cohesive world for the story.

5. Sound Designer:
   Handles all aspects of the movie's audio, from dialogue and sound effects to music. They work with the editor and director to ensure a seamless integration of sound and visuals.

6. Editor:
   Assembles the footage into a coherent, engaging story, working with the director and sound designer to set the film’s pacing, tone, and structure.

QUIZ WEEK4

week5

Color correcting is the process of correcting (or fixing) colors in a video or a film as a way to get them back to what they should look like for your project. Color grading is the process of grading (or editing) colors in a video or film as a way to give them a stylistic look.

color correction is usually done first. This is because raw footage tends to be oversaturated and the colors need to be balanced out. 

And while there are several steps to the process of color correction, it’s important to clarify that the real end goal of color correction is simply to make sure footage looks exactly the way the human eye sees things. For example, if the white and black levels match what the human eye sees as white and black, then the rest of the colors should be balanced as a result as well.

However, if the footage you shot (or perhaps was given to you to edit) was very improperly balanced to begin with, the process can be quite tricky to complete without at least a little bit of expertise.

how to color correction

Here are the five basic steps to color correcting footage regardless of what type of editing situation that you might find yourself in.

1. Normalize your footage as much as possible.
2. Fix your saturation first.
3. Then fix your brightness and contrast.
4. Set your new white balance.
5. Double check your skin tones.

Depending on your footage and editing experience, there are of course more steps which you could include for this process. However, for a basic guide to quickly balance and correct any regular footage needs, this process should set you on the right path for beginners.

color grading

color grading is the next step, and this is where you can actually begin to create the aesthetic of your videos. But it’s important to note that this is an entirely optional process, especially if the film is meant to be as realistic as possible. 
However, the right color grading will always help convey a visual tone or mood to heighten the narrative. For example, you might want to use higher contrast and darker tones for a horror film, or inverted colors for a sci-fi shootout, as depicted in this fun video showcasing some different grade effects:

QUIZ WEEK5

week6

Mise en scène is a French term that translates literally to "placing on stage." In the realms of theater, film, and other visual storytelling mediums, it refers to the overall visual arrangement and presentation of a scene. This concept encompasses everything that appears within the frame or on stage and how these elements are organized to convey meaning, emotion, and narrative to the audience.

Key Components of Mise en Scène

1. Setting and Location:
   • Physical Space: The environment where the action takes place, whether it's a realistic setting like a living room or an abstract, symbolic space.
   • Time Period: The era in which the story is set, influencing costumes, props, and set design.
2. Props and Objects:
   • Items used by characters or present in the scene that can symbolize themes, indicate character traits, or advance the plot.
3. Costume and Makeup:
   • Clothing and makeup that reflect a character’s personality, social status, occupation, or psychological state.
4. Lighting:
   • The use of light and shadow to create mood, highlight specific elements, and guide the audience’s focus. For example, high-contrast lighting can create a dramatic or tense atmosphere.
5. Composition and Framing:
   • How elements are arranged within the frame or on stage, including camera angles in film or the positioning of actors in theater. This affects how the audience perceives relationships and power dynamics.
6. Performance and Acting:
   • The actors’ physical movements, facial expressions, and interactions contribute significantly to the mise en scène, conveying emotions and subtext.
7. Color Palette:
   • The selection of colors used in costumes, sets, and lighting can evoke specific emotions or symbolize thematic elements.
8. Spatial Relationships:
   • The distance and arrangement between characters and objects, which can indicate intimacy, conflict, or hierarchy.

QUIZ WEEK6

week7

Reading materials: https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/film-sound-effect-techniques/ 

How to use sound effects

Sound plays as big a role as the visual elements of a film. It’s a tool to immerse the audience in a cinematic experience, or bring a fantastical creature to life, or ramp up the tension in a scene.

Think about the audio brilliance of Ben Burtt’s work on Star Wars or the subtle art of sound effects in great horror films like the Alien franchise. Modern movies are using sound in new and exciting ways that push the envelope on how films tell their stories.

And while location, editing, and special effects can capture your vision, it’s the sound design that really brings it all to life. In this video, we examine how Tarantino uses sound to help guide the tone of his violence. To understand how valuable sound effects can be, it helps to understand all the ways you can use them. Effects (and sound design in general) can impact an audience’s emotions just as powerful as an actor’s performance, a beautiful vista shot, or a dramatic scene.

QUIZ WEEK7