Video & Sound Production's Final Project

01/04/19 - 01/07/2019
(Week 01 - Week 14 )
Fong Ee Xuan (0332842)
Video & Sound Production
Final Project

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INSTRUCTIONS

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FINAL PROJECT

STOP MOTION

Week 01

(01/04/19 - 07/04/19)

After Mr Martin briefed us about the final project, he showed us some example of stop motion video on "Vimeo". On the next day, Mr Martin updated a statement on Google Classroom which asked us to watch more stop motion video and select 3 of our favourite and explain why we like the video. Not only that, Mr Martin also want us to provide an idea for our final project which is Stop Motion.

After seeing this statement that uploaded on Google Classroom, I go watch some stop motion video and I found out there are few video that I like which are "Garnier Fructis: Purer Glanz (Stop Motion Commercial)", "Red Bull Competition - Stop Motion" and "Wilkinson Sword Commercial - Manscaping in Motion".

1. Garnier Fructis: Purer Glanz (Stop Motion Commercial) from twentyfourone//motionpicture on Vimeo.

I like the "Purer Glanz" stop motion video because I felt that the video is very interesting and it attract my attention when I watch it. The motion that she make is reflect the songs of the advertisement too so it make it more fun and interesting.

2. Red Bull Competition Stop-motion Entry from Emily Parker on Vimeo.

Next is "Red Bull Competition", I like it because it look simply but it actually use a lot of hard work to create the video such as the character and all those small things. I liked how she represent a people when he felt tired while working and after he drink a Red Bull, he became a full imaginenation person.

3. Wilkinson Sword Commercial - Manscaping in Motion from Hoku & Adam on Vimeo.

Lastly is the "Manscaping", I like it because it is very interest due to they used the reverse and the normal play at the same times so it make it look cool. I felt it is still very nice even though it is not fully a stop motion video.

After I looking for few stop motion video, I started thinking about the idea of the final project which have a given theme - " I Dreamed A Dream" with a duration of one minute or less than that.

While I thought for the theme - "I Dreamed A Dream", it remind me one of my funniest dream that I have dreamed it for like few times. It is between an octopus, a shark and me. In my dream, I was rowing a boat and suddenly there are a big wave coming through me and an octopus caught me and tie me on a cruise ship by using it arms. The octopus try to eat me but I kicked the octopus into the sea by using a very strong power from no where. Meanwhile, a shark jump up and ate the octopus and it smile at me like I give it a food to eat. After that, I just wake up from the dream and I found out it was very funny and this dream had happen in few times. In the stop motion video, I want to use solid elements to create those character because it will be more reality compare to editable elelements. I also want to show those scene because I think it will be interesting when other watch it.

Week 06 

(06/05/2019)

In this week, we were been told that we had choice to choose if we want to work in pair or individually on our final project which is stop motion. I've teamed up with my friend, Angeline and we both came up with an idea which is about ice cream since both of us like Ice cream so much. We discussed how and what it would be look like. We also listed down each frame and how we are going to execute for each frame.

Week 07

(13/05/2019)

In this week, me and Angeline finally decided to work on the best outcome that we could work on so we came up with a new idea. In the discussions, we've considered about a lot of problems, such as how do we shot it, what props do we have to get ready for, where should we get our footage done, and also how do we able to express it well. Not only that, we even discuss about the clothing, props, and also all music and sound effects that should include in the video. So our new topic is about day dreaming and it is related to a fantasy of where fruits change clouds into ice cream.

Idea 1: A "Sweet" Day Dreaming

Shot 1: A cafe

Shot 2: Girl eating an ice cream while looking at the clouds

Shot 3: Finished the ice cream, walked out from cafe

Shot 4: Girl walking by the roadside, on the way home

Shot 5: Girl walked pass by a fruit store

Shot 6: Girl staring at those fruits

Shot 7: Girl choosing fruits

Shot 8: Realised fruits bring colours

Shot 9: Try to throw the fruits up to the sky see if clouds' colours changed

Shot 10: Clouds started changing colours

Shot 11: Girl realised and happy about it
Shot 12: Keep on throwing fruits

Shot 13: It started raining, but look like "snowing"

Shot 14: Girl was so happy and still throwing fruits

Shot 15: There is thunderstorm

Shot 16: It started getting much on the ground

Shot 17: Girl thought it was okay

Shot 18: Girl taste it and taste like ice cream
Shot 19: Girl throw fruits again because thought of eating ice cream
Shot 20: These ice cream covered till her knee
Shot 21: She can't move or walk
Shot 22: Thunderstorms again
Shot 23: Face of frightening and suffering

Shot 24: It is getting bury higher because still raining ice cream
Shot 25: Try to shout out loud for help
Shot 26: Ice cream bury till her mouth that she can't shout
Shot 27: It was so scary and she was so afraid
Shot 28: Woke up from dream

Shot 29: Ice cream in her hand melted
Shot 30: Look into the clouds and smile

Week 08

(20/05/2019)

We were told to write our idea/concept, storyboard, references (from stop-motion videos online),  production timeline and trial shooting (if possible) using google slides.

Here is our proposal for the final project:

Week 09

(27/05/2019)

We present our idea with slides in class which have done it on last week. Mr Martin and Mr Razif agreed with our idea and said it is interesting. They advised Angeline and I to add on raining and thunder effect, same goes with music background. Background music and effects could make it looks more real. 

Week 10

(03/06/2019)

This week's an e-learning week. We couldn't do anything but still keep in touch, discuss and work on our props for shooting since both of us were back to hometown.

Week 11

(10/06/2019)

We had our filming section at Angeline's place. It was actually at somewhere else, but at last couldn't make it. So we just settle everything up at Angeline's place. We finished all our footage at this week.

Figure 1.0: Doing the props #1

Figure 1.1: Doing the props #2

Figure 1.2: Doing the props #3

Figure 2.0: Some of the props #1

Figure 2.1: Some of the props #2

Figure 2.2: Some of the props #3

Figure 3.0: Changing our background while we shooting

Figure 4.0: The Footage that we took #1

Figure 4.1: The Footage that we took #2

Figure 4.2: The Footage that we took #3

Figure 4.3: The Footage that we took #4

Week 12

(17/06/2019)

In this week, we started working on our video editing. Since we think our working process is slow, we decided to spited  our work as I work on the video editing and Angeline looking for those sound effect and music.

Week 13

(24/06/2019)

This week, Nicole and I went through the video that has been done and we realised there are still some problems can be seen obviously in the video. So we decided to edit parts of it by adding on pictures and also deleted parts of them to make it looks smooth. 

Week 14

(01/07/2019)

After I finish editing the video editing and the colour editing, I started working on the sound editing on this week. Me and Angeline found a few sound effect that we think it is suitable for the video.

Here is our final outcome: