Video & Sound Production/Project 1

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Week 3 - Week 7/12.9.2023 - 13.10.2023
Sim Jian Xiong (0356498)
Bachelor Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 1

LECTURES 

Week 3: Storytelling in Film

Story = What happened?
Plot = Why they happened? Any how?

Fig 1.1 3 Act Structure Exercise, Week 3 (12.9.2023)

Week 4: Mise En Scene

In French, it means putting on stage. It refers to what we see onscreen; its visuals; meaning, all of the elements that appear on camera and their arrangement.

Week 6: Colour Correction

RGB: The main purpose of the RGB color model is for the sensing, representation, and display of images in electronic systems, such as televisions and computers. 
Before the electronic age, the RGB color model already had a solid theory behind it, based in human perception of colors.
INSTRUCTIONS

Project 1A: Audio Dubbing
This project requires us to dub a soundless video clip provided. We need to edit in sound effects and voices. We are not allowed to use music for this project.

Fig 1.2 Premier Pro Screenshot, Week 5 (1.10.2023)

Fig 1.3 Audio Track Close up, Week 5 (1.10.2023)

In the audio track, there is a certain structure we have to follow. For example, the ambience has to be in the bottom and each dub has to be in separate track for each character. 

Project 1B: Sound Shaping
Our next exercise of this project is to record our own voice for 5 seconds and apply effects to make it the voice of:
  1. Phone Call
  2. Coming inside Closet
  3. Coming of Toilet
  4. Underground Cave
  5. Alien/Orc
I record myself saying an iconic line from Dirty Harry.

Fig 1.4 Original Voice, Week 7 (13.10.2023)

I then alter my voice for final submission.

FINAL SUBMISSIONS


Project 1B Sound Shaping

 Fig 1.5 Phone Call.mp3, Week 7 (13.10.2023) 

                                                                  Fig 1.6 Closet.mp3, Week 7 (13.10.2023)
                                                                   Fig 1.7 Toilet.mp3, Week 7 (13.10.2023)
 
                                                                     Fig 1.8 Cave.mp3, Week 7 (13.10.2023) 

  Fig 1.9 Alien.mp3, Week 7 (13.10.2023) 

FEEDBACK

Week 4
General Feedback: One main thing in a story: The character wants this, but no.
 
REFLECTION

Experience 
Thanks to the recorded lecture, I was able to complete both exercises in Project 1. The only hassle is in Project 1A, where I have to sync my audio dub with the character's mouth. I couldn't merge them so I had sync them manually. 

Observation 
I noticed that my voice is too deep to sound like a girl. I tried pitching it up but it still doesn't sound right. 

Findings
Aside from my low pitch voice, I realised that there is a lack of emotion or energy behind my audio dub. For example, when saying "Abort!", I could say it a bit louder to show panic.

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