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Obviously these are just points that were fleshed out in lecture
Sound Edit
- choose a scene -
- analyse the rhythm,
- whose listening,
- whose talking,
- the space,
- the pauses,
- the talking over (interrupting),
- the atmos
- sound fx
- the music
Analyse this clip Chinatown look and listen to whose listening and whose talking - the differential between where the vision and sound is cut
- Track laying from (top to bottom)
- 2 x 2 dialogue chequerboard
- fx (sync or not (off screen))
- atmos / non diegetic
- music
- Lay-up your sound at first assembly
- Guide/temp tracks for music
- Ways to compose/score for a fine cut
- modular method
- bits, motifs, tracks, stings so that you can lay-up the music yourself
- neil young ‘dead man’ method
- or combination there of
- modular method
- snd fx / music
- cds from tex
- from the web
- be wary of mp3s - double compressed
- audio editing (see manual) (see how toos)
- audio levels monitoring as well as hearing
- level line
- level nodes
- audio keyframes to 100th of a frame
- scrubbing
- We aim for Correct audio levels (see manual)
- monitoring as well as hearing – peaking at -6 to -10.
- we aim to be able to between tv and dvd (tv is compressed)
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- overlapping of audio/video video/audio offset
- sound or vision leader or trailer
- grading / colour correction / shot matching
- why, what’s the purpose
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- colour and exposure matching
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- making the image more
- punchy
- larger than life
- filmic
- less video
- making the image more
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- There are many ways to do this –
- blacken the blacks,
- There are many ways to do this –
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- saturate the colours or de-saturate,
- make it cooler, warmer
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- method
- doing it in small bursts
- method
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- like shots in a sequence
- don’t apply to all till the end
- paste attributes
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- Titling (see manual)
- Getting it into timeline
- Manipulating text
- Font, size, tracking, shadow,
- title safe
- tv safe
- watch for serifs and thin fonts
- don’t scroll – tis jittery
- Transitions (see manual)
- Vision
- Audio
- opacity control
- slo mo - multiples of 25
getting rid of useless information
- media managing
- mpeg2 and ac3
- dvd
- screening
- you can use the tv1 screening as a preview –
- you will anyway because you will be comparing and contrasting –
- there is nothing like watching it in front of an audience
Obviously these are just points that were fleshed out in lecture
the edit ‚
the finished product, made in pre-production, from your sound pre-production, from your storyboards, how you dealt with coverage, documented in shoot by continuity and log sheets (scrupulous)
finished in post production
based on Steenbeck editing, roll a/b / chequerboard, bins / calico bins
Brings together AVID & Media100 & Adobe Premiere
one may not attack their editing methodically enough, it can get chaotic, confusing,
your projects, sequences and bins will be diabolically complicated unless you are organised in your project
Filing Heirachy
Finder Server Scratch Disk Folder
Text Files
DVD Work
Music
FCP Project
Saving Project
Memory Stick
Auto Save Vault
shift q
ctrl q
Project
Set up the tabs in your project
Bins, folders
Logging bin for each scene
Folder for sequences (date modified)
Folder for graphics, music
log THEN capture
timecode is King
reels
inside start and stop goes your in and out
Scene per sequence - To gain more objectivity - Allows you to re-order at assemble stage - Perhaps even delete a scene
How to put your shots together - trim in,out bin/browser - Apple F10 (add) F9 (insert)
Assemble cut †Putting the scenes together †nested sequences or ¬†copy and paste
Rough cut - Starting to hone - †the structure †Laying up sound
Fine Cut †Sound †Colour grading †Perfecting the edit † Titles
The shoot was as smooth as a baby’s bottom!
We had plenty of time up our sleeve - 3 or 4 hours perhaps (which was a result of an over-estimated morning production schedule and the necessity to shoot some scenes at specific times of day, hence some waiting around and the opportunity to experiment with lighting and shots etc). All was great - actors and crew worked beautifully together and all had a ball.
As a result of our 2nd location’s over estimated Mothers’ Day rush we decided to change location on the fly. All went well and I managed to set up another location within 20 minutes - where we commenced filming as soon as we received the green light.
We were on set by 7am and started shooting 30 mins late due to crew sleeping in (you can imagine this went down well as ‘First AD’!), but made it up along the way by being smart with our multiple set ups and shots, and wrapped 30 mins early, at 9.15pm.
5 scenes in, we had a minor (but potentially fatal) sound scare - mistaking the silent playback on the camera for a faulty audio record (turns out the speakers on the monitor were turned down!) - thank GOD!
We couldn’t have done it without the help of our supergroup, who were so patient and keen to get the best out of the process for us, which was amazing.
I thoroughly enjoyed my role as Producer and First AD - I had an absolute blast and am so excited to get back on set next Sunday to assist our supergroup.
I’m slipping back into my role as Producer and tying things up in regards to budget, touching base with actors, formally thanking locations and getting the edit process underway.
Here is my completed exam, sans storyboard exam
The answers were very interesting, so interesting I am excited. Very enlightening to see what has got in there, what has not, what you find important etc.. It alerts us to how much we need to re-emphasise some technical and theoretical things. We hope by having these concepts in the exam when you got them wrong you will endeavour to get on top of these things this semester and definitely next semester.
Some of the exam was answered correctly by most. Thats terrific. The questions that were consistently answered incorrectly were a little bit troubling though - both from our perspective and yours.
To some the exam may have been too long but quite a few got through it all. Here is some common mistakes:
Many had little or no idea on basic things like how to get a correct exposure, how to focus, audio levels etc.. This is a bit worrying as third year media students and many graduates wish they were on top of these things. In signing up for this degree and this course you are agreeing to take your media making seriously - well I would’ve thought so.
Track & zoom - Obviously not explained clearly enough. Rarely do you see zooms (not that there is anything wrong with them) they are generally not used as a track, moving the camera, creates a sense for the viewer of moving through a 3D space. The eye cannot zoom, so the school of thought goes, so you move the camera as though it is body moving through space. I would argue that the brain can zoom so why not zoom the camera. Moving the camera is very difficult and time consuming so why not try a slow zoom as a last take. But (there is always a but) it is far more effective to cut. From a MS to a CU. This way you can control the timing - make the cut on the beat of action etc
White balance DOES NOT AFFECT exposure - white balance controls the colour. I think because zebra patterns are white people confuse it with ‘white’ balance.
About half had no idea what coverage is - this was covered in lecture 4, should have been covered in your reading. Maybe its something we need to re-emphasis
As I said in the lecture you will all pass because you’ve done it. The exam was great preemptive strike for film-tv2 for third year (media) and your future lives as media, filmmakers.
I was happy to see a lot of new faces but then saddened as I realised many of them were new to me i.e. not been to many or any lectures.
a brief discussion on the language of actors
Darcy has kindly provided us with this
This is not in anyway official, definitive, codified or anything else. It’s just a list of stuff to consider, and it could just as easily take another form, have other, related content and observe another logic. Robin
Terms & Concepts to consider in relation to FILM/TV LIGHTING
KEY ANGLE
FILL NEGATIVE FILL
BACK LIGHT/RIM LIGHT
EYE LIGHT
HARD UNFILLED
SOFT FILLED
HARD and SOFT
DIFUSSED
REFLECTED
BOUNCED
DIRECTIONAL - Frontal - Backlit “Sidey” - “Edgey” - “Toppy”
FLAT
MODELLED
CONTRASTY
AVAILABLE
ARTIFICIAL
DAY - Early Consider then:
- Late Angle;
- Sunny Precise Quality;
- Overcast Colour Temperature
NIGHT - Moonlit
- Artificial – Electric, Wood Fire, Kerosene
MOTIVATED, NATURALISTIC, STYLISED, THEATRICAL
COLOUR TEMPERATURE - BALANCED OR OTHERWISE, MIXED
SHADOWS - HARD OR SOFT, DEFINED OR NOT
EXPOSURE LATITUDE,
LUMINANCE RANGE,
CONTRAST RATIO,
KEY:FILL RATIO
Make sure you layout out your scipt properly. You have been given many examples. If actors recieve a script incorrectly formatted with incorrect font, no title page etc. They are less likely to want to be involved.
NO CAMERA, SOUND OR EDIT DIRECTIONS
Celtx is the world’s first all-in-one media pre-production system. It replaces ‘paper & binder’ pre-production with a digital approach that’s more complete, simpler to work with, and easier to share. - Their words not mine. If you use it give us feedback.
Here are the notes from broken powerpoint. These are so far from being lecture notes. These are some of the things I covered. They are to remind you and as prompts for your further research. Apologies for the lack of powerpoint. It is a reminder to test before you head out. As you will do on your shoots.
sound 3 elements - speech, sound fx, music
speech
off screen
on screen
casting
sync
non sync
eq
wild lines vs ADR
sound effects
wild sounds
soundscape
foley
atmos
sound fx
music
dissonance
consonance
major
minor
locale
pace
tone
design
A striking visual approach is generated by art direction, costuming, set dressing, lighting, choice of lenses, camera height and movement, by locations and terrain. - Rabiger 2006
I would add
focus
make-up
colour
tone
contrast
texture
framing
choreography
check the synopsis examples under comments here and in the tutes as they come in
Can be up to 250 words with more detailed descriptions of character, story, location and style.
If you’ve got a title, a working title, put it in.
The point of a story ideas is to describe as much as possible in a concise way so that we can brainstorm a synopsis out of it, then script.
A Story Idea (from course guide) -
A few sentences that encapsulates your idea.
It should cover story, character and location.
It may also cover action, design (visual and aural).
It may be based around myths, fables or other preexisting stories (copyright must be observed and permissions sought where necessary)
Please feel free to resubmit it if you don’t think it covers this
Here are some examples from Christine and students
A teenage girl is home alone, bored, on a Sunday, when a handsome stranger arrives at the door asking if she has a tyre iron to fix his flat tyre. She admires his sports car and he tells her that he is an LA photographer, and she would make an ideal model. There follows an intricate dance of seduction and withdrawal until a banal phone call from her mother to put the peas on for lunch convinces her to get in his car and leave her old life behind.
Malcolm lives a squalid life in a broken down share-house. One day he discovers that his bedroom is actually a lift. It goes to another level and his door opens up to a seemingly bright and shiny new world. Sarah who brought Malcolm down to this underworld sets out to enlist him in a war against the topworld
After being framed by his then best friend, Fred, Bob is kicked out of his prestigious university course and becomes homeless. After stumbling into a dumpster one night to sleep, Bob discovers a magical costume which gives him superpowers. Revenge ensues.
A woman brings a shoe box to the post office, but the postie spills coke on the label and it is delivered to the wrong address. A lonely man opens the box and finds a human heart. He puts it under his pillow and dreams of a fabulous party on a beach and a handsome man. Then he cuts out his own heart and sews the woman’s heart inside. His complete outlook changes for the positive. Then he sees the handsome man with another woman, and is forced to confront him, to ease the pain in his new heart.
follow the instructions in the ‘how to’ tab above
Under your tute - drop your ‘story idea’ as a comment,
before 5pm the night before your week 2 tute
put your name to it
click on the tute then enter your comment as a reply
I Paul will have to approve it before you can see it