Planning the Video Sequence CIM 314V 2,1-2,8

Bloody Cuts Brief

Review with Client

Bloody Cuts Project Plan

Storyboard

(timings are approximate)

Bloody Cuts Shot List

(timings are approximate)

Gathering Assets

Here are some of the URLs for the sound files I will be using in my film which will be downloaded from free sound under the creative commons licence. 

The files will be downloaded and imported into the NLE that I will be using to edit my film

Health & Safety Precautions

Constraints and Contingency Plans

There weren't many constraints that I would have faced during the shooting of my film, but there were several issues that could have gone wrong. For example a low battery would have made me rush and shoot my film without the quality I wanted it to have, so in order to avoid this I made sure the batteries for my camera were fully charged the day before. If I hadn't taken the chance to charge the batteries and  was forced to rush the shoot, I would have shot as much as I could with the amount of power in the batteries and filmed the rest at a later date.

Weather was also a constraint I had to face; I was planning to shoot on the weekend but due to the fact that the weather forecast was predicting rain on the weekend, so I had to change the dates for my filming schedule.

What you need to know about Camera shots and Techniques CIM 314V 1,2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcNvcK1x6tE

This was a short film trailer that I had created last year, the film trailer was based around social realism, so it was heavily based around teen drama which was emphasised to actually create some form of drama and scenarios. The clips are recorded as .MOV files which were then processed and edited in a movie making software to create the trailer. After editing the clips together I outputted the file as AVCHD in 1080p. This way I was able to retain the resolution of the clips but had later realised I had lost some quality due to the DPI being very low in comparison to the aspect ratio used.

There are several different formats that videos can be outputted to. The most common file formats for video used are MOV, MP4, FLV, WMV and AVCHD. Each file format stands for something, and is usually made to be played in a certain media player. For example, MOV files are usually played back in Quicktime, WMV files are played back in Windows Media Viewer and AVCHD can be played back in VLC Player. AVCHD retains high quality as it stands for Advance Video Codec High Definition, and if the settings are done correctly you can retain the frame size which will retain its quality. The output is also responsible for the codec and compressions of the video files.

The quality of a recording depends on the frame size it was recorded in, nowadays the best way to record is in HD. There is 720p HD and 1080p HD, the difference between the two is that 720p is known to be as normal HD whereas 1080P is known to be full HD as the frame size is a lot larger (1280x720, 1920x1080). The larger the frame size equals the larger amount of pixels in the frame, leading to a higher quality footage.

This also plays a role in the aspect ratio, if the footage is to be played in widescreen, the aspect ratio would be 16:9 whereas traditionally when tv's were square, the aspect ratio used to be 4:3. But it is possible to get an even greater aspect ratio larger than 16:9 if you were to use anamorphic lenses which will give an aspect ratio of 2.39:1

Multicam

A multi-camera setup is usually used for film making when more than one camera angle is needed for one scene/shot but is needed to be simultaneous and linear in editing. Traditionally the multicam set up was filmed with film cameras and later edited to sync up to the sound recorded at the time of recorded. Nowadays it is much easier to get this effect due to the digital age we live in. By setting up a number of cameras it is simple to record audio and video simultaneously which can then be put into an editing software such as Final Cut Pro to create a sequence of shots that are all synced perfectly to the audio recorded at the time.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Multicamera-diagram.png

To put this to practice I had used some footage from a show that Doc Brown had done and imported the shots into Final Cut Pro. The Following images show the key stages to making a multicam sequence in Final Cut Pro.

The image above shows the imported audio and video put into Final Cut Pro

This screenshot shows the next step to take; after selecting the audio and video files I wanted to be synced, I clicked File>New Multicam Clip

After clicking the "New Multicam Clip" a box appears asking to name the file. If a sound clip was also selected, it is easier to make the software sync the video with the audio by making sure the box "Use audio for synchronisation" is ticked. Then by pressing "OK" the software begins to create the multicam  clip itself.

By dragging the new multicam clip into the timeline and pressing "CMD and 7" it brings up the video angles available to cut into the sequence. By making sure the video tab is selected at the top of the angles box, it gives the freedom to seamlessly sync the video clips to the sound recorded.

After completing the sequence, its best to export the file at its highest quality. File>Share>Master File (Default)

Select the quality you wish the file to be saved in and click "next" then name the file and choose file destination and click "save".

What you need to know about moving image. CIM 314V 1,1

Understanding Communication Techniques DMC U2 1,1/1,2/1,4

Explaining Procedures to a Specialist photo Retoucher

Explaining to a photo retoucher is a simple task as they would know what each term used means. For example they would know the difference between processing a RAW image file and retouching a JPEG file. Also they would understand which program has been suggested whether it be Adobe Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop. Explaining what you want them to do would be quite simple as well because you'll be able to tell them that you want one area with higher contrast in comparison to this area which you would desaturated and blurred. It would be a simple task because they should and would know all the technical terminology used without having to explain which each tool does.

Explaining Procedures to a Non Specialist

In order to explain procedures to a non specialist it is important to remember that they may or may not have a basic idea of what each term means, so in order for them to understand properly you must use the terminology as you would but explain to them what that means in depth, and possibly show them examples. Its also important to remember to keep calm in these situations especially with clients as they may not know what they want from a photo, so in order for them to give you a brief description of what they expect you may have to inspire them a little by explaining and showing examples.