Here is my final submission
Here is a link to my file in a GDrive folder in case the video is removed from YouTube
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zkka_OgSWkj8qypST8p-vl2PcdPhM8He/viewusp=share_link
Thursday, 12 September 2024
CCR: Creative Critical Reflection
Here are my answers to the four questions in the CCR
CCR1 & CCR2
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGPzadaY1g/T_aYLPToBGP5bO8U9Y4-6A/edit?utm_content=DAGPzadaY1g&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
(I don't know how to make it into a presentation)
CCR3
CCR4
https://www.canva.com/design/DAGQ2Rk5vuI/oIWPzTnt4Y8HiV10_a3qyw/edit?utm_content=DAGQ2Rk5vuI&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Reflection: This was a very time consuming task. I completed this task last minute before the due date and I'm so proud of myself that I've managed to complete it. I had many challenges when creating the voice over because I kept on reading my script incorrectly. I didn't know how to paste the presentations the way my teacher told me to, so i hope my teacher understands why I pasted a link. Overall I'm finally satisfied with this being completed.
Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Editing
In this blog, as the editor of our group (Maisie) I am going to be documenting step by step my editing process.
In my opinion, the colors looked very bland and boring, which is something I didn't like, I wanted the colors to stand out more, especially when clips of the sunset come up. That way, the viewers can actually see the mesmerizing view at its full potential.
This picture shows that I lowered down the intensity of the effect to 69 from 100. This was because putting it at 100 made everything look overly saturated, which didn't look very pleasing to me. This is how it looked like before I lowered the intensity down:
Our main song made an entrance by being split into parts like in the picture above in the beginning of our video. This is because I wanted to include some clips in between the bedroom scene, followed by rhetorical questions. If you take a look at my final video, it would make sense.
In this scene, I added an extracted audio of Michelle saying, "Yo, U wanna go out tonight?". First of all, we chose this specific line instead of something like "Hey, let's go out" because we feel like teenagers mostly talk with each other with informal language. It would sound unusual for two best friends to talk so formally with each other.
In this clip, it is shown that our call to action has different animations used in every word. The first word, "Don't" uses an animation called "zoom in". Its duration is also quick, and there's a reason why. I chose a quick zoom in because I wanted to emphasize on the word itself, which serves as a reminder/warning to the audience to NOT miss their chance.
Software used
To begin with, I chose capcut to edit our first ever media project because it is one of the most easiest editing software for beginners like me. Although it is surprisingly effortless to use, it still has all of the features you might need for your own personal project, such as tools for cutting, adding effects, text and music, which I love. Another reason why I chose capcut was also because I was already familiar with how it works, hence it saved me a lot of time from learning a completely new editing app.
Colour grading
This was how my clips looked like before adding color to them:
This is how my clips look like after adding colour (Clear II on Capcut):
Although subtle, I love how the colors look brighter and slightly more saturated. To the nature, it makes it look more eye catching because the effect brings out the color within them. As for the people in the clip above, it made them (me, kris and the tourists) look livelier. With our skin looking brighter, it looks like we are less pale, and this gives off an impression that we are energetic teenagers having a good time at the beach together.
Intensity
Everyone's skin tone looks overly orange and bright, and this did not look natural at all, which I didn't like.
Audio
Main song
In the picture above, we can see that all three parts were faded in, meaning that they all started off in a slightly lower volume then gradually increases. In these three parts, they all have different volumes, starting from low, medium to full, building up as the video continues. This is what Mr. Nick suggested me to do.
Our main song was extracted from a video recording I took from Spotify.
Sound effects
#1
There are around 4 scenes like this, and my original idea was to add a typewriter sound effect, like when typing on a keyboard. At first, I thought it was a good idea until I asked Mr. Nick to review my on going edit. He told me that it didn't match the vibes our group was going for.
The typing sounds made it sound old fashioned, like when older people typed on a type writer back in the day, while our ad shows teenagers living in the modern generation. I realized his point was true and started thinking on which sound effects would suit it better, or if I even should be adding one.
Mr. Nick then suggested me to add little bits from our main music instead, creating the loud-silence effect when the clips take turns playing back and forth.
#2
Another sound effect I added was during the scene where Kris picked up her ringing phone.
Second, I added a voice changer called "Vinyl" that made Michelle's voice sound slightly robot-y. I did this to literally make it sound like she's on the other side of the phone call, to make the phone call sound more real.
#3
The last sound effects that I added was when every scene that relates to taking pictures comes up. In our tourism ad, we have two:
The scene where all four girls were taking a selfie at Slushy Society.
The scene where all four girls were taking pictures in the photo booth.
Why
The reasons why I added these sound effects was to make the situation seem more lively and real. Just like when you take pictures from cameras or your phone in real life, you would usually hear sounds like "snap!" or "click!" when your phone isn't on silent mode.
The sound effect I used was generated straight from Capcut, called "camera shutter".
Transitions
In this section, I will be explaining the important transitions that I added and the meaning I was trying to convey with them
#1
In this video, it shows that I used the transition "page turning" to show the change in locations. The reason why I chose this transition was because I wanted to convey a deeper meaning to the audience, which was they were about to discover a new story. Just like when we read books, every page tells different stories, right?
Hence, I chose this transition to connote to the audience that they were about to unravel more things about Bali in a different location, and all they had to do was the turn the page to discover more.
#2
In this video, it shows that I used a transition called "circle" to show the change in locations. The reason why I chose this transition was because I liked how it makes it look like the audience is looking at the video through a microscope.
As well all know, most microscopes' lenses are circular, and they are used to see important details. I wanted to imply that the "Slushy Society" sign was important and that the audience should look at how bright and vibrant the sign looks. I also wanted to connote that the location has moved from Playroom to Slushy Society, hence the use of the "circular" transition that almost looks like a microscope lense supports the fact that the change in location is crucial to be realized by the audience.
#3
In this video, I used a transition called "dots right" to show the change in locations. The reason why I chose this transition was because it fits the yellow lights on the big "Love Anchor" sign. By doing this, I was trying to hint to the audience that the next location would have something to do with bright yellow lights,
As you can see in my video, Love Anchor is filled with bright yellow lights all over, especially their big bright sign. So, using the "dots right" transition as an opening to the Love Anchor scenes, it acts like some kind of teaser to the yellow lights.
#4
This is the last major transition that I used to show the change in locations. This time, I used a transition called "blink". It's pretty self explanatory. It shows that the camera acts as if it's from the viewers' point of view. When it blinks, it shows that the location has changed.
I chose this specific transition because I wanted to convey a deeper meaning. The meaning that I wanted to express to the audience was that when you're having a lot of fun in Bali, a single blink can get you so far. There's a belief where people say, "Time flies when you're having fun". That is the kind of message I tried to put out to the audience. Even when you feel like you've only blinked once, you'll lose track of time due to the overflowing excitement you're experiencing.
Animation
#1 Text
In this clip, it is shown that the text appeared smoothly using the animation "wobble". I chose this animation because it gives a gentle feeling to it, which matches the soft beat (before the beat gradually increases throughout the video).
Additionally, the background shows the water, which is known for its wobbly movements. This matches the animation used in the text, as if it's resembling the water currents.
Previously + changes made
Before using "wobble" my first option was "typewriter". Like I mentioned somewhere above, Mr. Nick didn't like the idea because it didn't fit the scene on the background.
#1.1 Call to action
On top of that, it is also the only word colored in red. The color red means warning and strength, and by using the color red in the word "Don't", it gives off the same effect as the animation I explained above.
For the other two words, "miss" and "out!", I did not add any coloring or animation because I wanted to convey that those two words are weaker than the word "Don't". They are kept simple to show that the dominance belongs to "Don't".
In conclusion, this is how our call to action turned out in the end:
Reaction to my editing (final video)
This is a google drive link to a video of my mom and sister reacting to my final video. Apologies for my mom's awkwardness: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RabFQhpEZG9l2dsMe7h5NH_h1msFLUeW/view?usp=share_link
Reflection: The editing process was a challenge for Maisie and I'm proud that she has managed to complete it before the due date. Editing was new to us because we barely knew skills about it. Thankfully, Maisie decided to volunteer to try and edit. Throughout the process, I tried helping by suggesting scenes that she could import. Overall she did a great job and the results gave a satisfactory.
Behind the Scenes
In this blog, I (Maisie) will be inserting images and videos of the behind the scenes of our tourism ad.
Bedroom Scenes
This picture shows Lamiya (our main camera man) taking specific clips of Kristine (our main actor) in her bedroom. I (Maisie) took the behind the scenes picture with my phone.
This picture shows me (Maisie), helping Kristine (our main actor) demonstrate how we want the scene of her walking in the bedroom to turn out. Lamiya (our main camera man) took the behind the scenes picture with my (Maisie) phone.
Beach Scenes
This is a picture of Lamiya (our main camera man) capturing the sunset from a little bit closer. Unlike the previous picture, this time she took clips and pictures while standing up together with Kristine (our main actor) and our extra actors. Kristine took the behind the scenes picture with her phone.
Lastly, this is a picture showing Lamiya (our main camera man) capturing the people at the Double Six beach. She meant to show the tourists and locals in the area at that time. She also used her camera for this, and Kristine (our main actor) was the one who took this behind the scenes picture.
Playroom Scene
This picture shows Lamiya (our main camera man) taking clips of Chelsey (our additional actor) playing darts at playroom as one of our fun activities. Lamiya used her phone this time with the help of her tripod to steady her hands while take clips. It also shows Felysia (our additional actor) in the corner of the picture playing her phone. This behind the scenes picture was taken by me (Maisie) using my phone.
Slushy Society
We don't have many pictures when shooting at Slushy Society because everyone was very occupied. Me and the other girls except Lamiya (she was cameraman) were all actors in this scene and so no one could take behind the scenes pictures. Oscar (Lamiya's friend) was busy doing his own thing so we just forgot to ask for his help.
The picture above is a picture of Fely taking a selfie, showing Lamiya drinking the slushy we bought for the Slushy Society clip and Oscar just playing with this phone.
Shooters
In this picture, it shows all of us, including Lamiya, taking the chance to take actual pictures in the photo booth. While the photo booth scenes were planned to be used in our ad, we took the opportunity to take a group photo together for our own personal reasons.
BTS & bloopers videos
Lastly, I (Maisie) made a compilation video of behind the scenes and blooper clips. I couldn't upload the actual video here because it exceeded 100MB, so I decided to upload it on YouTube and paste the link here. Enjoy:)
Click here/copy paste this link for our bts and bloopers video:
https://youtu.be/hkfSX2YpwDg
Reflection: This was done by Maisie, and we are grateful that she decided to help with the BTS blog. Throughout recording, we found it difficult to take BTS scenes because everyone had a job which means no one could take the picture for us. Because of that, we sometimes forget to take BTS pictures. Overall we manage to complete this simple task but it would be less stressful if we didn't need to ask a working member to take BTS.
Filming Schedule
Heres the timetable of our Filming Schedule that I made in Google Docs
Reflection: If you noticed in our schedule, I've already mentioned things about the changes that we did such as going to G-Swing but it ends up being closed so we decided to go to the other locations. Additionally, when we visited Slushy Society, we decided to film in front of it for a replacement of Aerospace to which then we used it as a replacement for G-Swing too. Overall, our plan has went well but we have some problems such as Michelle not being able to participate in filming.
Script and StoryBoard
In this blog, I will post our StoryBoard that my team member Maisie has created for our project.
Heres a brief explanation of some scenes:
Scene 2 & 2.1: In this scene, we've added a short script to create a connection to whats inside the advert which also helps structure out the context of the message given.
Voice over of "Maya"( Voice recorded by Michelle) :
"Yo, you wanna go out tonight?"
Anna ( Acted by Kristine ) :
(sighs)
Changes:
Throughout making ad, we found it difficult to create storyboards before shooting the scenes. Heres all the changes we did in our advert.
Scene 1 (Bedroom): In this scene, we've extended it by adding a clip of the actor, Anna, walking into her bedroom feeling exhausted. To which then it cuts to scene 1 from the story board.
Scene 1 (Insert Text): When we showed our introduction scene, our teacher decided to give us an idea to put rhetorical questions in our first scene to make it seem more "advert type". Heres the changes that we've added
Scene 3 (Beach): We also decided to add 2 other clips to make the beach scene more longer.
For the rest of the storyboard, it was created after the final submission so there isn't much changes to talk about.
Reflection: This StoryBoard was created by Maisie. Overall the storyboard was neat and organised but there were many issues that we've encountered. We re-wrote the storyboard 2 times because we couldn't decide which scenes goes first or last. Throughout the process of making this, it was may more easier to just record and make the storyboard after the filming. Even though that wasn't part of how storyboard works, in our next project, we'll manage to make our storyboard organised to record shots quicker.
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