Video and Sound Production - Final Project
25/9/2024 - 3/1/2024 / Week 1 - Week 14
Tay Yue Chern / 0373215
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Final Project
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INSTRUCTIONS
1. INSTRUCTIONS
2. TUTORIAL & PRACTICAL
Week 6 & 7 - Stop-motion pre-production & shooting
In week 7, we had a stop-motion shooting practice session. we need to
replicate the scenes from the existing stop-motion videos. There were 2
videos chosen (original video links available in week 6 brief slides), we
were further divided into 2 groups doing both shooting at the same time.
Fig 1.1 Week 6 Brief
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| Fig 1.2 Assigned roles, Week 6 |
I was in the paper cut team. We did the cutting together before Week 7
shooting class, and after shooting, I arranged the shots in the google
drive and shared to my group members for the editing practice in the
following week.
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| Fig 1.3 Shared drive, Week 7 |
Fig 1.4 Week 9 Slides
In week 9, Mr Martin taught us how to import the shots into Adobe Premiere
Pro and AfterEffects for editing.
3. FINAL PROJECT PROCESS WORK
Week 1 Exercise
In week 1, we were instructed to watch and share 3 favourite stop motion
shorts.
The movement and facial expressions of both characters are very smooth and
detailed, and I appreciate how they convey the story at a comfortable tempo.
2. Good Intentions
I really like the scene design in this stop-motion animation, it feels very
authentic. The lighting and atmosphere are just right, and the use of
different camera angles is very appropriate, allowing the storyline to be
visually conveyed to the audience with great accuracy.
I was particularly amazed by the smooth transitions in this work. The shift
from 3D to 2D at the beginning was my first 'wow' moment, and the subsequent
transitions using different materials were also fascinating.
Planning & Proposal
Before starting to do our stop-motion shooting, we were instructed to propose
our plan for the final project. I decided to work solo for final project as I
already have my own idea on the topic that I wanted to do.
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| Fig 2.1 Storyboard sketches |
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| Fig 2.2 Overall Story Plan (in reversed order) |
After finalising my storyline with Mr Martin, I started to prepare the paper
props needed.
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| Fig 2.3 Preparation |
During week 12, I did the stop-motion shooting in the campus studio, and
managed to finish 3 scenes. The remaining scenes I decided to do at my place.
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| Fig 2.4 Shooting process |
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| Fig 2.5 Stop-motion cuts |
After shooting, I arranged the cuts according to the storyline. As the photos
were all heic, I converted them to jpeg to make sure them were ready for
editing.
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| Fig 2.6 After Effects working process |
I arranged the imported jpeg sequence in Adobe AE, and adjusted the speed of
each part.
After finishing the first cut in AE, I switched to Premiere Pro for adding
music and sound effects, as I think it's easier and more convenient to
adjust the sound in Premiere Pro.
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| Fig 2.7 Imported video and sound files in Premiere Pro |
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| Fig 2.8 Editing process in Premiere Pro |
Until here, the stop-motion video was almost done. However, I found that my
storyline was a bit too long to fit into a 30s video. After asking Mr
Martin, he mentioned that it was okay to try to do 60s stop-motion video, so
I tried to readjust the speed.
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| Fig 2.9 Typography choices for the outro |
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| Fig 2.10 Outro added |
After readjusting the speed of the cuts and adding a new outro, I imported the raw video into Premiere Pro for adding sound effects and colour correction.
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| Fig 2.11 Before and after colour correction and colour grading |
I adjusted the colour based on the emotions and feelings in the story, and I tried creating a flashing red light effect at the beginning of the video by adjusting colours.
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| Fig 2.12 Flashing red light effect |
For sound effects, I only added a few for important scenes, and the ending was the part I struggled with the most. I wanted to emphasize the moment when the clock's hand started ticking. Initially, I thought it would be better to have silence and then let the background music (BGM) rise back after the scene, but after testing the idea, it felt a bit strange. So, I adjusted the volume and added transitions for the BGM in this part.
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| Fig 2.13 Volume transitions |
Final Outcome of Stop-motion Animation
Final Project Slides
Ticking For The Moment
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