Production
In this section of my blog I will be going over the
production of my final video. In this I will also be covering my
post-production and generally the entirety of the making of my final product. I
will discussing how my production went, what problems occurred and what I would
do in the future to help prevent them. I will also be covering what equipment I used in my
production and if they were effective in the way I wanted them to be. I’ll be covering these same topics
in the post-production of my video. Finally in this sector I will also be going
into the testing of my final product to see what my demographic think and to definitively
know if I achieved the task I set out to do.
Equipment
Camera and Tripod - x3
Shotgun Mic - x2
Seen above is all the equipment I used to create my media project. It took a wide selection of equipment to create my final product we also needed a great number of everything we used to assure we got the best footage we could and had spares in case something was to fail us on the day of the shoot. This is reason for us taking 3 lights instead of the initial 1, even though in the end all 3 lights were used and were shown valuable to my final footage. These apparatus helped provide me with a wide range of camera angles and some good lighting sources to help create the best project I possibly could. For my cameras I chose to use the Panasonic cameras provided by the college, this is because they are easy to set up a time code with and are also an easier, reliable set up to use when making a project such as this. Though they do take up a lot of room but due to my practice set up I was able to be sure we would have sufficient room to fit all the cameras in the positions I wanted. These cameras do not have the cleanest quality of footage, this is something that I thought would work in my favour as my video is designed to look like a livestream video to be played on YouTube. For my lighting on this project I decided to use dedo lights mixed with natural lighting. This is due to the weather around the time we were aiming to film. I didn’t want to run the risk of filming day going wrong because of an overcast meant it was too dark in the set room. This did not turn out to be the case, but the lights were still of good use as they provided a good way of drawing attention to my host and guest out of the background of the set. It gave the set more life to see the faces of my cast lit up by lights other than natural lighting options. Although my original plan was to just use the 1 dedo light. On filming day, 1 didn’t feel like enough and after setting up all 3 lights, the set looked a lot better and stood out more on the camera. Finally the mics, I did experience some issues with as when it came to the background sound they picked up. As I chose to use shotgun mics, they picked up a lot of unwanted ambient sound and so in order to improve the voce quality of the cast in future project I will stick to using lavalier mics to keep the ambient sound reduced and allow the casts voices to be the more dominant noise. Using this equipment I think was efficient in how I chose to use my apparatus and felt confident when the shoot was ready to begin.
Production
Center box = Title Safe
2nd Box = Under-scan/ Video safe
3rd box = Over-scan
VITC = Glitching on the vert outside of a frame
legal Gamut - Staying in 1 area (Center Box)
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When it came to production day I was feeling confident and prepared due to the heavy levels of planning I was careful to draw up before filming. I did not perfectly execute my planning however and there were still some errors that I was not prepared for when the time came. During the filming of my project we did encounter some problems I had to later fix in post-production. Such problems include problem with the iris on camera 3 and the white balance on camera 2. These problems could be adjusted in post-production, however, this meant sacrificing the video quality and making the whole thing look less professional. For my set up we had 3 cameras, camera 1, a mid-shot of my host, camera 2, a mid-shot of my guest, and finally camera 3, a wide shot of both my host and guest together. An error that did occur was cameras 2 and 3. With camera 3 (see image 1), the exposure of the windows in the background is very heavy and required work in post to fix what I could of this footage. This is something I would prepare for in the future by trying to get something to block the light coming from behind the curtain to keep the cast in clear show and soft glowing from the heavy amount of light behind them. A second error with camera 3 was the fact the white balance was not correctly adjusted. This also had to be fixed in post but did result in some quality loss of the final edited footage. If doing this project again I would be more careful when setting up the cameras before the shoot. My next problems occurred with camera 2 (see image 2), although an easier fix than the problems with camera 3, this footage was underexposed as the iris was not correctly set before we began to shoot. To help prevent things like this from going wrong in the future, I will be sure to set up zebra bars on the screen to be sure the correct amount of light is being let into the lens. Finally camera 1 (see image 3) was correctly set up and out of all 3 shot pieces of footage was the tidies and required the least about of work in post. To correctly set up the cameras we were sure to use the “bars” time-code we learnt about in the research sector of this blog. We also did out best to do the correct usual set up (white balance, zoom, focus and iris adjustments) however, as stated in this paragraph, there were errors in this set up that I would be more prepared for in the future if doing this project again. Using what I have shot it was time to take my footage into post-production to see what I could do to mend the mistakes I was unfortunate with during the shoot.
Post-Production
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When the time came to the editing of my product, I only needed to import a few selected pieces of video, as my cameras were stationary I didn’t have a lot of clips to import. However, this did mean I have 3 long clips of footage to edit and cut together. When assembling my video (See Image 1) clip 3 (from camera 3) was placed on the bottom of my timeline and my footage from cameras 1 and 2 were cut over the top where it felt appropriate. Examples of when it was appropriate to show mid shots of my cast was when they were talking or giving a strong reaction to something that had been said. Following the assembling of my main video I added an adjustment layer and set to correcting clips and footage where it felt needed (see image 2). I directly editing footage from my cameras before assembling to correct the big problems they have such as what balance issues and iris issues. From there I went to add an adjustment layer to correct the editing piece to have a similar look. I did this by upping the contrast and shadows, and lowering highlights and whites to show definition in the clips and help them look sharp and clean. In image 2 you can see the difference between the original clip and the finished edited footage. From here I moved onto the graphics for my video (see image 3). These can be seen in the beginning as opening title and credits as the show starts. I decided to use a graphics title card instead of just a text box as I felt it looked more professional and smarter in the finished video. Finally I added in the title graphic I had made for my video (see image 4). I decided to have it fade in and out as the intro and outro card as this is a common way to begin and end live streams when they are taking place. With the title card placed in my timeline and edited to the rest of my piece I moved on the editing of my audio for my final video.
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Video 1
In my audio production there were 2 sound clips
that needed editing for my final piece, I used Audition to edit these pieces of
music. These consisted of the main audio that was recorded on filming day and
some music I selected to be used when the intro and outro card is on show. When
editing my audio. I exported a low-res version of my video to use as a base
while I edited my audio around it, when my audio was ready to be used I placed
in Premiere Pro to export my final video at a higher quality. For the main
audio editing (see image 5) I added in some effects to try and improve the
quality of the sound. The voices were clear in the video however the ambient
background sound was quite loud and I wanted to have an attempt at adjusting
it. These consisted of the effects Flanger, Chorus/ Flanger, Multiband
Compressor, Speech Volume Leveler. Using these effects I was not able to
completely remove the ambient sound but I was however was able to increase the
volume of the cast making them louder and clearer to understand. Next
I added in some music for the intro and outro cards (see image 6). The music I
chose to use was some standard elevator music. I chose this as I thought it
added some comedic value and fit well with the more comedic chat show style I
was going for. It does this by giving off the impression that the audience are
waiting for the life to arrive at their floor, or in this case for the show to
start. I felt it was funny and oddly appropriate to use this style of music in
this way for my final piece. After I had finished editing my music my final
piece of audio was made (see image 7), and it was ready to exported into
Premiere Pro. I then added my final audio in under my final video and the final
product was then ready to be exported into a final file (see image 8). With my
final edit made (see video 1) I then went on to the testing of my video finding
out of my demographic enjoy what I have created and in that finding out if I
have achieved what I set out to make at the beginning of this project.
Audience Testing
After my final video was made it was time to move on to the testing section of this project. In that I decided to interview 2 people from my demographic to find out if they would watch and were drawn to the final video I have created. The first question I asked them was if they thought the video I made fit into the style of talk show comedy I was aiming for. Both participants agreed that it did in fact fall into the genre although was a bit more vulgar in its language. They both said the set and style was comfortable and felt more natural than a show with a big fancy set up in a bright studio. Next I asked them if they themselves would be interested in watching a show such as this given the option. 1 interviewee said he probably would not as he doesn’t watch a lot of non-fictional shows, he stated he mostly watches fictional based TV shows. My second participant said they would be interested in a show such as this especially if it was to be played online as it would allow them to watch the show in their own time when they are available to. My next question was asking them what they did and didn’t like about my video. What they would went well and what I could improve on. Dan stated he did enjoy the layout and set, saying it made him feel calm and it allowed him to enjoy it. However, he also said he didn’t think the video filmed on camera 3 was of very good quality and suggested future episodes have that e fixed. Brandon said he also said he enjoyed the set of the recording and also said he enjoyed the script layout, saying it was easy to understand and follow. When asked what could be improved he said he noticed a flaw that until now I didn’t. He noticed the host of the show never introduces himself when the show begins although it does give his name in the credits. This is something I would watch out for closer in a project like this as it is an important detail that was missed. After this interview I feel I have a better understanding on what I have done as far as my goal was. I now understand how my demographic view my end product and have some good ideas as to what I could do to improve a video such as this if I was to make it in a further assignment. Next I will be moving on to my final evaluation where I look over these past pages on my blog and figure out what were me strengths and weaknesses of this project. From there I will know what I could improve if making a video like this again in the future.
After my final video was made it was time to move on to the testing section of this project. In that I decided to interview 2 people from my demographic to find out if they would watch and were drawn to the final video I have created. The first question I asked them was if they thought the video I made fit into the style of talk show comedy I was aiming for. Both participants agreed that it did in fact fall into the genre although was a bit more vulgar in its language. They both said the set and style was comfortable and felt more natural than a show with a big fancy set up in a bright studio. Next I asked them if they themselves would be interested in watching a show such as this given the option. 1 interviewee said he probably would not as he doesn’t watch a lot of non-fictional shows, he stated he mostly watches fictional based TV shows. My second participant said they would be interested in a show such as this especially if it was to be played online as it would allow them to watch the show in their own time when they are available to. My next question was asking them what they did and didn’t like about my video. What they would went well and what I could improve on. Dan stated he did enjoy the layout and set, saying it made him feel calm and it allowed him to enjoy it. However, he also said he didn’t think the video filmed on camera 3 was of very good quality and suggested future episodes have that e fixed. Brandon said he also said he enjoyed the set of the recording and also said he enjoyed the script layout, saying it was easy to understand and follow. When asked what could be improved he said he noticed a flaw that until now I didn’t. He noticed the host of the show never introduces himself when the show begins although it does give his name in the credits. This is something I would watch out for closer in a project like this as it is an important detail that was missed. After this interview I feel I have a better understanding on what I have done as far as my goal was. I now understand how my demographic view my end product and have some good ideas as to what I could do to improve a video such as this if I was to make it in a further assignment. Next I will be moving on to my final evaluation where I look over these past pages on my blog and figure out what were me strengths and weaknesses of this project. From there I will know what I could improve if making a video like this again in the future.
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