Video and Sound Production - Final Project

  29/8/2022 - 17/10/2022 (Week 1 - Week 8)

Anna Chin Siaw Fong / 0354370 
Video and Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media / Taylor's University
Final Project

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LECTURES

Completed. All lectures can be found in Video and Sound Production - Exercises.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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Final Project

Before starting my final project, I did some research and found some visual references on how I should do my final project which is creating a stop motion video.

Fig 1.0 Visual Reference 1

Fig 1.1 Visual Reference 2

Fig 1.2 Visual Reference 3

After that I came up with an idea for my stop motion video. I started storyboarding and creating a proposal to show Mr. Martin.

Fig 1.3 Storyboard

Fig 1.4 Proposal

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Upon getting approval from Mr. Martin, I started prepping for my stop motion video. I drew fishes and plastic waste on paper and cut it out to use in my stop motion video. I also cut out waves using blue coloured paper.

Fig 1.5 Plastic waves and fishes

Fig 1.6 Waves

After finishing my preparation, it was time to record my stop motion video. I set up my phone using a tripod and used a stop motion app to record my stop motion video. I set up my scenes and started recording.

Fig 1.7 Setting up scene

Fig 1.8 Recording in progress

Fig 1.9 First stop motion draft

The first draft was okay but it could be better. It is also a little too short. Therefore, I had to reshoot my stop motion. 

Fig 1.10 Stop motion reshoot

The reshoot went well and I proceeded to edit my stop motion video. I added ambient sounds and sound effects to my stop motion video.

Fig 1.11 Editing video

I used keyframes to create a smooth transition from one sound to another. 

Fig 1.12 Using keyframes for transitioning

Fig 1.13 First stop motion edit

After getting feedback from Mr. Martin, I improved my video by including more sound effects to my stop motion video.

Fig 1.14 Adding more sound effects

Final Stop Motion Submission

Fig 1.15 Final Stop Motion

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/f7psN6UafV4

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FEEDBACK

Week 12

• Quality and composition is good

Week 13

• Add sound effect for fish eating plastic and title

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REFLECTION

The final project was really time consuming. The most time consuming part was recording the stop motion as there were many shoots to take. Preparing the materials was also very time consuming but it was not as bad. Overall, I really enjoyed completing the final project. It is a pain but it is also fun at the same time. I get to experience creating a stop motion video.