Video & Sound Production - Project 2

 

07/05/25 - 04/06/25 / Week 3 - Week 7
Brendan Fedya / 0376283
Video & Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Hons) in Creative Media
Project 2

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Instructions

II. Tasks

III. Reflections  

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I. INSTRUCTIONS

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II. TASKS

‣     Project 2A: Lalin 

For the first exercise in this project, we are going to edit a Lalin video remake by our seniors. This is to get us more used in using Premier Pro. 

The first step, I imported all the clips onto Premier Pro, and then arranged them accordingly. After that I used ripple tool to trim them to 35 seconds because of the submission requirements.

Figure 2.1: Import and trimming video

Next step, I added video transitions and also overlays for the text messages in the video.

Figure 2.2: Video transition and overlay

Lastly, another layer of audio of the notification sound to support the text messages. Because it's quite a long audio file with various of notification sounds. I picked the one I think is suitable, and trimmed it in that particular point.

Figure 2.3: Audio trimming

Here's the final result of my video editing of the Lalin video remake:

Figure 2.4: Lalin video remake - Final video editing

‣     Project 2B: Production Shoot

Then we began on our video production for recreating EEAAO video, our class was split into 2 groups, and we got into our respective roles. I was distributed into the sound team, but we're still helping each other out whenever needed. We're fortunate as the storyboard has already been provided by Mr. Martin.

Figure 2.5: EEAAO recreation video production

Then we started to merge and edit the clips in order.

Figure 2.6: Lalin video remake - Final video editing

After we finished editing all of the clips accordingly, we are then asked to do color correction and color grading on the video—we tried it on the Lalin video first, and then to the EEAAO video.

‣     Color Correction & Color Grading 

To submit project 2A and 2B, we have to do color correction and color grading first so all the clips could act cohesively. Obviously, Mr. Martin taught us the ropes in class first and then we continue it further on our own. Here are some process work in doing color editing:

Train yourself to be colorblind so that we can easily adjust contrast, highlight, and shadows.

Figure 2.7: Contrast, highlights, shadows.

Enable comparison view, and try to match it between different shots so they look unified.

Figure 2.8: Color correction.

After color correction, we proceed to do color grading. We have 3 choices to pick: Either blueish, greenish, or yellowish. We then tried this on our Lalin video project mostly using the options with the color wheel to get better control of it.

Figure 2.9: Color grading.

‣     Project 2A: Final Output 

Here's the final result of Project 2A - Lalin:

Figure 2.10: Lalin video, warm color graded.

Doing the real deal, we are going to do the same steps as we did in the Lalin video, color correct it first then color grade it.

Figure 2.11: EEAAO video, color correction.

After I'm done with all of the color corrections, I began to do color grading. We are asked to use 6 color grading variation for our production shoot trailer, which consist of:

• Bluish (cold),
• Greenish (cold),
• Brownish (warm),
• Desaturation, 50%-70%,
• B & W, High Contrast,
• Teal & Orange.

Here are some of the process of me doing it—I mainly used the color wheel to get the right colors. In addition, curves, hue, saturation, tint, and auto white balance are also used to achieve the result I wanted.

Figure 2.12: EEAAO video, color grading process.

And here are the color graded results of the clips:

        ‣     Bluish (Cold)

Figure 2.13: Blueish - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

      ‣     Greenish (Cold)

Figure 2.14: Greenish - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

      ‣     Brownish (Warm)

Figure 2.15: Brownish - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

      ‣     Desaturation, 50% - 70%

Figure 2.16: Desaturation, 50%-70% - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

      ‣     B & W, High Contrast

Figure 2.17: B & W, high contrast - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

      ‣     Teal & Orange

Figure 2.18: Teal & Orange - before color graded (left), after color graded (right).

‣     Project 2B: Final Output 

Figure 2.19: EEAAO production shoot trailer, color graded.

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III. REFLECTIONS

This is exactly how I think a video & sound production module should be, I really enjoyed doing the production shoot together with my friends and my classmates—we got to break the ice and bond together after nearly a year of being classmates, and we truly looked like real producers doing the job with all those production tools provided to us. I would love to take modules like this again in the future if possible. It's a shame that we don't have any specializations related directly to film producing and cinematography, I've been dreaming on working in this field when I get into the design industry in the future, but I guess its still so far in sight for now.