Video & Sound Production | Exercises
23.04.25 - 25 (Week 1 - Week 4)
PAN RUINING (0378138)
Video & Sound Production / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
Exercises
CONTENT LIST
· LECTURE
LECTURE
LECTURES 1 (WEEK 1 Shot Size, Camera Angle and Composition)
1. CAMERA SHOTS
- A camera shot is composed of the series of frames that are shot
uninterrupted from the moment the camera starts rolling until it
stops. Camera shots are an essential aspect of filmmaking and video
productions.
- The different type of camera shots consist of :
Fig 1.1 Type of Camera Shot Size
1. Extreme Wide/Long Shot : Make your subject appear
small against their location. It's used when you need to emphasize
the location or isolation.
2. Long Shot/Wide Shot : Same with extreme wide shot
but a bit closer. This shot gives us a better idea of the scene
setting and how the character fits into the area.
3. Full Shot : Used to feature multiple characters in
a single shot.
4. Medium Wide Shot : Frame the subject from roughly
the knees up, Any angle is fine.
5. Cowboy Shot : Frames the subject from roughly
mid-thighs up. Called "cowboy" because it is used to frame a
gunslinger's gun or holster on his hip.
6. Medium Shot : Standard/Common shot. Frames roughly
the waist up and through the torso to emphasizes more of your
subject.
7. Medium Close Up Shot : Frames the subject from
roughly the chest up. It keeps the characters eerily distant even
during their face to face conversation.
8. Close Up : Fills the frame with a part of your
subject. Is near enough to register tiny emotions but not so close
that we lose visibility.
9. Extreme Close Up : The most we can fill a frame
with your subject. It often shows eyes, mouth and gun triggers.
Smaller objects get great detail and are the focal point.
10. Establishing Shot : A shot at the head of a scene
that clearly shows us the location of the action, used to show where
everything will happen.
INSTRUCTIONS
EXERCISE
WEEK 1:
- Finish “mints” and “Doritos” editing exercise and post it in blog
under “Exercises”
- Watch Zach King’s videos / Animation short (Animation stream
students)
- Watch 2022 film Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Purchase Tripod.
- Watch Zach King videos/ stop motion shorts
- Shortlist 3 Zach King videos/ stop motion shorts
- Explain reasons being chosen (style, art direction, character
design, visual effects etc)
IN CLASS EDITING EXERCISE：
Download footage:
CLICK HERE
- Create NEW Premiere Pro Project
- Import footage into Premiere Pro
- Arrange shots on timeline with proper order
- Export video
Fig 1.1 Process
Fig 1.2 Final outcome
INDEPENDENT LEARNING EDITING EXERCISE
Download footage:
CLICK HERE
- Create NEW Premiere Pro Project
- Import footage into Premiere Pro
- Arrange shots on timeline with proper order
- Export video
Fig 1.3 Process
Fig 1.4 Final outcome
WEEK 2:
Quiz week 2 result:
Fig 1.5 Week 2 quiz result
In week 2, we were instructed to watch the short film LALIN, and
the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once. After watching these,
we were given some questions to answer with.
1. LALIN
1.
Which part is act 1, act 2, act 3 respectively? Describe each
act with ONE paragraph only.
- Act 1
Act one starts with a girl named Lalin sharing her story. When
she was younger, she was bullied online because of her skin.
People made fun of her for not having clear skin. Later, she
moved to Japan for college. There she felt more comfortable
because people respected each other's privacy and didn’t judge
her. Lalin began to feel better about herself. She started
posting edited photos on social media and slowly became popular.
- Act 2
Act two takes place in the summer. A graphic novelist named
Astronaut Nut contacts Lalin and asks her to help translate
his new book into Japanese. They start talking every day and
slowly get closer. One day, Astronaut Nut suddenly travels to
Japan to surprise Lalin and meet her in person. But Lalin does
not feel confident without wearing a mask, so she decides not
to meet him.
- Act 3
Astronaut Nut felt disappointed when Lalin didn’t come to see
him, so he chose to leave Japan. After reading the novel he
had written for her, Lalin realized she should stop hiding and
start accepting herself. She decided to face her fears and
went to look for Nut. Sadly, she never got the chance to meet
him again in person.
2. What is the inciting incident in the movie?
Lalin was bullied and questioned because of her skin condition,
so she decided to leave her country and live in Japan.
3. What is the midpoint scene in the movie?
The midpoint scene in this movie is when Lalin finds out that
Astronaut Nut actually traveled to Japan to meet her in person
and struggles with the challenge of showing her true self to
him.
4. What is the Climax scene in the movie?
After realizing the changes Astronaut Nut made because of her,
Lalin understood she should face her true self. She took off her
mask and chased after Astronaut Nut.
5. What is the theme of the movie?
The theme of the movie Lalin is that it encourages us to face
the world with our true selves. Even if we have flaws, we
should not be too afraid of what others think. We need the
courage to accept who we really are and not get too lost in
the virtual self on social media. We should have confidence in
ourselves. Appearance is not all you have, and there will
always be people who love you for who you really are. Another
message is about the power of social media to influence a
person's mindset. This can be seen in the contrast between
Lalin being bullied online and later becoming famous on social
media because of her edited photos. It reminds us to focus
more on real life rather than online life.
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once
1. Which part is act 1, act 2, act 3 respectively? Describe
each act with ONE paragraph only.
- Act 1
Evelyn Wang is a middle-aged Chinese woman who owns a
struggling laundry business and is overwhelmed with many
responsibilities in her life. One day, during an IRS audit,
a version of her husband from the "Alpha Universe" appears
and tells her that the universe is in danger and that only
she has the power to save it.
- Act 2
In Act 2, Evelyn travels through multiple universes and
learns the skills to fight the villain Jobu Tupaki. She
discovered that Jobu Tupaki was her daughter Joy from
another universe, feeling lost and disillusioned because of
the infinite possibilities of the multiverse. While
struggling with chaos, Evelyn also faced complex family
relationships and reflected on her regrets and the meaning
of life.
- Act 3
The focus of the third act is that Evelyn resolves her
conflict with Joel Tupaki by embracing love and compassion
rather than quarreling. She saved the multiverse from
destruction and healed the tense relationship with her
daughter and family. Finally, Evelyn grew into a more
understanding and current mother and wife, bringing peace to
her family and the multiverse.
2. What is the inciting incident in the movie?
The inciting incident of the film is that Evelyn is
introduced to Alpha Waymond at the tax office and then gets
embroiled in a conflict in the multiverse. This event disrupted
her ordinary life and initiated her journey to save the
multiverse.
3. What is the midpoint scene in the movie?
The midpoint scene in the movie is when Evelyn realizes that she
is the only one who can fix the chaos in the multiverse. At the
same time, she discovers that Jobu Tupaki is actually her
daughter, which makes her inner crisis even more complicated.
4. What is the Climax scene in the movie?
The climax scene occurs when Evelyn chooses to face her daughter,
Jobu Tupaki, with compassion and love. She accepts the complexity of
life and helps her daughter escape despair. This act of
understanding not only saves their relationship but also restores
balance to the multiverse.
5. What is the theme of the movie?
The theme of Everything Everywhere All at Once centers on the
search for meaning in a chaotic and fragmented world. The film
emphasizes that even in the face of nihilism and disorder, love,
kindness, and human connection can still bring hope and value. It is
these emotional bonds that give life its true meaning.
Shooting Exercise：
Fig 1.6 Shot Sizes Shooting Practice Requirement
Fig 1.7 Shot Sizes Shooting Practice
WEEK 3:
Quiz week 3 result:
Fig 1.8 Week 3 quiz result
Shooting Exercise 2:
Fig 1.8 Shooting Exercise 2
REFLECTION
Through these four weeks of learning, I’ve learned about the
different shot sizes and their names, how to create various effects
through filming, and how to analyze the structure of different
videos, as each one is made up of specific components. This has been
a very rewarding experience for me.
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