Evaluation
Today, we again reviewed other people's presentations:
Nicholas Tse: Tui Hou by Jay Chou
* Good description of colours, and effect of this upon mood and message of the song.
* Good description of shot angles and distances and also how this helps to connect the viewer to the subject.
* Good description of visual transitions.
* Organization of content was bad, with multiple repetitions.
Luisa Lobo: If I Die Young by The Band Perry
* Good ideas, but oral presentation made it hard to hear what was being explained.
* Explanation of film concepts were a bit vague.
Cynthia So: Hello Again by JUJU
* Thorough explanation of the generic music video techniques, which is slightly unnecessary since we all know them.
* Good explanation of lighting to generate mood, and the use of camera shots to show facial expressions.
* Very deep description of techniques used to evoke emotional response.
* Good exploration of thematic functions of film concepts.
Georgie Reading: Rolling in the Deep by Adele
* Good acknowledgement of colour/lighting usage.
* Good examples of camera techniques.
* Good analyzation of effects and editing.
Nicholas Sung: Fix You by Coldplay
* Good observations relating to lighting and its effects.
* Accurate descriptions of camera distances, which sets the scene and later presents the sadness experienced by Martin (the singer).
* Very good descriptions of angles to emphasize the band's stature and also the dramatic scene of the huge audience.
* Very good, but brief, explanation of the rule of thirds.
* Editing descriptions were good.
* Presentation was over the time limit.
Evaluation
I stayed on task and created constructive criticism for presenters to improve in future. In my presentation, I can use some of what I saw today to improve my own analysis.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Reflection/Evaluation for 25/3/11 - Music Video Presentations Review (Day One)
Reflection
Today, seven people presented their music video presentations on a selected music video of their choice. They then had to use their knowledge of camera techniques, editing techniques and the use of colour and lighting to create a music video.
Ryan Chang: As Good as I Once Was by Toby Keith
* Extensive description of the music video.
* Mistake with camera movement name.
* More effort talking about narrative instead of film concepts.
Alastair Hirsch: This Too Shall Pass by OK Go (Rube Goldberg Machine)
* Describes making of the video.
* Good description of camera shots and colour/lighting use.
Brandon Tang: This Too Shall Pass by OK Go (Alternate Video - Marching Band)
* Good analyzation of artist style.
* Good description of camera shots used.
Bradley Justice: Thriller by Michael Jackson
* Good analyzation of colours, lighting and camera techniques.
* Good tying back of film techniques to message and emotional aspects of video.
* Good description of older video techniques (No special effects)
Aaron Zweig: Collide by Howie Day
* Good description of colours/lighting and emotional response.
* Good analyzation of editing and effects of this.
Emily Sun: I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles
* Good explanation of types of music video.
* Good analyzation of thematic significance of camera techniques.
Dylan Smith: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
* Good analysis of shot types, especially the non-traditional "dutch angle".
* Very thorough analyzation of shot distances and effectiveness of these.
* Explanation of generic terms could be more succinct and better related to the music video itself.
* Colours/costumes well analyzed and related to themes.
Evaluation
I took down some notes and basic information for each presentation today, but I found that quite a few people neglected to talk at depth about film concepts, and instead talked more about the song or other non-film related subjects.
For my presentation, I will try to focus a great deal on film techniques instead of talking about other aspects of the video.
Bryce Lim
ecyrblim@gmail.com
Today, seven people presented their music video presentations on a selected music video of their choice. They then had to use their knowledge of camera techniques, editing techniques and the use of colour and lighting to create a music video.
Ryan Chang: As Good as I Once Was by Toby Keith
* Extensive description of the music video.
* Mistake with camera movement name.
* More effort talking about narrative instead of film concepts.
Alastair Hirsch: This Too Shall Pass by OK Go (Rube Goldberg Machine)
* Describes making of the video.
* Good description of camera shots and colour/lighting use.
Brandon Tang: This Too Shall Pass by OK Go (Alternate Video - Marching Band)
* Good analyzation of artist style.
* Good description of camera shots used.
Bradley Justice: Thriller by Michael Jackson
* Good analyzation of colours, lighting and camera techniques.
* Good tying back of film techniques to message and emotional aspects of video.
* Good description of older video techniques (No special effects)
Aaron Zweig: Collide by Howie Day
* Good description of colours/lighting and emotional response.
* Good analyzation of editing and effects of this.
Emily Sun: I Want You (She's So Heavy) by The Beatles
* Good explanation of types of music video.
* Good analyzation of thematic significance of camera techniques.
Dylan Smith: Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
* Good analysis of shot types, especially the non-traditional "dutch angle".
* Very thorough analyzation of shot distances and effectiveness of these.
* Explanation of generic terms could be more succinct and better related to the music video itself.
* Colours/costumes well analyzed and related to themes.
Evaluation
I took down some notes and basic information for each presentation today, but I found that quite a few people neglected to talk at depth about film concepts, and instead talked more about the song or other non-film related subjects.
For my presentation, I will try to focus a great deal on film techniques instead of talking about other aspects of the video.
Bryce Lim
ecyrblim@gmail.com
Monday, March 21, 2011
Reflection/Evaluation for 21/3/11
Due to food poisoning, I wasn't able to help my group today. However, they managed to get along quite well with filming the parts in which I did not act.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Reflection/Evaluation for 17/3/11
Reflection
Today, we finished taking photographs for our storyboard. This time we had a basketball, so we took many shots because we had to have shots of ourselves shooting and with the ball in mid-air. This meant that we had to spend a large part of the lesson taking photos for the storyboard.
Once again, we used many shots because of the multiple angles, distance etc. required because of the intensive action/movement scenes. We had to use our skills to predict what types of shots would be good in the filming, and take photos to create a good storyboard that includes representations of these anticipated shots.
Evaluation
We learnt a lot about camera techniques through experimentation with taking photographs for the storyboard. We were able to complete the pictures in time, which was good.
However, we did go off track occasionally when we began to fool around with the basketball, taking shots and wasting time. We can make ourselves a lot more efficient in future by exercising more self-control.
Today, we finished taking photographs for our storyboard. This time we had a basketball, so we took many shots because we had to have shots of ourselves shooting and with the ball in mid-air. This meant that we had to spend a large part of the lesson taking photos for the storyboard.
Once again, we used many shots because of the multiple angles, distance etc. required because of the intensive action/movement scenes. We had to use our skills to predict what types of shots would be good in the filming, and take photos to create a good storyboard that includes representations of these anticipated shots.
Evaluation
We learnt a lot about camera techniques through experimentation with taking photographs for the storyboard. We were able to complete the pictures in time, which was good.
However, we did go off track occasionally when we began to fool around with the basketball, taking shots and wasting time. We can make ourselves a lot more efficient in future by exercising more self-control.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Reflection/Evaluation for 11/3/11
Reflection
Today, we were very productive. We finalized our script, listened to the song a bit more, and began to take still pictures for our storyboards.
It was a lot more complex and time-consuming to take photos this time compared to our previous minute-long movie project, since there is a lot of movement and action in our video. Also, because music videos utilize a lot of shots (a large combination of shot distances and angles) and transitions, we need a whole heap of footage and stills.
We didn't actually have a basketball, so we had to take stills of ourselves posing as if we had a basketball. This was not detrimental, but it was slightly unusual to pose in weird positions without a ball.
Evaluation
While we didn't finish taking photographs, we did take far more than we needed in order to have a surplus of available images to use in our storyboard. Since we are doing a video with a lot of action in it, we need to have many pictures so that the requirement for complex shots don't force us to use substandard photos.
My basketball skills are quite bad, so I should practice a bit more to get up to a better ability level. Also, I obviously still need to expand my understanding of music videos and how people behave in them. Apart from this, I will need to broaden my exposure to Jay Chou's music, which Nic Tse has already helped me with a little.
I really enjoyed this lesson, since it allowed us to further our progress in the filmmaking process and because we were able to expand our knowledge of camera techniques through experimentation.
Today, we were very productive. We finalized our script, listened to the song a bit more, and began to take still pictures for our storyboards.
It was a lot more complex and time-consuming to take photos this time compared to our previous minute-long movie project, since there is a lot of movement and action in our video. Also, because music videos utilize a lot of shots (a large combination of shot distances and angles) and transitions, we need a whole heap of footage and stills.
We didn't actually have a basketball, so we had to take stills of ourselves posing as if we had a basketball. This was not detrimental, but it was slightly unusual to pose in weird positions without a ball.
Evaluation
While we didn't finish taking photographs, we did take far more than we needed in order to have a surplus of available images to use in our storyboard. Since we are doing a video with a lot of action in it, we need to have many pictures so that the requirement for complex shots don't force us to use substandard photos.
My basketball skills are quite bad, so I should practice a bit more to get up to a better ability level. Also, I obviously still need to expand my understanding of music videos and how people behave in them. Apart from this, I will need to broaden my exposure to Jay Chou's music, which Nic Tse has already helped me with a little.
I really enjoyed this lesson, since it allowed us to further our progress in the filmmaking process and because we were able to expand our knowledge of camera techniques through experimentation.
Reflection/Evaluation for 9/3/11
Reflection
Today, we began to shortlist our song choices for our music video unit. Our starting point was Jay Chou, since this is Nic Tse's favorite artist in Mando Pop. Jay Chou is a 31-year-old Taiwanese signer who combines Mando Pop and other genres such as rap, hip hop and regular western pop. His diversity makes imitating him less of a challenge for me, a newcomer to Mando Pop, since I am already familiar with western genres such as rap, hip hop and pop.
Later, after much deliberation and YouTube searching, we decided to make a music video of Jay Chou's collaboration with NBA star Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers, named "天地一鬥". The music video was created for a Sprite commercial and is about basketball.
There wasn't any new knowledge introduced today, but we had a niche genre, since we will be creating a basketball-themed video. We thus began to study camera techniques that would make filming a fast-moving sport such as basketball effective and aesthetically pleasing. My prior experience of watching football games on television means that I am highly familiar with what works and what doesn't when it comes to filming a fast motion sport.
We began and completed the rough draft of our script for this music video today, with a lot of help from Alastair, which gave us a good starting point for considering how our video will actually come together.
Evaluation
To expand my knowledge to enhance my filming of this video, I will need to practice basketball and work at my technique. Also, I have to become familiar with the lyrics of the song, which are in Mandarin, since I will be acting them out. In addition, I probably need to brush up on some dance moves just in case I need to dance in the video.
Overall, I think we worked very well, especially Alastair, since we managed to finish our entire first draft of our script today in one lesson, which is a pretty good job. I look forward to starting the filming of this video.
Today, we began to shortlist our song choices for our music video unit. Our starting point was Jay Chou, since this is Nic Tse's favorite artist in Mando Pop. Jay Chou is a 31-year-old Taiwanese signer who combines Mando Pop and other genres such as rap, hip hop and regular western pop. His diversity makes imitating him less of a challenge for me, a newcomer to Mando Pop, since I am already familiar with western genres such as rap, hip hop and pop.
Later, after much deliberation and YouTube searching, we decided to make a music video of Jay Chou's collaboration with NBA star Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers, named "天地一鬥". The music video was created for a Sprite commercial and is about basketball.
There wasn't any new knowledge introduced today, but we had a niche genre, since we will be creating a basketball-themed video. We thus began to study camera techniques that would make filming a fast-moving sport such as basketball effective and aesthetically pleasing. My prior experience of watching football games on television means that I am highly familiar with what works and what doesn't when it comes to filming a fast motion sport.
We began and completed the rough draft of our script for this music video today, with a lot of help from Alastair, which gave us a good starting point for considering how our video will actually come together.
Evaluation
To expand my knowledge to enhance my filming of this video, I will need to practice basketball and work at my technique. Also, I have to become familiar with the lyrics of the song, which are in Mandarin, since I will be acting them out. In addition, I probably need to brush up on some dance moves just in case I need to dance in the video.
Overall, I think we worked very well, especially Alastair, since we managed to finish our entire first draft of our script today in one lesson, which is a pretty good job. I look forward to starting the filming of this video.
Reflection/Evaluation for 3/3/11
Reflection
Continuing on from the previous lesson, we watched the rest of the movies that we had made as part of our initiation minute-long movie project. After this, we split ourselves into groups of four for our next assessment. Our group members are Nic Tse, Alaistair Hirsch, Charles Wan and myself.
There wasn't new knowledge introduced to us today. Instead, we were supposed to watch existing music videos in order to discover techniques ourselves. Since our assessment is a music video, we needed to find a music genre and a proper song that will be suitable for us to film, since the techniques used in music videos are diverse and vary widely in different genres.
After some brainstorming within our group, and some input from Ms. Wong, we decided to pick Mando Pop as our genre. Nic Tse is quite an avid listener of Mando Pop, so his knowledge of some good songs was helpful. We then decided to make a music video of Jay Chou's collaboration with Kobe Bryant. This means that we will create a basketball-themed video.
There were a few film skills utilized today, such as noting the camera angles and movements required to make filming a fast-moving sport such as basketball effective and aesthetically pleasing. Looking at different music videos also gave us ideas and inspiration for our own video.
Evaluation
I have very little prior knowledge of Mando Pop, so to expand my knowledge I could listen to more of Jay Chou's songs in order to better understand his image and attitude in popular culture. By doing so, I will be better able to represent him in film.
Expanding my knowledge past Jay Chou would also help, but for this I will need to get support and recommendations from Nic Tse so I can find proper Mando Pop artists.
I think that we used class time well today, since we have already managed to decide on a genre and begin work on studying features of Mando Pop songs. This lesson was very fun and informative.
Continuing on from the previous lesson, we watched the rest of the movies that we had made as part of our initiation minute-long movie project. After this, we split ourselves into groups of four for our next assessment. Our group members are Nic Tse, Alaistair Hirsch, Charles Wan and myself.
There wasn't new knowledge introduced to us today. Instead, we were supposed to watch existing music videos in order to discover techniques ourselves. Since our assessment is a music video, we needed to find a music genre and a proper song that will be suitable for us to film, since the techniques used in music videos are diverse and vary widely in different genres.
After some brainstorming within our group, and some input from Ms. Wong, we decided to pick Mando Pop as our genre. Nic Tse is quite an avid listener of Mando Pop, so his knowledge of some good songs was helpful. We then decided to make a music video of Jay Chou's collaboration with Kobe Bryant. This means that we will create a basketball-themed video.
There were a few film skills utilized today, such as noting the camera angles and movements required to make filming a fast-moving sport such as basketball effective and aesthetically pleasing. Looking at different music videos also gave us ideas and inspiration for our own video.
Evaluation
I have very little prior knowledge of Mando Pop, so to expand my knowledge I could listen to more of Jay Chou's songs in order to better understand his image and attitude in popular culture. By doing so, I will be better able to represent him in film.
Expanding my knowledge past Jay Chou would also help, but for this I will need to get support and recommendations from Nic Tse so I can find proper Mando Pop artists.
I think that we used class time well today, since we have already managed to decide on a genre and begin work on studying features of Mando Pop songs. This lesson was very fun and informative.
Tuesday, March 01, 2011
Reflection/Evaluation for 1/3/11
Reflection
Today, we added a title screen and credits to our minute-long movie, before exporting the movie to the desktop and putting into our public folder for Ms. Wong to see.
After this, we learned about music videos by watching and researching the techniques used in them. From my observation of various music videos, I found some common techniques used to achieve certain effects. Most videos had fast transitions, cutting to the next scene without needing to waste time with fancy fade-in methods. Music videos also typically contain a story line or plot of some sort, which is obviously closely related to the lyrics of the song. The scenes themselves are always related to the lyrics in some way, and events often coincide with specific beats or melodic components of the song. Also included a lot are dance scenes, or a scene which shows the artist singing or lip-syncing the song.
However, some music videos have distinct differences. Indian Bollywood-style songs always involve a group of people dancing in unison. Some Asian music videos follow the same type of format too. Many music videos also incorporate some form of emotional content, but certain kinds of music do not have this, such as some rock music. In many Western videos, there are far more cuts and shorter takes than in Asian/Bollywood videos.
After researching music videos, we had to review some of our classmates' videos:
First film, Aaron: Good use of audio, though the music is from Inception. The camera angles used were effective. Zoom and close-up shots were very good.
Second film, "Grades and Pressure", Charles: Very good acting. Good closeup shots.
Third film, "Do You Want Some?", Anne and Cynthia: Bad transitioning. Camera angles were good, but distances were quite bad.
Fourth, "We Only Work for Our Parents", Alastair: Nice acting, mediums shots good.
Fifth, Georgie/Katherine: Good audio use, camera angles and distances were very good.
Sixth, "Something": Black and white film effect was very good, camera distances and movement was good too.
Seventh, "Sex on the Beach", Bradley, Dean: Camera angles and distances was very effective. Storyline was slightly random.
Eighth, "Something", BT and Davis: Black and white film effect was very good, while the camera movements and the distances were very effective too.
Evaluation
I think I worked quite well today. Nic Tse and I finished our minute-long video in about 10 minutes, which was good. We also managed to do some quick research on music videos and evaluate our peers' videos. Overall, we achieved what was required of us in the time period given.
Today, we added a title screen and credits to our minute-long movie, before exporting the movie to the desktop and putting into our public folder for Ms. Wong to see.
After this, we learned about music videos by watching and researching the techniques used in them. From my observation of various music videos, I found some common techniques used to achieve certain effects. Most videos had fast transitions, cutting to the next scene without needing to waste time with fancy fade-in methods. Music videos also typically contain a story line or plot of some sort, which is obviously closely related to the lyrics of the song. The scenes themselves are always related to the lyrics in some way, and events often coincide with specific beats or melodic components of the song. Also included a lot are dance scenes, or a scene which shows the artist singing or lip-syncing the song.
However, some music videos have distinct differences. Indian Bollywood-style songs always involve a group of people dancing in unison. Some Asian music videos follow the same type of format too. Many music videos also incorporate some form of emotional content, but certain kinds of music do not have this, such as some rock music. In many Western videos, there are far more cuts and shorter takes than in Asian/Bollywood videos.
After researching music videos, we had to review some of our classmates' videos:
First film, Aaron: Good use of audio, though the music is from Inception. The camera angles used were effective. Zoom and close-up shots were very good.
Second film, "Grades and Pressure", Charles: Very good acting. Good closeup shots.
Third film, "Do You Want Some?", Anne and Cynthia: Bad transitioning. Camera angles were good, but distances were quite bad.
Fourth, "We Only Work for Our Parents", Alastair: Nice acting, mediums shots good.
Fifth, Georgie/Katherine: Good audio use, camera angles and distances were very good.
Sixth, "Something": Black and white film effect was very good, camera distances and movement was good too.
Seventh, "Sex on the Beach", Bradley, Dean: Camera angles and distances was very effective. Storyline was slightly random.
Eighth, "Something", BT and Davis: Black and white film effect was very good, while the camera movements and the distances were very effective too.
Evaluation
I think I worked quite well today. Nic Tse and I finished our minute-long video in about 10 minutes, which was good. We also managed to do some quick research on music videos and evaluate our peers' videos. Overall, we achieved what was required of us in the time period given.
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