My intention is to learn how to properly mix sound by using dynamic processing or compression.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)
Notes:
Tom Myers had nothing else he wanted to do career-wise and he found Skywalker sound and he began working for them. He is good at working with others which allows him to produce good products. Tom has had to learn how to work with others a lot because, without that, he wouldn’t get anywhere with his career.
Intention (SMART Goal) Based on the Role (Skill Set)
Initial Goal: I want to be able to smoothly film all of the shots in proper ways to keep the film in a good movement.
S: The skills I will learn is intentional lighting, camera movement and camera placement with composition, This is a goal because these will all help me in keeping the filming smooth and efficient.
M: I’ll measure my progress by reviewing the shots I filmed and look for improvement the more I shoot them. I’ll know that I met my goal when I can clearly see the story being put together.
A: I do have the skills to achieve my goal because I’ve had experience with a camera and another class I took was about film work. My motivation for this goal is to be able to show a clear story and be able to direct the viewer’s eyes where they should be directed to.
R: I’m setting this goal now so I can show as much progress through production as I can that way I can clearly see improvement and that my goal was achieved after Production.
T: The deadline for my goal is Post-Production because by then I should have all the shots filmed and they should all be sent to the Editor for editing by then. This is a realistic time goal because all cinematographers should be done by then so why would I not be able to meet that deadline.
PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY
Leader(s) in the Field/ Exemplary Work(s)
One key leader is Roger Deakins. Roger Deakins was the cinematographer in the film 1917
Watch 8:27-10:03
this video includes a primary source with Roger Deakins talking about what he did and also this film includes a secondary source by showing the cast and fellow crew members thought about his help in the film.
Roger Deakins portrayed his camerawork skills by implying a one log shot film as well as his ability to understand lighting. He used the clouds and flares to give strong lighting that adds to the characteristics of the film.
Begin setting up blog post structure in Pre-Production
Research films that we found interesting and look into the cinematographer
Search for interviews and examples of their exemplary works
Fill in that part of the Blog Post and move on
Look for training videos on capitalcomtech.info
Take notes
After training time, get together with your group and begin brainstorming film ideas
After a story is picked, focus on filling out the SCRUM board
Work on getting the story filmed and start to complete the skills assigned to your role
Once done with the others, work on the presentation and talk with the group to organize what they need to get done so that way you can have the finished product in on time
PRODUCTION – ACTION
The Film
Skills Commentary
POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)
Throughout the film, I researched different skills for the role of Cinematographer so I could create unique shots that contributed strongly to the film’s emotion. I tried multiple shots at different angles and with ranges of camera movement to find which fit the best.
Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)
I worked with the director and the screenwriter pretty often when it came to filming. I communicated with them when I was unsure of what I should do for the scenes and how I should move.
Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)
I used many tutorials involving how to get good angles while filming. What helped a lot was the other cinematographers in the class because I was able to discuss different things with them and it helped me clarify questions that would’ve been hard to figure out later on my own.
Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)
I learned about the importance of space and movement in a film. I also learned how to use different angles in scenes to produce more emotion, tension, and even importance to that specific scene. I can use the skills I learned for a career with a camera because I learned about how to properly film scenes so I could have some experience for a career in the future.
Reactions to Final Version
After pre-production, we had to present our film to the class and the advisory committee. Michelle, the advisory member said, “Great smooth movements. I liked the low shot on the court and the shot of the deal. Good lighting and enjoyed the tone.” Also, Leif said, “Use of the one takes were on point. The camera angles were very good and showed tension without the need for music.” This helped me learn more about my role and what was produced well and what was produced not as good.
Self-Evaluation of Final Version
Our film had multiple principles of the SUCCESs model evident. The storyline itself was unexpected and emotional because, in the end, the main character ends up getting scammed and becomes very angry. The flow of the film was simple which made it easy for the audience to follow and it also made a good story since it was smooth.
What I Learned
I learned how to work the camera and have smooth clean shots for the film. I also learned how to take in mind the tension build-up through space and also the camera angles. I have grown creatively because I was able to come up with different angles that helped produce emotion on my own.
CC image the screenplay by Rory Marinich at Flickr
Summary
My goal for session 4 was to contribute to my team and produce a clear story structure of our film. I made our logline for the film as well as the screenplay. The screenplay organized our film in the order we wanted it to be in and the logline was the basis of our story that we built off of.
21st Century Skills
Four skills I focused on was to show beginning, middle, and end, Modify script for more tension, Tone, and write for rhythm. I have a screenplay as my evidence of beginning, middle, and end and my write for rhythm. I have evidence of a shot in our film to show Tone and how it was visually shown in the film.
The Film
Reactions to Final Version
Mr. Leduc said “Good Story and just give more specifics in the presentation”(Leduc). Leduc was one of the advisors for our presentation. Also, a comment I got from presenting to just the class before the advisors was “Very good story line, just maybe change the start of it to show a bigger payoff in the end.”
Evaluation of Final Version
The first principle evident in film was emotional because the main character Ramsey showed dedication to his training to win his fight. The second principle was Unexpected and Simple. These were evident through the film and also the screenplay with demonstrated how the film was simple without dialogue and the way the film flows showed how it was unexpected.
What I Learned and Problems Solved
I learned how to write a screenplay, make a strong and clear logline, and how to identify tone in a film. Some problems I solved was since I helped out with composing the music, I had to help out the sound designer with keeping the song smooth and also the right length so it fits our video. I also had trouble making a screenplay since we didn’t have any dialogue in our film so I had to figure out how to layout the screenplay properly.
CC Image Thinking by Jesper Sehested Pluslexia.com at Flickr
Summary
The goal for the project was to create a good film from the screenwriting provided and make the film flow smoothly. What I did for the film was determine the characters, shots, and beats. I also helped with the acting as one of the main characters in the film. I composed the music for the film as well as the music that was increasing the intensity in a part of the film.
21st Century Skills
The four skills I focused on was making decisions, identifying beats, creating a storyboard, and also showing where in the film blocking occurs. Some evidence for decision making was the characters and the shots in the film. Evidence for beats was the screenwriting because I took it and showed in my presentation where it was raising and releasing tension. The storyboard was shown in my presentation and shows the different shots in order with the type of shots they had. I showed evidence of blocking by identifying shapes in the film such as the final shot where the camera was placed within the bag to show the characters face.
The Film
Reactions to Final Version
Some feedback I got on my film was that the direction was very clear in the film and that my decisions were very clear. James said, “Excellent use of camera “in the bag” shot, fun.” this feedback was very helpful because I was able to apply it to my skills so I can understand how successful I was within my role.
Evaluation of Final Version
The first principle present in our film was Unexpected or also called principle 2 because with the way the film starts, you just assume an argument will grow but instead it got more intense than that with the bag being thrown. Another principle that was present was Emotional or also called principle 5 because within the film, emotion is brought up when Douglas is talking about how he’s disappointed and frustrated with Fitzgerald.
What I Learned and Problems Solved
What I learned during Session 3 was how to make decisions in film making as well as ideas that will help keep the film flowing smoothly. A problem I faced was arranging the music so it would align with the intense scene which had a different music style and having to match up both types of music was a little challenging but I made sure both were in the same key and start with the same notes.
CC image Video Project by waterfairy12345 at Flickr
Summary
My goal in the film was to be able to learn how to use Premiere Pro and refresh my memory of how it all works. Another goal was to produce a well edited final product of the film. What I did throughout production was watch tutorials for Premiere Pro and I organized and placed all of the film and audio clips into Premiere Pro timeline and made the final product of my team’s film.
21st Century Skills
I quickly switched our entire audio out for music when I found a problem with our original audio. I also collaborated with the director to determine what he wanted to do in the film and I also collaborated with the cinematographer so I would be able to properly organize the clips in the correct order so I can edit easily. Some tools I used were Premiere Pro and tutorials for how to use Premiere Pro. I can use the skills I learned this session for if I ever need to put together a video. I can properly edit it so it would look professional.
The Film – Loveseats
Reactions to Final Version
Some people reacted very positively on the film because it was different and strange. Others were confused because they couldn’t understand the film since there wasn’t any dialogue or information to what was going on. One of the advisors was impressed with how well it turned out especially since we had a problem with our original dialogue audio and he said that we did something that most professionals still struggle with to this day. Advisor James C. said very shortly, “Edit to the music.” He said that next time if I have more time, to make sure I edit the clips to the beats of the background music rather than just to the old audio clips that were scrapped.
Evaluation of Final Version
I felt that the film theme that we picked wasn’t very good because it was very complex and confusing to understand. But with what we had to do, we pushed through and worked in our roles to get the job done and hope for the best. I think that the audience found our film to be very unexpected because it stood out from all of the other films that we already watched from other groups. Even without dialogue, the film was fairly understandable story wise but it was still very different than the original goal of the film. There was emotion in the film as well so it really helped fit the film to the theme we were given.
What I Learned and Problems I Solved
Throughout the production of my team’s film, I watched tutorials on how to work Premiere Pro for editing. I learned how to import media and adjust clips and audio files so they can line up. A problem I solved was when I was putting all of the clips in order inside of Premiere Pro, I started putting in the audio for dialogue in our film. I ended up finding that the sound was crazy and super scratchy on most of our audio but thanks to the director of our team, we had a quick decision made for a backup plan. That plan was to use the music the director made instead of any dialogue and in the end, the film turned out better than my team expected because of how well it worked to have music in the background rather than dialogue.
My goal in our film was to contribute to the film with music and audio that helps piece the storyline together and provide emotion to the story. Throughout production, I recorded sound effects and different sounds that will fill in blank spots in the film. I also produced all of the background music for the film.
21st Century Skills
Ways of Thinking: I created all of our music and I took time at home to finish the music because I had issues with using garageband in class.
Ways of Working: I communicated with my cinematographer to piece together sound effects with the different scenes.
Tools for Working:
Ways of Living in the World: Created music and sounds can be a way to lead into a musical career.
The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)
Reactions to Final Version
James Clark said that our film was excellent, smooth, and very well set up with a beginning, middle, and end. Michelle said to my group that we al did great work and provided great dedication to the film.
Evaluation of Final Version
I felt that my groups film was very concrete on the storyline and very understandable. We had emotion throughout the story to really develop the storyline. I also felt that we did a great job in working around the scenes and what was needed to be done to make the story flow properly and we did really well with making sure everything fit.
What I Learned and Problems I Solved
I learned about how important communication is when creating a film and how to work my role as sound designer with the zoom audio decks. Some problems I solved were that I first was confused on how to operate the audio decks but I found the paper with directions on how to set them up and that helped me. My group didn’t have any music and I went out of my way to produce my own at home so that way we could have our finished product the next day.
In the U.S. one out of 12 30-year olds is already hearing impaired
you can’t get your hearing back
about 28 million Americans have hearing loss
about 500 million people worldwide have hearing loss
some side effects include ringing in ears and muffled sound
1 out of 12 35-year olds have hearing loss
cochlear hair cells don’t grow back
earplugs can protect your hearing from loud noises
stay at least 10 feet from the live band at a concert
SoundAdvice.info For Audio Career Tips
Musicians playing in an orchestra or a band are exposed to high levels of noise
If you work in a concert hall, you must perform a noise risk assessment
There is evidence that exposure to live music can cause hearing damage
People who work with amplified live music usually suffer with permanent noise-induced hearing damage
In studios, certain instruments used such as brass and percussion can cause high sound levels
In schools and colleges, music teachers are often exposed to high levels of noise at work
People who work or perform in pubs or clubs where amplified music is played are likely to experience high noise levels
The members of marching bands are exposed to high levels of noise at work especially percussionists who are exposed to very high levels of peak sound pressure
Freelancers need to make sure that their exposure to noise doesn’t go higher than 85 decibels or wear hearing protection
