Power of The Mind - MetaData

As you can see this screen shot is from my Premiere work and shows you the MetaData used to organize my files. I have named all my files and added folders to make it easier for me to find a certain clip when needed. I have also added a tick box for all my good clips.

Organize Files

I sorted all my files out into folders to make it easier to find my work, while doing my project. As you can see all my finished work ended up in the first folder project 1 so that I could locate it quickly. The folder (Scene 1) is exactly the same as folder (Scene 2) which made it easier for me to find my work because I knew which scene belongs where.

Overview of my timeline from 23rd January 2014 - 13th February 2014

                                                                   23rd January Time-line

  27th January Time-line

  29th January Time-line

12th February Time-line

Final Time-line 13th February

As you can tell by the pictures, over time my time-line has progressed with extra clips, sounds and special effects. I had to shorten my time table on the last day as it was a bit longer than we were suppose to have. Luckily this did not effect my overall work and I am very happy with the end result.

Health and Safety + Filming Dates

Filming 14th January 2014

                                                            
                                                              Filming 15th January 2014

                                                      
                                                              Filming 23rd January 2014

 

                                                             Filming 29th January 2014

                                                              Filming 5th February 2014

Each time we went out filming we had to fill in a A/V booking form, which had to be signed by the teacher. We also had to bring two high vis jackets, and a beware filming sign for health and safety reasons. As you can see we always wore the high vis jackets and the sign was left outside (not in harms way) to prevent people from disturbing us.

Final Calendar - Power of The Mind

       The final calendar has all the correct filming dates which can be proven by the pictures we took.

After Effects - Pen effects (masking + Glowing)

I did two effects on this pen scene. The first effect was masking over the wire and replacing it with a background image. I did this by using taking a still image of the background without the pen and placing it over the image. Once this was done I could mask out the line holding up the pen. I had to mask each individual frame to create the illusion that the pen is actually floating.

The second effect is the glowing of the pen. To do this I added the effect called CC Light rays which created this glowing effect. Once I finished messing with the CC Light ray settings to create the best amount of glow for the pen. I then went through each key frame positioning the effect for the best results. Basically this creates the illusion that the pen is glowing up but actually the CC Light rays is key framed to follow the pen.

After Effects - Cheeky Smile

This effect was to make it seem like the character (Jasper) was thinking about the poster, hence the poster and the part of the think bubble. 1: I went into After Effects and started up new project. 2: Imported the picture of the poster and the think bubble. 3: I clicked on my cheeky file footage and created a new composition. Once all this was done I placed the think bubble on first then came the poster on top of its layer, creating this look a like thinking process. I added a few key frames and changed the opacity to make it seem like I was thinking of them. Finally I used motion tracker to move my poster and think bubble with the head.

Louis Power of The Mind Final

Self Appraisal

Self Appraisal - Rough Cut

Audio:

The dialogue can be heard loud and clear most of the time as we filmed most of the scenes in a quiet classroom, however sometimes you can hear the radiator in the background due to the quietness of the classroom. I was told in my feedback that the character Ruby was hard to hear sometimes. To fix this problem we have started to record the actors with a microphone speaking their lines and matching it up with the video. For the sound FXs we recorded the sound of a clock in a classroom with the microphone which we added onto are project. This was a good thing because it creates the scene/tension needed for the first opening shots, also the synchronization of both sound FX and video footage work really well together as it creates this natural feeling as if the sound was suppose to be there. I haven't yet added a sound effect for when the characters write on their pieces of papers or when the pen floats up and lands in Ruby's hand. I will do this in during the next two weeks as it will sound better and create the effect I need.

Special Effects:

I have only used 2 effects so far; the first effect was when the pen dropped and floated back up. I removed the string holding the pen up by adding a mask over it which created the hovering effect. This effect seems real as it makes the viewers believe it is actually floating. It fits suitably for the narrative as it's when Ruby and the audience members find out Jasper has a power. The second effect I have added into my project is when Jasper thinks about the poster. For this effect I made a thinking bubble appear with the image of the magic poster to tell the audience that this is what Jasper is thinking. In my opinion I could do this effect a little better so I have decided to edit it and improve the movement and appearance. In the third effect I will add some text to the screen so viewers can see what he is reading when we change camera view. I am going to add a glowing-highlighting effect onto the pen floating effect to show the audience that Jasper is using his powers.

Sequence:

I believe the acting for our project is really good because I and the other actors put 110% into are characters and made them come to life. The acting helped make sense of the narrative and kept the flow in a steady pace for the audience to connect and fully understand what they were watching. The editing for my project is smooth and is easy to follow. Unfortunately we haven't filmed every scene yet but from the responses I got from the feedback; people can see what is happening and could make sense of the narrative. This for me is a good thing because that means the video can only get better. The composition of the project is good because you can clearly see who's important and whats needed to be shown to the audience e.g. magic poster. The set dressing was also good because we made sure there was no clutter/rubbish in our clips. We created our very own posters which are carefully placed in a few scenes for viewers to spot. If we go out filming again we will film parts of scene 1 again because there a few shots missing, also there are a few clips which have mistakes in them e.g. tables magically moving. Overall the project seems to be entertaining and easily understandable to those who watch it. 

     

  

Last Filming session on the 5/02/14