I was feeling very discouraged and highly terrified of masking until I saw this:
Nice Clean White from DaBrainkilla on Vimeo.
AND this:
London (harder, better, faster, stronger) from David Hubert on Vimeo.
OKAYYYYYY LETS DO THISSSSSSS ASDFAFA
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
Week of March 20th: Progress Post 2
Script
Glidecam Pro 4000 Trials
Untitled from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Pass: 3013
Developed Sketches
Project I - Developed Sketch II from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Project I - Developed Sketch I from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Untitled from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Pass: 3013
Developed Sketches
Project I - Developed Sketch II from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Project I - Developed Sketch I from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Week of March 20th: Progress
Rough Scriptwork
1. Bedroom
2. Classsroom
3. Sidewalk
4. Workplace
5. Sidewalk
6. Home
7. Party Room
8. Washroom
9. Church
10. Bedroom
More Inspiration
This is crazy but I stumbled across this particular music video this week as total inspiration. It's actually very similar because the man is moving from his home to the highway back to another room in his home before going back to the highway again.
What I noticed is that they may have also used something similar to the Steadicam or Glidecam to obtain such smooth shots.
I also noticed they recorded the shots of the man moving from room to room from the exact same angle so that the editing was too subtle to be noticed. After thinking about how I'd like to do this, I think I'm going to take shots of my main character putting her hand on the knob from behind, and quickly switching to the front of door as she's pulling or pushing the door open.
Possible Shooting Locations
Walking in and out of the office
- Someone passes him papers
- He takes off his suit
Passing through a bar/club
- Dancing/music emergence
- Disturbed by couple crashing past him
Walking through a parking lot to the car
- Car turns out
Alleyway, through the back door
Bedroom
- Pet dog
- A friend or girlfriend/boyfriend
- Runs into kids
- Sits onto couch to read book
Sidewalk
- Cellphone rings
- Passes by person of interest
Bridge
- Looking over
Convenience store
- Picks up food
Home of extended family & kids
- Hugs kids/family/etc.
*Reminder to self: upload pictures
1. Bedroom
2. Classsroom
3. Sidewalk
4. Workplace
5. Sidewalk
6. Home
7. Party Room
8. Washroom
9. Church
10. Bedroom
More Inspiration
This is crazy but I stumbled across this particular music video this week as total inspiration. It's actually very similar because the man is moving from his home to the highway back to another room in his home before going back to the highway again.
What I noticed is that they may have also used something similar to the Steadicam or Glidecam to obtain such smooth shots.
I also noticed they recorded the shots of the man moving from room to room from the exact same angle so that the editing was too subtle to be noticed. After thinking about how I'd like to do this, I think I'm going to take shots of my main character putting her hand on the knob from behind, and quickly switching to the front of door as she's pulling or pushing the door open.
Possible Shooting Locations
Walking in and out of the office
- Someone passes him papers
- He takes off his suit
Passing through a bar/club
- Dancing/music emergence
- Disturbed by couple crashing past him
Walking through a parking lot to the car
- Car turns out
Alleyway, through the back door
Bedroom
- Pet dog
- A friend or girlfriend/boyfriend
- Runs into kids
- Sits onto couch to read book
Sidewalk
- Cellphone rings
- Passes by person of interest
Bridge
- Looking over
Convenience store
- Picks up food
Home of extended family & kids
- Hugs kids/family/etc.
*Reminder to self: upload pictures
Week of March 13th: Progress
Video Sketches
Project I: Video Sketch from Caitlin on Vimeo.
+Speed:
Project I: Video Sketch 2 from Caitlin on Vimeo.
These videos are pretty similar, with just slight variations near the end.
Project I: Video Sketch III from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Project I: Video Sketch from Caitlin on Vimeo.
+Speed:
Project I: Video Sketch 2 from Caitlin on Vimeo.
These videos are pretty similar, with just slight variations near the end.
Project I: Video Sketch III from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Monday, March 23, 2009
Creative Brief & Storyboard
Potential Title:
10 rooms
Overview:
This project will lead us to 10 different rooms through 10 different doors/windows/objects, in order to track the life of one individual in what appears to be the time span of one single day.
Audience/Context:
No particular audience, but more people between the ages of 18 and 35 will probably be viewing this video.
Key Message:
In a single day of our lives, we visit countless places and are surrounded by so many other things going around us. We will encounter different people (each living a different life in the same setting) as well as different objects (each being differently used.) We may not notice much of this because of our routinely lifestyles. However, everywhere we go, we carry either a slightly or completely different personality with us. or
A focus on the subconscious and psychological spaces within our minds that arise from our daily lives and thoughts. Every individual has some unseen depth within their thoughts, minds, character, and personality.
Content Planning:
I would like to capture footage on a DVD Camcorder, edit, and connect them together so that it appears as if the same one individual is moving from room to room through door to door. I am aiming to make it look seamless this way, and also create a short coverage of each room by using crab shots, panning shots, and other manual shots. I also plan to find either a Steadicam or Glidecam to help minimize the amount of instability.
Bibliography: No relevant sources in work. ... Yet.
Visual/Conceptual References:
I was ridiculously inspired by the short wedding movies made by the motion graphics company StillMotion. Currently they are hands down my favourite company because they produce beautiful cinematography and use multiple shooting techniques very smoothly and effectively.
Griffen + Curtis' Trash the Dress Shoot in CA from StillMotion on Vimeo.
And because I was so curious to know how they managed to pull off such gorgeously smooth shots, I looked into their other works and discovered something called the Steadicam:
Steadicam + Tiffen Dfx Demo from StillMotion on Vimeo.
Unfortunately the Steadicam is waaaay beyond what I can afford, so I'm going to be looking into other options such as the Glidecam:
Glidecam HD1000 from Tommy Marks on Vimeo.
Storyboard
10 rooms
Overview:
This project will lead us to 10 different rooms through 10 different doors/windows/objects, in order to track the life of one individual in what appears to be the time span of one single day.
Audience/Context:
No particular audience, but more people between the ages of 18 and 35 will probably be viewing this video.
Key Message:
In a single day of our lives, we visit countless places and are surrounded by so many other things going around us. We will encounter different people (each living a different life in the same setting) as well as different objects (each being differently used.) We may not notice much of this because of our routinely lifestyles. However, everywhere we go, we carry either a slightly or completely different personality with us. or
A focus on the subconscious and psychological spaces within our minds that arise from our daily lives and thoughts. Every individual has some unseen depth within their thoughts, minds, character, and personality.
Content Planning:
I would like to capture footage on a DVD Camcorder, edit, and connect them together so that it appears as if the same one individual is moving from room to room through door to door. I am aiming to make it look seamless this way, and also create a short coverage of each room by using crab shots, panning shots, and other manual shots. I also plan to find either a Steadicam or Glidecam to help minimize the amount of instability.
Bibliography: No relevant sources in work. ... Yet.
Visual/Conceptual References:
I was ridiculously inspired by the short wedding movies made by the motion graphics company StillMotion. Currently they are hands down my favourite company because they produce beautiful cinematography and use multiple shooting techniques very smoothly and effectively.
Griffen + Curtis' Trash the Dress Shoot in CA from StillMotion on Vimeo.
And because I was so curious to know how they managed to pull off such gorgeously smooth shots, I looked into their other works and discovered something called the Steadicam:
Steadicam + Tiffen Dfx Demo from StillMotion on Vimeo.
Unfortunately the Steadicam is waaaay beyond what I can afford, so I'm going to be looking into other options such as the Glidecam:
Glidecam HD1000 from Tommy Marks on Vimeo.
Storyboard
Friday, March 13, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Project III: Final (Version 2)
Project III: Final Cut (Version II) from Caitlin on Vimeo.
DESIGN STATEMENT
My intention for this project was to express a complex relationship between two different people in a different cultural setting (hence the usage of the Mandarin language). In particular, I focused on the family relationship between a father and a daughter. I started off at first with a haiku poem written by Takahama Kyoshi, which brought me to several interpretations, one of which also sprouted from the song 4am by Our Lady Peace. (The song revolved around a tragic relationship between a father and his son.) Anyway, the poem itself evoked a downcast atmosphere, so I wanted to capture that in the video that I created. I used cold, natural lighting to do so, and set it up so that hints of the main character's introversion and personality were evident. I also wanted to define what kind of environment she lived in by fluidly connecting several panning shots of her home.
The entire video depends on the girl's reaction to her father's spoken words (silence) to express their family relationship. We were able to observe her expressions with the usage of multiple close-up shots on her face.
Finally, since the ending line of the haiku poem chosen was rather doleful, I led it up to the father's unrevealed illness and left the ends open for the viewer to decide.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Project III - 1st Version Final
Project III - Final Cut from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Narrating (girl and father) were done by me. Used Garageband to change the pitch of my own voice. :D
Project III Roughcut (Edited)
Project III Roughcut from Caitlin on Vimeo.
Screening Critique:
- Meld the text into the black? They appear too quickly for the audience to see -- try a new way of placing the type
- First crossfading headshot isn't really necessary
- Keep the lighting
- Don't really need all that text -- message is a little long (do you need to specifically say cancer?)
- Pay attention to the lighting: if it keeps changing it makes it seem as if there is a lot of passing time
- Zoom up on the face? More angled shots? It's just the same one angle for a period of time during the message
- People actually liked the green flashes! (but only because it suggested panic... play with that?)
- Ending is okay as it is, doesn't seem unfinished and leaves the viewer hanging
- Leave more black space at the beginning and end
- Blanketing the scenes with music, text, and imagery is starting to make it look like a commercial
- Moderate volume levels of the sounds
- I myself might remove the mention of 'cancer'
Some footage shot earlier in the morning:
Project III: Another Lighting from Caitlin on Vimeo.
The sun was too bright though, so I chose to re-film during the evening instead.
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