In this blog you can find the work I did on how to edit with multiple cameras. My group filmed the footage, but I edited it alone. My teacher provided a template for the blog post.
What is Multicam Editing?
Multicam editing is the process of editing footage of a single scene or subject recorded from different cameras and angles. Showing the same scene or subject from different angles helps make the video more dynamic and visually captivating for your audience
Shooting
Our subject , a classmate, stood in the centre of the room and did a short performance. My group stood around the subject to record the performance from different angles. You can also see members from other groups because we did this lesson as a class. To make it easier to synchronise our cameras, the teacher clapped at the start of the scene. This allowed us to line up the video in the editing process and ensure that the transitions would be smooth. Without this simple action it would have taken a lot longer to sync the videos.
Here is my teacher showing me how to edit the videos together
This post contains a mini project that helped us learn how to shoot a music video. We shot our verse as a group and then created this post together.
Lesson description: my teacher gave each group in the class a verse from "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles. We had to plan a scene which included various camera work and edits. The goal was to learn how to properly film different scenes and edit them all together.
Here is the product of our work:
Here is a presentation of our pre-plan and a bit of analysis on how we got the final product:
Reflection:
I was the the "director" and the cameraman. I loved the process of filming, however there was a conflict between members regarding how the
storyboard should go, I had my original idea scrapped because we don't want to waste time debating and arguing. So, we go ahead and
Here is the filming schedule for our project - completed by Giorgio and Carrick
No.
Scene
Date
Location
People
Props
Equipment
Other
1
1 Jaden's House
16th December 2024 (Subject to Change)
Jaden's House
Giorgio - Director and Cameraman
Old Telephone
Camera BT Speaker Light
Location is far from our houses
Carrick - Ast. Director
Kaka - Ast. Cameraman
Grape Juice and Wine Glass
Traffic is a big issue
Jaden - Actor
2
2 Bus Stop
17th December 2024
Sentral Parkir Kuta
Giorgio - Director and Cameraman
Headphones Bus
Having to go off peak times to ensure an empty bus
Kaka - Ast. Cameraman
Jaden - Actor
3
3 Beach
18th December 2024
Pantai Saba
Giorgio - Director and Cameraman
Ice Cream Umbrella
Have to work around private arrangements
Kaka - Ast. Cameraman
Jaden - Actor
4
4 Bar
19th December 2024
Soteria Restaurant
Giorgio - Director and Cameraman
Beer Bottle and Glass
Car
Rain
Have to work around private arrangements
Kaka - Ast. Cameraman
Jaden - Actor
Self-Reflection:
This is very helpful for the team to stay organized and on track with the tight schedule. Carrick was the spreadsheet expert so I let him took control for the writing. Me and my friend arranged how the team will complete the filming. I'm very happy how this turns out and I am fortunate to have a friend that understands how to create neat documents.
Here are a few locations we've looked at as well as the potential risks of these locations - completed by Carrick and Kaka
Self-Reflection:
I let both of my friend take care of location scouting and risk assessing. However, locations were picked based on agreement from all team members, taking consideration access and possibility. I am happy that my friends took care of the location scout because it would've took considerable amount of time to get to these places, as they're very far away from one another. I was able to focus on other tasks like creating the storyboard and writing blogs.
Here is classwork we were assigned to do individually where we learnt about camera angles and shots, mise-en-scene, different sounds, edits, and storyboards.
CAMERA
Camera angles/shots are different ways of using the position and angles of a camera to convey emotions and tell a story.
Heres a video of about camera angles that I search on YouTube and watch alone at home:
Here is materials from my teacher's presentation that I often refer back to for my projects.
Camera Angles
Camera Shots
Fixed
Camera remains static
Calm, peace, normal
Push in
Camera moves slowly toward subject
Brings the audience closer, more involved, getting more serious.
Pull out
Camera moves slowly away from subject
Takes audience away from the action, leaving a character. Detaching from subject
Pan
Side to side, camera fixed
Reveal information, mirrors natural head movement of the audience.
Tilt
Up and down, camera fixed
Same as pan, just a different direction
Dolly
Camera moves around freely
More immersive, we are moving inside the subjects world, we feel part of the action
Tracking
Camera moves around on tracks
Similar to dolly, but smoother.
Crane
Reveals the epic size of the setting, landscape.
Handheld
Camera is shakey
Very natural, immersive. High energy
Zoom
Zoom
Brings audience closer to budget. Draws our attention to something.
SOUND
Sound design can impact the emotions of the audience, and can help inform them of where a scene is taking place and what is happening.
Description
Effect
Diegetic sound
Sound that can be heard by the characters within the media text.
Add a sense of realism. Reveal information to characters (and then audience)
Non diegetic sound
Sound that can only be heard by the audience.
Enhance meaning, create an emotional response in the audience
Trans diegetic sound
Sound that transitions from one to the other.
Creates a link between the audience and the world. More immersive
Here is a video I watch to get a better understanding on sound designs in media:
Description
Effect
Melodic
Positive and pleasing connotations
Enhances a positive scene. Create positive emotions in the audience.
Adds deeper meaning to scenes. Insight into the character's thoughts. Maybe they seek pleasure in doing bad things.
Melodic Example (The last part of the scene):
Discordant example:
Contrapuntal example:
MISE-EN-SCENE
Refers to the arrangement of actors, scenery, and props in a theatrical or film production:
Visual example of each MES (Credit to Kristine Blog post):
Here is a video I got from another student and watched about:
Here is a video I watched that helped me understand MES better through movie analysis:
EDITING
the process of selecting, organizing, and preparing visual, written, audible, or cinematic material to convey a message or information.
Here are types of edits (from my teacher's presentation):
Continuity Editing
Non continuity editing
Straight cut (cut)
Eyeline match
Shot /reverse shot
Cutaway / Insert
*Match cut
Cross cut (parallel cut)
Flash back
Flash forward
Jump cut
*Match cut
STORYBOARD
Here is a layout of a storyboard with its a description for each feature.
This has helped me in making my storyboards.
My first ever storyboard that I made for an advertisement project:
Self-Reflection:
I enjoyed making this blog as it allowed me to recap everything I've learned about the basics of media production. This was time consuming but I have more than enough time before the deadline, which allow to work without pressure. For the recap I had to return back to old presentations and personal blog posts. I did research and digging about what I've covered last year which took awhile but it was very useful. This recap helped improved my understanding of these film-making media concepts and terminologies, as it refreshed my memory about it. I hope this recap will be useful for this project. I will implement very good concepts that I actually forgot about on the music video.
To find a star for our music video we need to conduct a screen test. Here is a video of our class's group audition - we did this as a class - completed by Giorgio and Carrick
Advantages
The advantages of conducting a screen test like this is that we had access to over 20 people in the same room, which allowed us to see the various personas of each individual in a very time and cost effective manner. Not only that, but 90% of the potential stars knew the lyrics to this song which made things a whole lot easier too. People also were able to come out of their shell as this style of group screen testing made it so much more comfortable for everyone involved.
Disadvantages
The disadvantages of having this style of screen test is that we could not analyse in detail all 20+ candidates. This made it a little bit more difficult to try and see which candidate would best fit the persona that we're looking for. Another thing that would be a disadvantage is that the personas in this video may have been overexaggerated as they were performing with friends. This may not reflect their individual or solo performance which is something we must consider.
Considerations
There were some people we considered for the role of the star in our music video, one of them was shown at exactly 3:00 (the one with the glasses). He personifies exactly who we are looking to cast in our music video. His name is Jaden Mutty and he perfectly encapsulates the kind of persona needed. We like his style in front of the camera: very outgoing, open, not shy, and not afraid to be himself. There were others there we may want to consider but so far he's the best of the lot. There were some there who weren't even lip syncing to the same song, perhaps they were too shy in front of the camera and we do not want to cast anyone like that.
Self-Reflection:
Finding our star was very simple. The screen tests proved that each person has unique on-camera persona, which was crucial in making our decision. We all took part in the screen test to ensure we were choosing the right person to become our artist, and we choose Jaden. I already knew he was the perfect fit to become our artist. My personal second option was Kaka (He was featured on the video at second 0:54), but Jaden's persona was more fitting for our team's music. I never intended to be the artist, as I have other responsibilities in the team which make me very busy. The only professional videoghrapher and editor in the team is me, so I had to step down.
