P4

a) Logging rushes and create edit decision list

b) Producing and reviewing an off line edit
I edited my video in 3 different sequences, the 1st sequence was the models walking across. Here you can see I've got rid of the green screen and moved the model along the screen to create the illusion of her walking across while her clothes change

I then dragged that bit into the 2nd sequence which was all the other footage of the models. In this sequence I played around with the settings to make the green screen effect work as well as it could. I also multiplied certain clips, overlaying and digitally compositing the images on top, beside each other. The 2nd edit was the main edit, where I edited all the footage of the models and the clothes.

Once all of that was done, I created a 3rd sequence where I copied all the edited work and started adding background images of colour and the clothes. I also added in text.

Below is my final edit. Overall I think my final edit went well and everything worked and fit in place. I matched the clips as best as I could to the music I found and created a fun cookbook video.

c) Competently applying their planned visual effects

I succeeded in using my 3 vfx as I used

• Green screen -   Once I had all the footage I wanted to use, I started off by applying the ultra key to get rid of the green screen and crop to crop as closest to the model as I could. The 1st sequence was the models walking across, here I got rid of the green screen so that I could have a blank background or add in another background so that all the clips of the model walking across would match. I played around with the settings to make the green screen effect work as well as it could. 

• Digital compositing  - Getting rid of the green screen, allowed me to digitally composite several different video clips. I could layer the same video of the model over/beside or a different video clip, creating several versions of the model in one single frame. 

• Scribble effect in after effects - The final edit involved me taking my premiere project into after effects so that I could do the scribble effect on the clips. I started by outlining the clothes and then went on to doodle on the background. I also added in some doodles in premiere pro with the 'write on' effect.

d) Applying transitions

I did not add any transitions as felt it wasn't necessary. I cut it to the music and went from different clips of the models wearing different items of clothing.

Below is a screenshot of the different video clips cut one after the other.

e) Linking audio to visuals and applying audio effects
As this was a cookbook, there was no original audio used. I used the music to create movement to my video, adding in the models dancing, laughing to the happier more upbeat parts of the song. I also added in the scribble effect writing out some lyrics or drawing out things that were said in the music.

Below is the final video - 

Jemporium Vintage Lookbook from Misha Conrad on Vimeo.

P3

Setting up appropriate equipment & Following safe working practices

b) Following script/storyboard

I had 3 different models and each model had different outfits as well as wearing some of the same jumpers. This was to show that they were unisex items. I followed my storyboard as I got long, medium and closeup shots of the models wearing the different clothes as different outfits. I planned to get a long shot of the model walking from left to right and vice versa in each outfit, I followed my storyboard planning as I filmed each model walking across in each outfit.

I had more outfits for each model than I thought so I ended up getting more shots.

I followed the script and storyboard as I mentioned I'd be using the green screen as a backdrop so that I could change the background colours.

d) Following production processes

My production schedule was from the week of 17th April. I followed this as I already had all the pre production and planning in place from the weeks before. Where I set out to do each individual task of planning before I tarted filming. I set out to film all the models during 2 lessons on 27th Thursday which I managed to do. In the last lesson on that Thursday I filmed and took pictures of some of the clothes against the green screen. This meant I had all my filming of the models and clothes done by the and could start my edit.  

P1

Vfx

In filmmaking, Vfx is shortened for visual effects. This is the processes by which imagery is created and manipulated in post production.

Digital compositing

Compositing is the combining of visual elements from separate sources into single images. This creates the illusion that all those elements are parts of the same scene.

The video below explains what digital compositing is and how its done.

Here as an example of digital compositing used in a film. The twins in this film Parent trap (2000) were in fact the same actress Lindsay Lohan playing two characters. Each scene would have been acted out twice with the cameras in the exact same positing but having the actress play different roles while playing one role shed have a body double standing in the place her other character would be.

I'm going to use this technique, as I will edit the same model onto the screen so that there would be two of the same model each wearing a different outfit.

Here is an example picture.

Animated drawing/ Scribble effect

A hand drawn animation drawing/ scribble that's added onto the video after in post. This is usually done in software such as after effects. This effect is achieved by drawing onto each frame.

Below is a tutorial video of how this effect is used and created in After Effects.

This effect is most commonly seen in music videos. Below are some examples of this effect used in films and music videos.

The first video is from the film We Are Your Friends.

The 2nd video is a Bruno Mars music video where this effect has been used.

This effect takes patience and time. As one will need to export the final video into after effects and draw on it frame by frame. Tools such as the wacom tablet make the process faster as you can draw as if you're drawing on a paper instead of using the mouse.

For my video I'm planning on using this effect too outline the clothes and do some words and little images in the background. Nothing will be extremely detailed therefore it wont take me too long to do. 

Green screen / chroma key 

You can superimpose subjects onto virtual backgrounds, place them over animated digital backdrops etc. You can change the size of the person and place them on items, use visual effects to make him fly. You would need a green background also known as a green screen, and then be able to remove the green screen replacing it with anything else in post.

This is also called "chroma key - Keying is the process of isolating a single colour or brightness value in an electronic image and using software to make that value transparent, allowing another image to show through the affected areas. Luminance keying, or lumakeying, is the process of keying out a brightness value or range, like black or white. Luminance keys are often used for applying mattes. Colour keying, or chromakeying, identifies a specific colour to remove.

In the visual effects world of Hollywood, blue screens are far more common than green. It doesn't necessarily need to be green as you can key out any colour; red, yellow, purple or pink, blue and green. The biggest reason green is so commonly used is contrast. In order to isolate one area from the rest, the background colour must be distinctly different. Bright green beats blue partially because it is not a colour commonly worn. Any clothing that matches the background too closely will also key out.

This article has several example gifs of films and tv shows that sue green screen.

The video below has examples of green screen being sued in the TV show Game of Thrones.