Serving The People

The making of this final project was a long process. I dissected the work into three parts: Creating the beat, Recording the song, and compiling the video. All of which was followed by extensive editing on audacity and premiere pro. I think this project turned out very well, although there are some things that i wish i could have done differently. First of all i would have liked to actually have used recording equipment for this project instead of using my iphone headphone mic. The quality of the lyrics would have been substantially better if i had real equipment. Second of all i wish i would have used the cameras from the All Media club, instead i used an iphone; the quality is still good it is just a little more time consuming to use. In conclusion i am happy with my final product and am excited to share it with the class.

 I used these ideas when constructing my final project. I took a video of a story and created my own music track to that story. The music was up beat and built up throughout the course of the video until the climax. I used music with high tempos that were loud to create suspense and make the video more thrilling. I also used synch points so that the project looked better put together and flowed more cohesively. I added sound effects of the swishing hoop, dribbling, and the ball hitting the backboard or the rim tog I've it a more realistic feel. I’m very new to filming so it took me a very long time to film this project, I took over a 100 clips to make sure I had enough footage to make the story that I wanted. I also had to then take all that footage and find the ones that were good to use in my project which also took very long because I’m not used to it. I think the song is good because it helps to build up suspense and give a feeling of an up-tempo video. However, I did have a problem with the wind in my shots because it would sometimes take over and be very loud. Also, it was tough to get my friends to act the exact way I wanted them to because I wanted it to be a serious film but it was obviously funny to perform those acts so they couldn’t help but smirking or laughing at certain points. It was also hard for me to make the music because I’m not very good with creating my own beats and have never done it before this class. But, I think it came out good. I think that I could’ve made it so that there was more of a structure to the song with a clear cut chorus and verses. Music is very important in our lives and can therefore be used in projects to help completely change the way that the project is perceived. Overall, I am very pleased with my final project and know that I definitley could not have created it before I took this class. The class has taught me a lot. Thank you Professor Lindsay for a great semester!

The music was suppose to seem relaxed throughout the video because it didn't give any intense feelings at all. I added changes by Tupac at the end when the interviewees started talking about memories and what they'll miss about the dorms. I thought using interview's with people could help the viewer see the emotions better. I also asked questions that would help stir some emotions. When we worked on a  short documentary, I liked that we did interviews to talk about the subject. I didn't like giving long intros or changing the mood.  I used music that had a message within as well. I used walking on a dream which talks about living in dream, and changes which talks about how everything is changing around you. I made the music low enough to keep it from distracting the viewer from what the person was saying, but still present. I wanted the interviews to intersect with footage of a few of the experiences freshman year to help break up the video, and give visuals on some of the experiences a freshman might have. In my other projects, I learned to understand the synchronicity of music and video as well as the synchronicity of music itself. It is important for these things to match up with each other for them to be more entertaining. In film, I learned to depict emotions through the different varieties one can shoot a video through the different shots and various genres. Most importantly I learned to understand some of the emotions that are depicted in video, music, broadcast and video games and how to emphasize them to a greater extent.

10. Our Short film- We could have done a better job getting the shot we wanted. I think giving some close up shots would make the video more intense. I also think we could have added more sound effects.

Podcast David - I love the intro it made me want to continue listening and gave me a good laugh. Also I like the topic you chose because everyone can relate to music so this podcast can be meaningful to everyone. I think you should incorporate more music into it but other wise it was really enjoyable to listen to.

Harsh Patel - Video Game Score

My video game score is similar to traditional ones because I wanted to set the tone of the game. I wanted to change the way people felt when playing the game by adding in sound to help guide peoples feelings and reactions toward the game. The game fits the score because i added calm and simple music in the beginning to make the game joyful but put in intense music when the levels got more difficult. I also added a pop sound when the sushi “died” and cheers at the end when the game was won to let the user know what was going on by sound. The game is supposed to be relaxed and playful but get a little more intense once the levels get more difficult at level 6. I didn’t make the loops mesh in to the other because it depended on the player. The loop changes once the player reaches level 6 so the first loop would be at different points of the loop depending on how fast the user plays. So I just added a new loop that was much more uptempo to increase adrenaline. 

The route i took for this scoring project was to create an emotional response from the audience. In the video One friend is shown killing another friend over.... Oreos. Now, this may not seem very sad, in fact its goofy. So what i wanted to accomplish was make this piece emotional. The first song i chose was by the Crest “Kill em”. After the friend sees the text that his oreos were gone, the screen goes black, and the song plays. The audience is now shocked by the foreshadow that this friend intends on killing his pal. The second score comes right after the shooting, a very emotional song called Hide and Seek by Imogen. This song has been linked to many sad videos, and as the friend lays on the floor dead the song continues to roll on, creating a sense of sadness in the viewers mind.

The video turned out better than what I expected when we wrote it out on a storyboard. The different shots all were fluid along the arc of the story line. There were two additions i added in this lab. I added the song In the Air tonight by Phil Collins when Wilson is first seen in the dream state, i wanted the audience to experience the dream like state from the slow drums of the song. I also added the song Coming Undone by Korn while the shelves are closing in because I wanted to convey to the audience that wilson was afraid. The loud metal music conveyed this well.