Final Cut

CCR - Question 4

 How did you integrate Technologies-Software, Hardware, and Online-in this project?

The importance of the Cinematographer having a helper! (Reflection)

 The importance of helpers

After all of the filming days me and my group had I have came to realize some things that made the filming process move way faster then it would have if it did not happen. I strongly feel that the cinematographer should not be the only one behind the scenes of the film not because she is not good enough to do it all by herself, but with someone else's assistance it helps with the accuracy of how that scene will turn out as well as keeping everything in order

Tips for cinematographers while filming:

Cinematographers Bible - 6 Rules Every DP Should Know

The purpose for helpers

You need helpers when it comes to the lighting of the shoot, helpers help fasten the pace of the filming production for example if some technical issue happens id the cinematographer had no help she would have had to stop recording and go fix it herself when a helper could have done that while the cinematographer was still recording.

What To do differently next time

This was a good lesson  learned when trying to film a shoot as real ass the actual shot because although I was the helper that was needed for my cinematographer. I honestly still think that the 2 people apart of   should have been another 2 helpers because even though I was a helper, I sometimes was busy the same time as the cinematographer and. could not  fill some of the requests made by her.

Creative Critical Reflection(Planning)

How will I be structuring my CCR post?

In this post I will be informing you on how I will be formatting my Creative Critical Reflection Post question 4. The reasoning for this is because my role in my swede is the sound designer. I felt like the position I am in this film is perfect for answering question 4 *How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware and online - in this project?*

What I will be having :

• I need to provide the camera my group used to record
• The apps used for anything during the entire filming process
• The equipments used in recording 

I will be making it on canva because their designs are different and very creative making it look very artistic.

The template I will be using for my CCR post

This template will be good too use as it does has it's own designed sections which will be good for when I add the short responses on what we used the apps for etc.. I like the template because it gives a modern vibe and matches with the clip my group choose to recreate.

How did I Blend the music files?

 As sound designer I know already that the music I edit into the film needs to be balanced with dialogue and sound effects. At first when I was trying to combine the background sounds together it was not flowing the way I wanted it to like in the film me and my group is  recreating. I used the app moises to help with the volume of each clip of sound and dialogue I had because if the music was to loud it would sidetrack the audience from hearing the conversation and if the music is to low it would have a chance of not giving the audience the effect of the sound of that scene. 

Moises App

How to Create Backing Tracks From a Guitar Riff | Moises AI Studio

The video above helped me understand the ways of creating a sound from an instrument which helped because instead of me using an instrument that cause me to use my breath I used a piano. As the sound designer I know that the role I play is what shapes the film all together and when the soundtrack is blended smoothly it gives a great watching experience for the audience. 

The creation of my sword sound (Implementation)

 Background

As you guys should know I am the sound designer of my group. As a result this means it is my responsibility to make sure every type of sound that is being heard by readers regardless if it is non-diegetic and diegetic sound that it is being created the right way and it is as similar to the clip were sweding, as shown down below.

This is Sparta! Scene

My goal is to recreate the sword clang sound from the clip above as much as I can. 

First

 I used 2 different types of big knives shown down below and used my voice memos app to record different sounds I was making multiple times to then later combine them together to make a new sound 

 2 Kitchen Knives

Then

Recordings on voice memos app

Above is the 4 recordings I used to make the sound although it did take me about 14 times to find the right sword clanging sound. While I was editing them together I did have to shorten some sections and stretch others out to replicate that sound in the clip. Also, I made some parts  have a stronger affect then others.

Final product

Sword sound

Day 1 of filming as a sound designer!!(Reflection)

 How filming day 1 for the sound designer went!

As sound designer I made sure I did come prepared with some recordings of the sounds I created on my own time incase we needed it. Our meet up spot was at target to film at the pillars outside because we needed it in the background of our swede. On this meet up it was mainly just filming the scenes less of the major sound parts like the screaming, movement sounds, etc.

 These are the way I helped on set:

1. I Helped hold the iPad for the cinematographer we were using to rewind and fast forward through the clip we choose to see the exact movements of each character. I also had to walk around to the actors and show them what they need to look like and the facial expressions to remember to do.

2.I helped with keeping each take we did of each shot accounted for with the hand signals and clap I did infant of camera to help the editor and made it more organized and easier to go to it knowing the shot you just did was said in the video.

3. Lastly I helped with putting the characters in the actual position they needed to be in and helped them go over where their ending positioning will be also.

Below is a video of me doing the hand signals

My thoughts
 I played a big part in the filming on day 1 and without me it would not have been the same. I honestly feel 1 of the jobs I did shouldn't have been done by me but it did not matter anymore at the moment because it is my grade as well as everyone else in my group. It was very fun to recreate a film. I definetly next time would say to make sure everyone does know the lines that they'll be doing before hand so it would have made us have more time to do other things although that wasn't my job to be in charge of. At the end of the day, it was a good filming day 1 experience and it could have been worse but it wasn't.

Hand Signal Signs!!!(Research)

What hand signals should I know to use and how? 

 You may be wondering if I am the sound designer why am I the doing hand signals for filming when it is the directors job. But, I did it to help the director. For the very first day of filming I did not come prepared about what the hand signals were supposed to be used and what hand to clap over the other hand when you say cut, because I knew it was not my original job to do. 

The top of the hand signals page

 It was hard to find a video right then and there so I had searched up on google and clicked on the first website that related to what I searched.  This is the link: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/video/tips-and-solutions/a-guide-to-film-set-lingo-and-hand-signals

The website helped understand the ways to face your hand for the number. For numbers  1-5 you use the fingers the right way(straight up) and for number 6-9 your finger are horizontal and when you hand is balled to a fist it means a zero(0) or ten(10). Luckily I already knew you put your right hand over your left hand when clapping in front of camera and then followed by the count down from 3 to 1 by me once I do that.