P5(b) Producing and Reviewing an Off Line Edit

Meaning & Purpose : In this section, I will show how I solve some issues in premiere pro, a quick edit on timeline and some minor change compare between the storyboard and the actual scene.

Once the project is been created, I had started to import every video that I am going to use for my video. It saves lots of time by importing the videos all in one. 

On the left side of the premiere pro, I had exported all the videos which I think I will be using in the advertisement. By renaming all the video, it clearly help me to recognised the content of the video.

The first tool was the selection tool, which it allow me to select different items in premiere pro. The sixth tool is cut tools. It allows me to trim the length of the audio and video in the timeline. This two tools are the most common tools that I used for my editing. 

I have placed all the footage into where I want to be, in this earlier stage, I haven't apply any transition effect. Most of the video at the beginning part will be mainly gym exercise, boxing and outdoor heavy duty workout. In the middle, it is mostly running. For the ending scene, it is the scene between the actor and the coach. 

While my rough cutting begins, there were quite a few issue with my video. The problem that I had faced a lot is the premiere pro cannot detect my footage is my shot list. There is a media offline photo appear on the screen when I chose that specific video.

To solve this offline problem of my video, I have to pick that specific video than right click it. Choose "Link Media" to link the footage. Choose the video that relate in that timeline. Once it is been chosen, the graphic of the video will be fixed and re-appear again. This problem occur can relate to renaming after the project is been started.

Scene Changed 

Before the filming process begin, I had drew different shot that I am going to take in the storyboard. One of my shot was using a high fps to film my actor running across the astro, then use slow motion effect for the editing. However when I was filming in the astro, I just realised that cannon 7D camera was only able to choose between 24 and 25 fps for filming. I had quickly abandoned my idea and use pan movement instead. I had placed the camera on top the tripod then swipe the camera from right to left. The outcome was really good and I thought it will be better than using slow motion, as all the scene were shot normally and suddenly there is a scene using a slow motion. It will look weird and the outcome may not be that good.

Here is another example that I had changed the idea from my storyboard. From my original idea, I was meant to shoot my actor punching the sandbag with a horizontal camera angle. Then when I was actually filming in the squash centre, I just realised that there was nothing to hang the sandbag up. I have to abandoned my idea and use the punch pad holding my the coach instead. The outcome of the footage was very similar to the idea I was thinking originally. 

I had seted the aperture just right to create the depth field effect in the video. The focus point is mainly to the actor and the punch pad is mostly blurred. It makes it less noticeable to audience.