My personal investigation and process flow of the One-minute film created through the Abstract Exercise.
The industrial media task of layering abstract videos and abstract audios and then creating a one-minute film was very interesting and enriching.
The link for video uploaded on google Drive ishttps://docs.google.com/a/student.rmit.edu.au/file/d/0B2u-rV9i4nKWN3lxbGdIWmJPV3M/edit
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/107556579
The biggest challenge was that the one-minute film had to be created with someone else’s footage of abstract clips.
As a first step, I got the footage together and tried to create a sequence and a theme out of it. It was quite challenging to create order however; I found one possible thread of nature amongst all clips I used. I used water, wind, and tree shot, flag blowing in the breeze. I left out all other shots with humans in them. If I was shooting, I would have shot with one theme and treatment in mind. But this footage has varied elements.
I put these all together in Adobe Premier. Then, I created a layering while editing the videos in Premier. The layering helped merge the visual to create an impactful and interesting edit.
In order to give the video an appropriate audio, I searched the free sound effects available online through links shared in the mediafactory.org.au. I zeroed in on freerecordist.com as it had the most suitable sounds I had in mind to give the video a purpose or a theme of nature. More and more, I progressed, I was clear that my video can connote and communicate the power which nature has to spread love.
The inner meaning: water and wind nurture our lives and help us prosper and help spread love. The bee in the last shot on a beautiful floral tree branch layered over a waterfall represents the buzz of love being spread and love flowing like a waterfall. This is the power of nature!
I also created a poem around this to signify the purpose of the video and to add the text on the sequence beginning and ending with a black screen to create a special interest and impact.
The text was:
Power of nature
The water flows soft
The wind blows with a whisper
Spreads the buzz of love
The colour of the text was selected basis the colour hues in the videos.
As the existing audio could not be used, began with searching and adding audios for each clip. I looked for sounds of water splashing, of wind blowing, thunder of clouds and a happy sound to signify love.
These were needed for audio layering to create an appropriate soundscape. I first layered across the film a low wind audio. Then layered this with sounds of water, wind, clouds and water again. The film could not be complete without music. So, I sourced Piano sound coupled with drums and created a sequence of music in garage band. This was then layered across the entire film.
I know that this was my first attempt to create an abstract film layer videos and audios to create a film. Layering needs to be so smooth across videos and audios that it goes smoothly for the viewer and he viewer can just experience the theme in entirity. I think overall, I was able to create a meaning and giving a purpose out of an abstract exercise and interpret it with layering. However, I do also believe that the transitions and the timing in my editing should have been better and certainly need improvement. Given the deadlines of assignments, I wish I could have spent more time on the same. But I am confident that the next one will certainly be an improved version☺
Hope , that with the total sum of my parts, as a whole, I am able to spread love with the power of nature!
monamediamantras 