Object Removal

Object Removal using After Effects

For this task, we had to do some tracking in After Effects. In order to know and understand what to do, we watched our lecture Adam as he showed us what to do and also he handed out a step by step plan incase we missed out or forgot what to do.

We were all been given a short video clip to learn how to remove a certain object from the actual subject.

This is the original video clip that we were all been given, as you can see, theres what can be described a black line inside the circler object. Our task for this was to remove it.

After the black line was removed, Adam told us to select and highlight a clear side and basically copy and paste it over that black line so it looks normal and not obvious it's not there. Once we had done that part, next we had to scale that part by fitting the lines together to make it look normal and the same. The final bit was to track the piece we have placed in order for it to move with the subject shown.

Here shows screenshots I took from my Mac of removing the black line and copy and pasting it to make the whole thing look normal and original.

This image shows that I have replaced the black line with the copy versioned of the other side to make it all look the same and original. I am happy on the way it has turned out and this would be useful information to take with me if I do come across something like this in the future.

Stages of Editing Process

Stages of the editing process

Today in Manolo's lesson, he taught us different stages of editing.

- Picture and sound tracks are edited together to tell a story
- Special visual effects
- Titles/graphics/ credits are added
- Sound effects are created
- Music is scored and mixed

I will be taking this useful information forward and apply them all for when I edit my final 4 films.

What is Green Screen?

Green screen technology is the basis of the effects seen in everything from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to the weather forecast. With green screen, it's simple to superimpose anything or anyone into any shot. You can transport yourself to the moon, appear in your favourite film, or make a presentation along with all the relevant facts and figures. You can use any single colour, flat object as a screen.

Editing

Today in Manolo's lesson, he went over what is editing and I wrote down a list of what certain shots are called when it comes to editing and what they mean.

Cut - A visual transition created in editing in which one shot is instantaneously replaced on screen by another.

Continuity Editing -Editing that creates action that flows smoothly across shots and scenes without jarring visual inconsistencies. Establishes a sense of story for the viewer.

Cross Cutting -
Cutting back and forth quickly between two or more lines of action, indicating they are happening simultaneously.

Dissolve -A gradual scene transition. The editor overlaps the end of one shot with the beginning of the next one.

Editing -The work of selecting and joining together shots to create a finished film.

Errors of Continuity -Disruptions in the flow of a scene, such as a failure to match action or the placement of props across shots.

Establishing Shot -A shot, normally taken from a great distance or from a "bird's eye view," that establishes where the action is about to occur.

Eyeline Match -The matching of eyelines between two or more characters. For example, if Sam looks to the right in shot A, Jean will look to the left in shot B. This establishes a relationship of proximity and continuity.

Fade -A visual transition between shots or scenes that appears on screen as a brief interval with no picture. The editor fades one shot to black and then fades in the next. Often used to indicate a change in time and place.

Final Cut -The finished edit of a film, approved by the director and the producer. This is what the audience sees.

Iris -Visible on screen as a circle closing down over or opening up on a shot. Seldom used in contemporary film, but common during the silent era of Hollywood films.

Jump Cut -A cut that creates a lack of continuity by leaving out parts of the action.

Matched Cut -A cut joining two shots whose compositional elements match, helping to establish strong continuity of action.

Montage -Scenes whose emotional impact and visual design are achieved through the editing together of many brief shots. The shower scene from Psycho is an example of montage editing.

Rough cut -The editor's first pass at assembling the shots into a film, before tightening and polishing occurs.

Sequence Shot -A long take that extends for an entire scene or sequence. It is composed of only one shot with no editing.

Shot Reverse Shot Cutting -Usually used for conversation scenes, this technique alternates between over-the-shoulder shots showing each character speaking.

Wipe -Visible on screen as a bar travelling across the frame pushing one shot off and pulling the next shot into place. 

Opening Credits and Title Sequences

TASK:

OPENING CREDITS AND TITLE SEQUENCE

For this task, we had to look at a film or a tv programme that we like and had analyse the opening credits and figure out what they mean and what they are trying to say to the audience watching.

TV Programme - American Horror Story: Asylum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVJPbSa-HRY

- 5 different seasons and opening credits.
- Created by Kyle Cooper who also did 'Seven' and 'Walking Dead'.
- Follows the title.
- Showing and hinting us on what to expect for this programme.
- Title sequence is like a 'mystery'.
- Every image shown in the title sequence will be explained while watching each episode. For example man in a wheelchair signifies one of the characters in the show final abduction.
- Song played in the background gives clues to the show - ambient noise and sound of water dripping etc.
- Lot of red shown which shows and tells the audience to expect a lot of blood, danger, death.
- Lot of darkness which shows it's going to be frightening.