Inv Blog Post 10/31/21

 Monday - Story Board

Tuesday - Story Board

Wednesday - N/A (Worked on personal projects)

Thursday - N/A (Worked on personal projects)

Friday - N/A (Worked on personal projects)

Masking Transition:

What is Masking Transitioning?

    A masking transition is when an object that vertically or horizontally takes up the whole frame and pans through the whole scene and smoothly transitioning into another scene or shot of the video.

The Result:

    It was a slow process to overtake, yet very useful in a lot of scenarios. It's a small and very clean transition from one scene to another and can be used in a lot of ways other than just switching camera angles during the short film. It takes time because you have to go frame by frame to make sure the masking fits perfectly when it pans or it'll look awkward in the final edit. Overall I will definitely be using this not only in these projects but in the future to give my personal videos a professional look to it.

Inv Blog Post 10/24/21

 Monday - Working on script

 Tuesday - Working on script

 Wednesday - Finishing script

 Thursday - Began working on storyboard

 Friday -  Began working on storyboard

Motion Tracking (In Premiere):

  

What is Motion Tracking?

         Motion Tracking is when you take an object in the scene or field of view and you make it the center of the video footage for as long as it's selected. It gives the object you're centering the "spotlight" of the scene or cut so it draws the audiences
 attention faster and easier.

The Result:

    Time consuming however very satisfying once finished with the the camera tracking. Its a possibility that I'll be using this in my films in specific ways, or items that need more attention to, however depending on the film, to me Motion Tracking is more something used more fore specific types of videos that require it and not all do. It's an amazing technique for my side projects that I create, but for more personal videos I don't think it would fit well.

The Process:

1.  Go to the beginning of the clip
2.  Click on the effect controls
3.  Enable Position and Scale
4.  Scale in a little bit so the outer frame doesn't interact.
5. Then frame by frame keep the object you want centered. (Keyframes should automatically appear once changed to a new position)
6. Once done rescale it back to normal size. (usually 100)

Inv Blog Post 10/17

• Thursday - Started working on script

• Friday - Continued to work on script 

Cinematic Black Lines/Bars:

What Is It?

    Cinematic Black Bars is defined in its name. Two black bars, one on the top, and one on the bottom to enhance the image or shot of the film to give it a "Hollywood" cinematic feeling, like in the movies, and or to focus on something specific.

The Result:

    Although an easy screen effect to add, it was a lot more challenging to find how to properly execute it into the shot/film. I couldn't decided whether to do a fade in/out with the opacity, or pan the bars vertically or horizontally. It's definitely meant for scenery changes or shot changes so it can just appear or not appear, or maybe used for a time-lapse. I will definitely use this technique in my videos for that cinematic feel. It's used greatly amongst not just Film Makers, but Youtubers, Tik Tokers, pretty much any media across the world.

                                                                The Process:

1.  Create a New Adjustment Layer
2. Drag onto timeline over the selected footage you want to apply it to
3. Search up "Crop" in the effects panel
4. Apply the "Crop" effect onto the Adjustment Layer in the timeline
5. In the effect control panel click on the "Crop" effect (make sure ADJ Layer is selected) and click the top value and change it to 12% (do the same for the bottom value).
6. (To fade in and out *learned from personal experience*) Click on the "Opacity" effect and create a point in the very beginning of the ADJ layer.
7. Make sure it is on 0%
8. Go 5 frames ahead and create another keyframe and adjust the "Opacity" effect to 100%
9. Repeat from the last 5 frames of the ADJ layer just flipped.

Text and Image Blogpost

 Barbara Kruger:

Barbara

    Barbara Kruger, born in January 26th, 1945, was an iconic artist during her career. As an activist her art inspired many people across the United States to be their own person as a woman living in her time.

Her Artwork:

    Simplistic, but impactful, Barbara's artwork was nothing more than a picture that contained some sort of gesture or human feature, and combined it with  simple phrases or words to make the people who saw her artwork think, and think deeply. Some famous works include the caption, "I shop, therefore I am," "Your body is a battleground," and "You are not yourself." All of these were advertised with bold letters in newspapers to bring attention to her viewers and readers, to make them curious on what's happening in society.

Modern Day:

       Even though it was years ago, the art today still inspires many people, businesses, and advertisers to use her art, or format of Text and Image. Old diners still have some posters, Surpreme uses her art style as basic yet fashionable, huge white text with red background, and people still look up to it as a sign that anyone can do anything, as long as there's hope.

My Art:

    Words can give a lot of impact and meaning if properly introduce or given with emotion rather than a dull concept. I can use Text and Imagery by overlaying the right scene with a simplistic title, or because my theme of the year is time, a basic clock function with text can be put on the screen to show the flow of time, or a date, or even a small inspirational phrase, etc. That's multiple ways of expressing emotion or personal thinking with Text and Imagery. It doesn't even have to be impactful, a small added detail can show a lot of dedication to a film or what the audience wants to know or see.

    The one thing that interested me was that Barbara's artwork didn't have to be special at all, in fact it wasn't she didn't go over the top with multiple pictures, or a lot of words to give out the information for her views, she made it small and simple, and made the readers do all the thinking, to inspire themselves, rather than letting her be the person to inspire them.

Layer Investigation

 Layering:

Overlapping and overlaying a multiplicity of images, evaluating the sacredness of any one picture.

Takashi Murakami is an artist who was popular in the early 2000s and still is today, he's known for his artistic symbol of the flower with a happy face and vibrant colors. It is an iconic image that has partnered with many clothing brands and public places around the world. I thought it was super interesting that he became an iconic figure just by creating art from his culture and making it more colorful and pure, while it having a dark meaning.

Layering has given multiple opportunities to express their form of artwork and input their own ideas, whether it's culture or just expressions. A great example of that is graffiti in public areas across the world.

Example: 

    

 

Layering My Art: 

  I might be able to use layering in my own art by adding overlap effects to make seem like time is going faster or slower by showing the image of a clock's hands increasing or decreasing in speed. Also giving my video a proper introduction or conclusion slide such as specific text or even overlaying my video with subtitles of information or features that would help the audience understand the plot more. The layering in might are will make the film be more eye catching with different "art styles" implemented into the concept of time. It'll be something that's short, simple, however gives the scenery view a new purpose/ meaning to the shot, or specific viewpoint in that scene.