Videos

This is the result of my SAE Lighting basics assignment.
Overall, it went reasonably well, but lighting is certainly one of my weaknesses.

Brief:

• Each student is to produce an edited video clip containing of the following shots:

◦ Long Shot (LS) High Key 3-Point Lighting on black background.

◦ Medium Shot (MS) High Key 3-Point Lighting on black background.

◦ Close Up (CU) High Key 3-Point Lighting on black background.

◦ Long Shot (LS) Low-Key Lighting on black background.

◦ Medium Shot (MS) Low Key Lighting on black background.

◦ Close Up (CU) Low Key Lighting on black background.

◦ Medium Shot (MS) High Key 4-Point Lighting on location.

◦ Close Up (CU) High Key 4-Point Lighting on location.

◦ Creative Experimental Shot

◦ Lighting recreation High Key (Select one shot from a movie and recreate the composition and the lighting)

◦ Lighting recreation Low Key (Select one shot from a movie and recreate the composition and the lighting)

• The composition of the shots must give the image context, a sense of depth and a main focal point.

• The student must be the Director of Photography and Camera Operator for this project.

• White balance must be set correctly for the lighting conditions.

• Camera must remain static and focused on the subject.

• Exposure must be balanced with all other elements within the composition to allow maximum modification when color-grading.

• Every shot must run for a minimum of 5 seconds.

For my assignment learning after effects to create an Ident, I came up with the above video.
It was a fun exploration seeing what After Effects could do – and a sharp reminder that A designer, I am not.

For my compositing assignment, I recreated the Coconuts Bangkok logo and branding and presented some of their actual stories that were on the website that day.
Yes – those stories are real.

For my scene recreation assignment, I chose to do a short scene from Sixth Sense.
It was a load of fun making this, and I think it turned out pretty well!
I love the way Yi runs at the opening of the scene. Brilliant.

For my TV Commercial assignment, I had decided to do a mattress commercial. You can see the final product below

Logline
Wild-Thing Mattresses – for the -best- night’s sleep Synopsis
The scene opens with the frenetic jiggling of the door handle, the fumbling of keys, and banging sounds – whoever is on the other side of the door wants to get in, in a hurry.

As the door bursts open, the couple fall in and push themselves up against the closest thing possible – clearly absorbed in a deep, loving and passionate kiss.
The keys drop to the floor.
The door is kicked shut, and blindly they fumble their way towards the bedroom, entangled in each others embrace, but they only make it as far as the hallway as he pushes her up against the wall for yet another deep, loving kiss.
Energy in the room is palpable as they struggle to get their shoes off without untying the laces, and while he partially succeeds by removing one shoe, she manages to slip out of her heels as they fly against the wall opposite.
He’s had enough – so he picks her up and wraps her legs around his waist, and carries her, still in one shoe to the bedroom, gently letting her down at the threshold as they look hungrily into each others eyes.
She unbuttons his shirt, slowly at first and then impatiently rips the last buttons open – the shirt falls to the floor as we see his chest rapidly heaving with excited breath and anticipation.

Looking deeply into each others eyes, they walk backwards to the bed, and both hit the pillow at the same time.
Instantly, they fall straight asleep, partially clothed, but completely absorbed by the comfort of their ‘Wild-Things’ mattress. A look of satisfaction is evident on their fully asleep but blissfully unconscious faces.
A voice appears in the room – “Wild-Thing Mattresses – for the best nights sleep”