Project 2: Final Video, Reflection and Problems Faced

Here is the final video of my group's video:

Making this is far more challenging than Project 1 as the inclusion of a team would require cooperation and timing when compiling our work together. I practically reused whatever I learned from Project 1 and apply it to Project 2, allowing me to make major changes to the effects that I reused like Disintegration and Weather Change. Aside from that, I experienced what it was like making a full-length video in a team and that made me learn the importance of coordination.

The first problem I encountered was finding a proper location for our film. Due to the comedic and religious feel behind the story, we wished to, for the sake of irony, film in a forested area as most religious folks often separates nature from supernatural religion. We planned for Botanic Gardens and upon reaching earlier than planned, we decided to find a place to eat. When attempting to return, we got lost and decided to change to Bukit Timah, which was closer. It was kind of a blessing as Bukit Timah's forested region and quiet surroundings makes it perfect for our scene.

The second problem is our lack of green screen, which forces us to improvise. In scenes that normally requires green screen, we would either film the background or screenshot the background while editing. This presents two other problems: No camera shake (which makes it appear fake) and no coordination with the upper layer's camera movement, which thus requires motion tracking. This is especially prevalent with the hole at the 3D Shooting scene where the hole did not coordinate perfectly with the camera shake. Motion tracking was heavily used for that scene.

The final problem comes from our lack of acting skills. Our voices are sometimes too soft to be heard, forcing us to voice act at some parts. Last minutes changes to our scenes force changes in the script and thus, forgetting our lines became rather common. And finally, at the 3D Shooting scene, Leow was not supposed to drop to the floor but nonetheless, he decided to do so. Because of this, I had to mask him out, which was extremely tedious and very difficult. The results were not even perfect and attempts to correct the scene, such as filming again, were not foolproof. Hence, it was left as it is.

That concludes all the problems I faced.

For those interested, here are the bloopers: