Lip Sync Practice

This is the original scene from 50 Days of Summer.

This is our lip sync version of the scene from 50 Days of Summer.

Planning

          We were inspired by this scene in 50 Days of Summer where it plays the song You Make My Dreams. This song has a good vibe and it also not hard to learn.

• Props - There are not many props needed for the first minute of this scene, and all we are using listed here;

1. A golf club
2. Water Bottle x4 (for the water sprays - annotating the water fountain)
3. Sunglasses

• Equipment - for the equipment we are using a DSLR camera and a tripod to ensure steady shots.
• The actors - We asked a group of people to participate in this. We made sure that we asked someone that has high level of confidence to act out in public - which most of the time is tricky to get. Luckily, we got a group of people that are available, and we used one for our main actor where the rest become the extras.
• The lighting - Obviously we are heavily relying on the natural lighting with the direct sunlight as it would create a happy and fun atmosphere.

Storyboard

Location 

          We found a perfect location for this and it was around Rock Street, Thornbury. It's a public place which we thought would be a really good idea since there are a lot of people would be around town; making them a great extras. 

          Here are the screenshots of the planned route:

Shot list

What went well

Filming

          Filming was a little challenging as we were filming under direct sunlight which really drained our energy quite quickly. We start filming from 11 am until finished around 2 pm. It does take longer than what we expected, but it was all worth it. The shot where the main actor crossed the crossing was tricky to do, as the camera had to follow her and had to manage to get a steady shot at the same time. We did come across another struggle where the SD card ran out of space in the middle of filming and the battery went low. With that, we had to delete some of the clips from the beginning and film fairly quickly before the camera ran out of battery completely. Other than that, filming went very well, we managed to overcome the struggles we had and the actors are very cooperative.

Editing

          Neither struggle nor big problem faced when doing the editing; in fact, it was done by no more than one hour. As we recorded all the clips we needed and there were barely any mismatch on it - made it easier to edit. I'd say the lip syncing is consistent throughout, although, some of the match on action didn't quite go well together and that made it quite tricky to edit. 

Problems

          We came across a couple of problems and struggle during this task. When filming, the SD card ran out of space so we had to delete unused clips on site which causes delay to the process, and the battery of the camera went low which pushes us to work faster in order to finish all the recording.

What I have learnt

         This task was interesting to do and it has allowed me to plan projects better than before. Although, there are still flaws on our planning on this task - but we are able to think of a concept and use the time more efficiently. With numbers of practices from last year, we are able to develop our thinking when there are problems and do things a little faster on this task. I have also learnt on how to keep a steady shot on movement - even though it is still not perfect. I say, I now know how to not be worried too much on the detail and precision when editing since that has been my problem from last year - but, I still pay attention to them to make sure the continuity is smooth.