My FMP Self reflection Blog

My reflection for my fmp:

As I have started my Fmp, I started off with starting with my research. At first I was nervous on how I’m going to get all of my research all together and then I realised, that I have the Blade runner 2049 film for myself to watch. So I watched the film couple of times to try and grab any hidden detail and some notes I was able to take. Which ended up working and I was proud of. I did some other research as well to do with primary and secondary which I already had knowledge of and what I wanted to do. So for the whole of the research and context side of things, I was pretty happy with what I was doing because the fmp I am doing, is something I’m into, which is film essays because I’m able to speak much better about something that is my passion.

I believe some parts I was struggling with with this part of the FMP, was getting the right information and context to do with Blade runner 2049. So, on my budget I brought myself a book to do with the movie about the philosophical side of the movie. I also ended up purchasing the Art and Soul of the movie, which had more notes by the director and some qoutes by the crew of the movie who worked on the movie and ideas he had developed and worked with on the film. and then other than the books, i did some research online by asking questions on forums such as reddit to do with the movie about context and meaning wise and from that i got some pretty good explanation's. Since as well, the fmp im doing is on a film essay to do with Blade runner 2049.

some of the additional research i ended up doing was

As in between of the research and starting my production on my blade runner 2049 essay video, i used a guide to help stay on track to do with the pass, merit and distinction criteria so that i knew what kind of areas there would be for me to make sure i have the requirements i need. i also used a Gantt chart and the gantt chart basically had helped me

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Research:

for the research i started to look at across variety different things to do with Blade Runner:2049. the first part of research was watching the film itself. i had watched the movie couple of times to understand the story and purpose and also to see if there were any important parts that i had missed and also to pick out the scenes i wanted for the video essay. i then proceeded to purchase books to do with the movie. the first book i purchased was to do with the philosophical side of the world of Blade Runner 2049 with our thoughts and feelings towards understanding what it is like to be human. and the second book i purchased was "The Art and Soul" of Blade: Runner 2049 where there was more in depth explanation about inspirations for scenes in the movies, the crew and cast speaking about the film itself and also how there were developed ideas when in the post production process.

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The Pass, Merit and Distinction criteria:

The most important thing i have to speak about as part of my self reflection is speaking about what kind of pass i am near with to do with my FMP. my tutor had mentioned that when doing my fmp, i should always check the requirements to do with research, process and production etc. and as a whole while i've been checking through, at the moment so far, in terms with the research part, i feel like i am in the pass criteria. and that's because the research i have done so far, is the research that has helped me in order to build not only the knowledge and skills i need for my fmp but also to make my way through for passing my fmp.

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As a side reflection, my tutor had asked me to do this “SWOT” analysis thing. And basically, with the “SWOT” analysis, I was able to think about and spot what it was or I need to improve for my FMP, what I’m already achieving and what I could do to make it better. For this I had to do it on my sketchbook.

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Critique sheet:

In class i had to create a critique sheet. and what the critique sheet does is, it gives me feedback from others to do with my work/FMP. i asked a series of questions on a questionnaire and that questionnaire would be filled out. but also, other than that another way a critique sheet was used was with me not exactly presenting work but just a quick explanation and analysis of what my fmp is and what the whole aim for it is at the end. and with that, i was able to get some feedback - back. And when receiving the feedback, i would use that feedback as an opportunity to fill out what i need to improve upon in order to make my fmp better.

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Production and process

For production wise, I knew what I was planning to do, which was a video essay for blade runner 2049. and the reason I chose a video essay for the fmp and production wise is because i felt like with all my skills I've learnt to do with audio and video and carrying on from a previous assignment i did which wasn't long ago, I'm able to show my skills and techniques with what I'm able to do. And also because since the theme for the FMP is to do with "Change" it is a way for me to explain the whole journey of how a person can go from someone who has never questioned about his worth to finally asking about it. To start off with, in order for myself to start the video essay, i had plan my script. and i didn't just randomly start writing the script for everything that happens in Blade Runner 2049, i rather actually picked the specific scenes i wanted to speak about. and picking the scenes i wanted to speak about helped me because it helped me deliver what the whole aim for fmp is. in the middle of planning my script for blade runner 2049, i started the plan of a shot list so that i knew what clips to add in and to make sure that whatever i was doing was in order and structure wise. with the shot list i was able to follow the steps and remind myself what needs to be added in and what part i have to shift from

you can see that i somehow in a way created it as a storyboard but mixed in with a shot list and this helped me as a guide so i could remember what specific clips were needed while editing. it has helped me alot as a visual guide.

As for the script, i typed everything in my own words in order to explain the movie and the purpose for why i am speaking about blade runner 2049, including the explanations of scenes i wrote in order to achieve what my first goal was at the start of my FMP.

and it was really important to me tht i would do that so it sounds clear to me and as a final product of a video.

When i started to plan out the script and then following the planning, to start write and typing it in, i had to make sure whatever was said, had to make sense and for it to make sense it had to be 100% clear. i watched examples of video essays to get myself into the process and start point of what the whole point of videos essays are and the purpose made for them.

i started to list and use footage from the movie in order to create the final outcome, which is the video essay. the way i did this was by downloading footage like different individual clips from the specific scenes i wanted from YouTube. and by using those clips i was able to put them into adobe premiere pro.

For audio, there wasnt much problem. in order to record audio over the footage that was being used, i used a different application which was Audacity. and with audacity

in the image, you can see that together i've added into the timeline, the clips ive used, the audio i;ve recorded as part of voiceover when speaking about specific scenes and text to show what part of the video that is coming next, to represent chapters etc.

the video below is a brief explanation what the screenshot means and how it is coming together:

The green boxes represent audio, the audio that has been used is the audio I've voice recorded and added as an overlay to represent and explain specific scenes throughout the video so that there is context and explanation towards the audience and viewers.

the blue boxes represent the clips I've added in, such as the clips I've used from the film, with the use of the clips, I am able to make the video as a moving element mixed in with over lay audio.

and finally, the pink boxes represent text i've added in. adding text into the video explains what part of the video i am about to speak about, it is a way to understand what part i am about go towards to next.

In the video i explain my process towards the production side for the Blade Runner; 2049 video essay. when editing in the application premiere pro. i also then start explaining how it has helped me so far making the video with all the skills i've learnt such as adding in clips from the movie, recording voiceovers as part of an overlay and also what the important parts are in a video essay such as when i start speaking about the use of text, videos and audio.

the process has helped me alot in terms of the production side because i've learnt to put all of my skills applied to premiere pro and with those skills i slowly and started to develop and proceed to keep going forward with the editing as it goes towards the final piece of work.

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As I've finished with the editing of the video, i then had to export in different media file so that its viewed and watched. but one of the problems i had to face during exportation was making sure that the audio level was correct and that it was on the right level. so what i had to do was, re edit the video, by recording audio clips and then replacing them with the original audio that was recorded.

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As a conclusion My Final Major project, i feel like this was one of the hardest piece of work i have done. The reason being is because of how i chose to do a video essay and though it was hard it had helped me realize and expand upon my skills and techniques to do with video editing on Adobe premiere pro and I am proud of that.

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