Video and Sound Production - Project 2
Video and Sound Production - Project 2
|| Yang Shumeng 0378848
|| Interactive Design / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media
|| Video and Sound Production - Project 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Lectures
2. Instructions
3. Process Work
4. Feedback
5. Reflection
1. Lecture：
Mise en Scène
“Mise en scène,” meaning “putting on stage” in French, refers to everything visible within the frame and how these components are arranged to convey story, mood, and emotion. It forms the core of visual storytelling, enabling audiences to interpret meaning beyond spoken dialogue.
Key Elements:
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Setting and Environment: Establish the narrative world and shape tone and atmosphere.
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Props: Symbolize ideas, support the plot, and reveal character details.
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Costume and Makeup: Communicate identity, status, personality, and emotional state.
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Lighting: Directs viewer attention and builds mood through contrast, shadows, and highlights.
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Color Palette: Enhances thematic expression and emotional resonance through symbolic color use.
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Composition and Framing: Organize visual elements to show hierarchy, relationships, and focus.
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Camera Placement and Angle: Define perspective and influence viewer engagement and emotion.
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Performance and Acting: Convey character dynamics and inner feelings through gesture and expression.
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Blocking: Controls how actors move within the space, determining rhythm, tension, and power.
Summary:
Mise en scène integrates every visual element—setting, design, lighting, color, performance, and camera work—into a unified visual language. Mastering these components allows filmmakers to craft atmosphere, reinforce narrative themes, and evoke emotional responses solely through the power of visuals.
Week 5 quiz：
Week 6
Color Correction vs. Color Grading — Summary
Color correction involves adjusting raw footage to make it appear natural and visually accurate. It fixes exposure, white balance, contrast, and saturation issues so that colors match what the human eye would realistically see.
Color grading takes place after correction and focuses on shaping the visual mood and style of the film. By manipulating hues, color temperature, and tonal atmosphere, colorists establish an emotional and narrative identity for the footage.
Key Distinctions & Relationship:
| Process | Purpose | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Color Correction | Fix technical issues | Accurate, natural-looking image |
| Color Grading | Enhance emotional tone | Expressive, stylized visuals |
✔ Both stages work together to create polished, professional, and visually impactful storytelling.
Week 7
Color Theory, Color Correction, and Color Grading — Course Overview
1. Color Theory
Color theory explores how colors relate, interact, and evoke emotional responses. It combines artistic creativity with scientific knowledge to guide visual designers in crafting harmonious and expressive images.
Core Concepts:
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Color Wheel: Shows relationships between primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
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Harmony Schemes: Complementary, analogous, and monochromatic palettes create unity and balance.
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Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV): Define color identity, intensity, and brightness.
A strong understanding of color theory helps editors control mood, design visual consistency, and strengthen emotional engagement.
2. Color Correction
Color correction is the technical phase that ensures realism and consistency across all shots.
Main Objectives:
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Restore proper exposure, contrast, and tonal range.
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Achieve accurate white/black points for true-to-life color.
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Match footage from different cameras or lighting conditions.
It serves as the essential foundation before any creative enhancements are applied.
3. Color Grading
Color grading follows correction, adding stylistic intention and emotional depth to visuals.
Common Visual Styles:
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Warm tones → nostalgic, intimate, romantic
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Cool tones → suspenseful, distant, mysterious
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Teal–orange contrast → dynamic, cinematic effect that enhances skin tones
Key Principle:
Correct first → then grade.
Accurate correction maintains realism; expressive grading defines the film’s artistic personality and narrative atmosphere.
2. Instructions：
3. Process Work：
Project 2 (Exercise 1) Lalin - 10% details：
This assignment requires editing Lalin's video and performing color correction.Workflow:
First, I downloaded all the videos required for this assignment, then spliced and edited them. I found the original videos and watched them, then searched online for many similar sound effects suitable for the video and added them in. According to the assignment requirements, I ultimately made the video exactly 35 seconds long.Finally, I performed color correction as required. I felt that blue suited the story and atmosphere of the video, so I used a blue tone.
Project 2 Exercise 2-Production Shooting (Movie Trailor)
Duration: 25-30 secs
Source: Your group's video footages.
BGM: Your choice, free to use any BGM.
Sound effects: Yes
TEXT/CAPTION : Movie Title / End credit / or anything related to Trailers: Yes
Color Correction: Yes, as taught in Week 7
Submission: Youtube Link
Submission Platform: Microsoft TEAMS & BLOG (E-Portfolio)
Submission date: 21st Nov 2025 (by end of Week 9's Friday)
During the editing process, I began by importing and organizing all video and music assets. The main footage was arranged according to the release timeline, while subtitles, titles, and visual effects were layered progressively to guide the viewer’s attention.
For audio post-production, I separated original dialogue, background music, and environmental sounds into independent tracks. Their volumes were balanced and enhanced with low-frequency effects where needed, ensuring clarity, focus, and a cohesive auditory atmosphere.
Color correction was then applied to unify the overall style of the footage, adjusting brightness and color temperature to create visual consistency. After completing the edit, I conducted multiple rounds of review to check for missing clips, abrupt transitions, volume issues, and unintended black screens, ensuring the final export achieved a polished and professional result.
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