Mike Test Mike TEst 1 2 3

Please forgive my efficiency in mandarin. I know i shame my own people. But the whole session of this is actually to test out the sound quality of an extended mike that is connected to my camcorder. Right now i can interview people and have better sound at a further distance from the camera yay! No more In-Your-Face interviews!

Big thanks to Jasmine Yap for helping with the filming...tolerating the crap...for not laughing although you should have..and walking backwards to make this session a possible (waste of your time).

A Style Direction Is Set (Almost) - Locking Segment

This draft is displays the desired style direction that i want to follow for the Locking Segment of the project. As you can see i have adopted an 'Old Film' effect on a majority of the clips. This is because the 'Locking' style of dance being an
'Old-School' style, bears a pretty suitable relationship with this effect.

The shoots for this segment of the project have not been taken yet. thus, the parts where you see my happy face talking are just dummy segments to give you an idea of what and how i plan to do up the composition.

In case you were wondering...

Some folks have seen me walking (or trekking) to school and noticed how hugesified my bag is. Many have asked... "ian, just what the hell is in that thing?"

Im here to tell you what. Just click on the picture if you really want to know. It's nothing big though, but try carrying a load of this day in and out. You'd find out where i got my hunched back from!



1.Thinking Hat - My favourtie Derby hat. I use this whenever i am out of ideas. Automatically generates ideas once on my head.
2.Towel - For wiping all that sweat from trekking in and out from school.
3.Belt - I never know when my pants will fall.
4.Hard Drive - Is not so hard after all.
5.DVDs - My meal of inspiration. I laugh at how bad japanese dubbed music is.
6.Camcorder - My 3rd eye. Without this...no project....no project...still will have this.
7.iPod - My mojo, from working to taking a crap, i always need this thing to sing to my ears.
8.iPod Sock - You wear socks on your feet. Right? So does my iPod.
9.Camcorder Adapter - I just bring them anyway.

Eating some 'inspiration' for lunch & dinner.

courtesy to Jun Kai who painstakingly bought these off the net and David for actually handing them to me after watching. Viewed the whole load of these Dance DVDs to gain some inspiration for my project. Viewed chapters over and over again to watch how content is being flowed and also how some visuals are done. Great stuff, Great Stuff!

Interview Outtakes

here is an outtakes put together of interviews that was done today. 4 members were unfortunate enough to have came across my path and thus i sat them down for a chat. Two questions were asked:

1.What are some of the Stereotypes about dancers these days
&
2.What is Foreign Bodies to you.

The clip's audio and video does not sync! DAMN!

Busy Busy Busy

Spend a load of time reviewing my shots taken over the pass few days. I can now still hear the screeching sound of tape rewinding and the smell of the inner films as i type. I wonder how many more of these days will i accumulate by the end of this whole project



But anyway i have put together a compilation of Locking routines and outtakes to form a sweet montage. Tried the frames and they work out fine. The hightlight for this was the sound. The music was dubbed using Soundtrack Pro thus making the audio original! Doesn't sound as funky as i imagined but i guess it still works.


Ya Wen fell splat asleep. I think it was beautiful. I feel good cos it reminds me of my stamina. *lifts head high*

Some Cool Outtakes

Spent a day with the group asking questions to random people and interviewing random questions. Also took the time to sit in during the practises and had the chance to capture some shots which i think would be useful. Thanks to An An from O School for allowing the take. Props to her. Great stuff!

Knowledge is power.

Swallowed a chunk of the book for some editing knowledge. Pretty heavy content and was deeeep. I feel enlightened now.

Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto! - Starting Watermark Drafts.

Draft of how the starting composition will look like for the FB TV logo. The robot toy was chosen because dancers can relate to it as a visual metaphor for the literal 'Robot Dance'. It's entrance will make an impact.


took some pictures of the desired composition with my digicam and composed a graphical storyboard for me to reference.



I was taking a stroll down Bugis Village when i chanced upon this really cool robot toy. Fell in love with it instantly. I thought alot about what i could do with this sweet thing and an idea struck me pretty hard. I thought i had to get home to try that out. I was thinking if the Robot could play a 'mascot' role in the DVD arrangements. Thus i explored how this toy works... how it's movements and sounds could relate to dance in a certain way.



Thus i set up a white screen using cheap drawing blocks. And positioned my camera to capture certain movements of the robot toy. It was so much fun. Ideas were generated instantly. I then imported the shots to Final Cut Pro and started my fun with the footages.



I also took the chance to try out the shots and the completed composition on a standard 4:3 tv. Transfered the finished work to my camcorder and then played it back on my TV. Looks all sweet to me!

Editing Starts! - NYP Musical 2007

Some work done. Xiao Xian's + Pheobe's Interview.

Starting putting together some clips for the Musical Chapter of the DVD. This chapter is planned for 7 minutes with out-takes and interviews. As you can see i have experimented with the grunge styled border as i have showned you from the previous post. It has been applied for Pheobe's interview at the back of the clip. Audio and Video does not sync in this embedded video

Let The Games Begin!

Took the chance to view a huge load of tutorial videos which i have grabed off Youtube. Mostly DVD Studio Pro tutorials. Haven always been curious on how to bring over the timeline from Final Cut to DVD studio pro with Markers acting as DVD chapters.



Also took the time to experiment with some styling of the video treatment. As the above shows, i was trying to desgin a stylised border around the video frame. cool huh?!

A Teaser for you!

Here is the teaser prepared to get people knowing of the project. This is planned to be the first thing shown when the DVD is played. Shoutouts to Foreign Bodies from the rest of the world. Big names in the Hip-Hop scene!

Battle Plan for December!

First Post! About The Project!

Hey folks HEre is the breakdown of what my project is gonna be like:

Scenario:


The Foreign Bodies dance group is the resident street dance club of NYP. They have been around since 1994 and are one of the active clubs in the street dance scene.

The club hopes to be able to reach out to more dancers. They want to share the way they function as a club, to be able to tell stories of their past, share their views on dance styles and genres and also show off some of their achievements.

The club also hopes to be able to reach out to the non-dancer, to help educate them about street styles and tackle stereotypes.

Remedy:

Thus, an idea was thought out and they hope they could maybe do up a video compilation of their old and new footages. Dig into archives and put it together to make a short documentary about the club. This could be a first step into stepping out and telling the world about the club.

Also, this video documentary, if made into a CD, can be passed around or given away to people during contests or performances as a gift. It can even be marketed and sold to a dedicated bunch of viewers.

It can also act as a memorabilia for members in many years to come.

Project Name: Pending
Client: NYP Foreign Bodies Dance Group
Project Scope: Video Shooting
Editing
Script
Interviews
Typography & Text
Motion Graphics
DVD Menu Authoring

Deliverables: 1. DVD Package design with information flyers packed inside box.
2. DVD Disc with customized menu and contents.
3. Posters and flyer designs for publicity.

Project Objective:

- To tell the viewer about the club, its history and its direction
- To share discussions about current dance styles
- To show what goes on during practises
- To educate people about Street Styles
- Show off the talent of the club

Goals Of Project:

- To increase the status of the club
- To give the dance community a better idea of how the club functions

Personal Objectives:

- To be able to work on my first real video-related client based project
- To improve my skills in video editing and explore motion graphics
To learn more about DVD authoring

Proposed Facilities:

- Apple Macintosh Based Computer (i.e. IMac G5, PowerMac)
- Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro, Livetype, Motion & Soundtrack)
- **Video Equipments (Camera & Microphone)
**subjected to school’s approval, but I think difficult.

Key Personals:

During the span of the project, I will be working closely with these people from the club that will play a key role in assisting me in this project:

Huang Peng - President, Foreign Bodies Dance Club)
Sabrina - Vice-President, Foreign Bodies Dance Club)
Chew Wee Kiat – Secondary videographer and sound mixer.
Wei Fong – Media Critique
Dale Yeoh – Media Critique


Proposed Project Duration: Early Dec 07 – Mid Feb 08

Target Audience: Teenagers/ Young adults (13 – 25)