Week 11
2023 13 Mar.
Video Editing
Before diving into video production, it’s crucial to plan and structure our content. I created an outline to guide our editing process. Additionally, we use spreadsheets to track our progress, keeping all subtitles and plans organized. This boosts our productivity.
Plus, one team member brings valuable experience in post-production, offering insights and impressive skills in editing software.
PR Subtitle Preset
To maintain consistency in the video editing process, it’s crucial to have clear guidelines or a defined style for all team members involved.
In our case, there are two people responsible for video editing: myself, handling the Artefact project video, and Moonju, from the visual effects team, who is in charge of editing the modeling process video. Having these roles defined ensures that our videos align with the overall style and vision of the project.
To keep the graphics consistent in both videos, we use a special tool in Premiere Pro called graphic presets. This lets us make subtitles look the same in both videos, with the same fonts and styles. It’s really handy and saves us a lot of time when we’re editing.
In video editing, I learned how to use Premiere Pro’s graphic functions and picked up many skills from visual effects. Also, I used to insert subtitles just by typing, but now I discovered the style function in Premiere Pro’s graphic design, which lets me add subtitles much faster!
Post-production in AE
This week, I learned how to use the plugin called Magic Bullet Looks!
It is so powerful to create visual effects and edit video, like color, lens blur, and adding particle effects in After Effects.
Learning from a student in the visual effects course, I gained valuable insight into using Magic Bullet Looks. She walked me through the process, showing me how to utilize its features effectively. This experience not only expanded my skills but also opened up new possibilities for enhancing my projects with visual effects.
Work in process
Magic Bullet Looks in After Effects makes my videos look cooler. It’s like adding magic to the colors and lights, making them pop!
I love playing around with all the different styles and options it offers. It’s super easy to use, even for someone like me who’s still getting the hang of visual effects and animation.
The final result of our poster
The comparison:
I spent a lot of time practicing with different lights and colors in C4D, Octane render, and After Effects. It was cool to see how changing the lighting in a 3D world could affect the visuals.
Ah!!! I learned a lot from experimenting with visual effects too.
Visual Design
After using Figma to design our visual poster, I experimented with various colors and layouts to make it stand out. The rendering process was quite time-consuming, but it was worth it to see the final result.
I particularly enjoyed using contrasting colors to make certain elements pop out. One of the biggest challenges was composing all the flowers into one cohesive visual, but it was a fun and rewarding task.
Graphic Design
The workflow of my designing visual for our poster.
- Design 2D layout in Figma
- Compose them in Figma ( poster )
- Use this 2D design as reference in 3D for compi=sition in 3D
- 3D compassion
- Animatie motion in C4D
- Rendering both picture and mp4
- Post-production ( like adjusting color and lens blur or other effects )
- Add text ( sometimes I will add text in AE or 3D )
- Render again
Work in Progress
I created an illustration incorporating elements from all our plants. Since I prefer 2D design thinking, I wanted to arrange all the flowers in 2D before transitioning to the 3D world.
In making our visual poster, I started by picking colors in Figma, a design tool, and then combined all the flowers into one scene in C4D for animation. I focused on color tones to set the mood and used contrasting colors to make objects stand out.
Even though rendering took time, I aimed for a lively design. With my passion for graphic design, I planned quickly in Figma before bringing everything together in C4D for animation.
- I began by creating a color palette to establish the overall structure of the visual.
- The choice of color tone was crucial in setting the mood and enhancing the impact of the visual.
- Up to now, we’ve only rendered 3D flowers against a black background. To make the visual more vibrant and engaging, we need to make some changes.
- That’s why I’ve started to combine all the flowers into one scene and experiment with graphic design elements.
- Graphic design is something I’m truly passionate about, so I’m excited to explore this aspect of the project.
- Drawing from my past experience in graphic design, I find that working in Figma allows me to plan more efficiently before diving into the composition and animation process in C4D.
- In Figma, I can streamline the planning phase and ensure a smoother workflow when transitioning to the 3D environment.
I designed the visuals using Figma for a 2D graphic approach, which turned out to be a helpful method. It gave me a clear idea of the overall visual layout and helped in envision how to animate them in 3D through storyboarding.
I created a storyboard derived from my graphic design. It entails simple motions for the poster, envisioned to be slow-paced.
The simplicity of the storyboard ensures easy understanding for collaboration with other animators.
Poster for printing
I spent time rendering various close-up shots for the printing poster, aiming for the best visuals. We all had a chance to vote and pick our favorite. It’s essential to listen to everyone’s thoughts, even if you’re leading the project.
It shows you value everyone’s ideas and contributions.
In the end, we select K! The poster gives off a futuristic vibe, and the colors are incredibly appealing and cute.
Considering we’re an all-girl group, the light pink and purple hues resonate with us. Overall, the image is cool and grabs attention easily.
Other render image:
Love the jellyfish one! It is so cute!