Use of digital audio workstation:
I used Logic Pro x as my DAW. I used Logic to create the music in my score by using the built in instrument patches for logic like the orchestral kit and Violin instruments. I also used Logic to add sound effects to my score and get them in time with the movie. I downloaded these sounds mainly from the internet (freesound.org).
Extraction of original audio from film:
I extracted the original audio from the film so that I could have it there if I needed to take vocals from movie clip or any other sounds. Also there were points where there was no music with in the score because there was a conversation happening in the movie clip so I needed the original audio from the movie clip. When taking vocals from extraction of audio from the movie clip I needed to use EQ and a noise gate to get rid of overlapping music from the original audio file. This was extremely hard to do but I feel I managed to blend it in quite well and made it fairly unnoticeable.
Use of markers to ‘spot’ key elements in the film:
I used markers so that I could easily find key elements of the movie clip where I will need to add sound effects. Also this helped me understand where the scene changes were in the movie clip. This was really helpful when producing my score as it meant I could open up the markers menu on logic and have every key element of the movie clip up in front of me with the smpte positions so that I could find them easily and wouldn’t forget anything.
Effective use of SMPTE lock to synchronise sound to picture:
I used SMPTE lock to synchronize the difference sounds and musical elements in my project so that when I changed the tempo if I ever needed to it would not move the sounds making them out of sync with the movie. This was really helpful when making my score as it meant I could play around with the tempo changes as much as I want to get it as perfect as possible.
Use of tempo-mapping facilities
I used tempo mapping so that I could change the tempo of the music to fit in with the movie clip. This was very hard to get perfect but from using websites like http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm I managed to get it fairly in time. Without tempo mapping it would be really hard to synchronize the movie clip.
Use of the stereo field in relation to the visual image
I used the stereo field on all the sounds in my score so that I could make the sound effects seem more realistic and to make them seem like they are actually part of the film. Say if there was someone walking on the right hand side of the screen and I had a sound effect of someone walking I would pan the sound effect to the right to make it seem more realistic.
Alternate effective screen sets
I set alternative screensets that allowed me to switch through different screen sets by pressing numbers 1 2 3 and 4. Each difference sceen set allowed me to easily access different parameters of logic easily like the mixer etc. I had a screen set that was for production, then I had a screen set for the mixer, then I had a screen set for…….
key commands:
I created some of my own key commands with in logic to make the making of my score easier to do. I set a key command so that when I pressed > It would go to the next scene and when I pressed < It would go to the previous scene. This was very help for when i wanted to easily flick through different scenes of my track and saved me having to zoom out of my project and find the scene that way.
Video resolutions:
Video resolution is the number of pixels in your video. The more pixels the better as the picture will be clearer and more precise like HD Video resolutions would have a lot more pixels than say standard youtube videos at 360p.
The resolution of video will be written with a number like 360, or 480. You would have more than definitely seen this on youtube where you can choose between anything from 360p to 1080p. The number in resolution is just telling you how many horizontal lines are within the video stacked on top of each other, these lines would be a certain amount of pixels wide. For 1080p there are 1080 lines stacked on top of each other which are 1920 Pixels wide this would be written like 1920 x 1080 px. 1080p is full HD and was the best video resolution until 4k was discovered.
360p
360p is 480 x 360 px. This is the resolution that a lot of older youtube videos use. So if you are watching a youtube video and the resolution isn’t great it probably means that it is a 360p video. However watching 360p from a laptop would be a lot different than watching it from a phone. Some older phones don’t have enough pixels or memory to be able to display HD videos so the 360p – 480p is the perfect resolution for phones. Any higher resolutions may not be supported on your phone or may affect the buffer speed of the video you are watching due to the phone not having enough memory. Most laptops now a days are made to run 4k videos which are full hd so watching if you were to watch a 360 p video on a laptop it would not look very good however the movie would buffer incredibly fast.
480p
480p is 640 × 480 px. This is the resolution which is known as DVD quality. This resolution isn’t quite HD but does not look as bad as 360p. You can view this resolution on most Tv screens and it still would not look that bad where as with 360p on Tv screen would look pretty pathetic. 480p on a laptop would run really smooth without having to buffer because it is still a fairly low resolution size however you would still be able to watch the video without complaining about the video quality.
720p
720p is 1280 x 720 px. This is where HD started, although 720p may seem not half as good as 1080p or 4k it is still HD and runs really smoothly on laptops still however some older laptops would struggle to run 720p due to small memory size. Most HD tv broadcast channels broadcast in 720p because it will look good on no matter what you watch it on. The finish of a 720p video is fairly crisp and sharp due to the amount of pixels being displayed. Youtube runs 720p videos pretty smoothly from my own experience, however on some wifi networks and difference devices I have struggled to run 720p.
1080p
1080p is 1920 x 1080 px. This is when HD went to the next step. 1080p is classed as full HD as it is even more HD than 720p This was the highest video resolution that there was for a while until of course 4k was released. Most newer youtube videos will support 1080p and now a lot of phones are made to be able to run 1080p videos however they may not run as fast and you may have a bit of trouble with buffering. On my laptop 1080p videos run alright and the quality is really good however on other devices I have had trouble with 1080p videos as they buffer quite a lot due to the amount of memory it uses to run the video.
4k
4k is 4096 x 2160 px. This is the newest HD out. 4k is not supported on a lot of devices. It is mostly supported on devices like newer macs/laptops and and now even some smartphones can run 4k. 4k is a big memory killer due to the resolution size so it is best to stay away from 4k videos unless you think your laptop or phone can run it. I personally prefer to run my videos at around 720p as they will always run fluently and still look pretty crisp. I think 4k is a good resolution to use for cinemas and TV as it is definitely needed to add effect to the movie as having a crisp and sharp image on a film can definitely make a difference on how much you enjoy the movie.
The higher video resolution size the bigger the size of the file of the video will be. So when it comes to choosing the resolution of your movie you need to think about whether you need the full quality HD video or if just need a nice small file size. If you were wanting your video to be watched in cinemas or on TV then you will definitely want to aim for a higher resolution size however if you are just wanting to upload your video to youtube or facebook then you don’t really have to fuss about having a huge resolution size, unless of course you are a celebrity who needs to have the best music video possible.
Videos can be compressed into different formats just like audio. The different formats will depend on the file size and the quality of the file depending of the codec you choose. There are many different file types that you can compress your video in. The main ones are .Mp4, .Mov, .Mkv and .Avi.