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Video Editing & Production Production Week 1

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30/8/17 Week 1  Kamal Afiq [0330643] Video Editing & Production  Week 1 Lecture Notes Week 1 Introduction to module and Adobe Premier Pro tutorial Today we were introduced to the module outline by Mr. Martin Chong, who went through with us how the entirety of the module will play out. The whole semester will revolve around creating a single, short film. Throughout the semester, various projects of the module will go through the planning, setting up, filming and composition of the film. He also went through with us the basics of using Adobe Premier Pro. He showed us how to set up a new project and sequence, how to import footage, crop said footage using In and Out markers and bringing everything into the timeline. We watched a previous students' film submission, and used their original shots to create our own film to practice using the program. Mr. Chong concluded the class by having us come up with ideas revolving around the theme of 'vision' and what...

2D Animation Week 1

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28/8/17 Week 1  Kamal Afiq [0330643] 2D Animation Week 1 Lecture Notes Week 1 Introduction to 2D animation Our lecture today centered around the very basics of traditional 2D animation. We watched a short video called ' Duet ', an animated short created by the brains behind ' Tarzan '. In it the animators demonstrated the 12 basic principles of 2D animation. These basic principles are the foundation of 2D animation, and together they help create the illusion that a series of changing drawings and frames really are living breathing movements. The 12 principles are as follows: Squash and stretch  gives the illusion of weight and volume of action Anticipation prepares the audience for a major action Staging  presentation of an object so it is clear Pose-to-pose and straight-ahead the first consists of a few key drawings set throughout the scene, straight ahead animation starts from the beginning and progresses through time. Follow-through and overl...