Behind the Scene of Video Shooting 18 January 2013(Friday)

18 January (Friday) is the day we decided to do our video shooting.
We reach videography studio around 2.30pm and collected the equipments needed from the IT Department.

The equipments we have used for that day, include:
1. Canon 650D DSLR
2. Canon EF 50mm F1.8
3. A tripod
4. Studio lights x3

Roles and positions of the day
1. Director - Redzuan
2. Make Up Artist & Video Editor- Jayis
3. Talent/Model aka the ai - Ching Huey
4. Cameraman- En Fung

After we reached the videography studio, Jayis started to do the make up for Ching Huey.
The theme for our make up is futuristic. After our discussion, we have decided to go for silver colour.

Image 1 below shows Jayis helping Ching Huey to do the make up

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Image 2 shows Redzuan checking the lights setup by En Fung.

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Image 3 shows Redzuan checking the lights to see if they are functioning.

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This is the basic setting for our lighting

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Redzuan plugged in the cable for each studio light

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Ching Huey checking her make up

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While Ching Huey was still getting her make up done, Redzuan reposition the studio lights.

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Jayis reposition the lights to get the right lighting.
In this video shooting, one light was placed in front, two at the back were facing the wall to bounce the light from the wall.

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Jayis testing the camera

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Checking the colour of the video taken

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Redzuan setup the tripod

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Redzuan and Jayis discussing about the suitable height and angle to place the camera

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Jayis and Redzuan setting up the camera and tripod

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Jayis tested the focus of the lens

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Redzuan was sitting on the chair and feeling excited to start the video shoot

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Wrapping Ching Huey in-progress. Starting from the hand

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Wrapping the body.

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Not forget about the neck too.

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Almost done
The shooting is only focus on the top part from the head to the shoulde

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Test-shot

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Having fun while discussing about the shooting

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Ching Huey listening to instructions carefully

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Jayis and the group checking the test version of the video taken

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A close up version of Jayis's first attempt editing the video

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The final touch up before starting our videoshoot

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Redzuan, the director of the day, checking the storyline.

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The video shooting officially started

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The video shooting ended around 5.30+ pm.
It was a wrap for that day and everyone worked really hard!
Go 4ttitude!!!

Meeting Minute - 16 January 2013

Attendees:
- All members

Important decisions:

• Characteristics of the AI - female body male voice (unisex)
• Use multi-touch monitor screen for displaying the videos. (Ask fiona for the IIS equipments)
• The venue we plan to use - Student lounge in front of the library

WIP Presentation 9 January 2013

We did a WIP presentation on 9 January 2013
*Jayis was absent because he's ill.

Presentation slide work distribution:
Compilation, Gantt Chart : Ching Huey (Aims, concept, arrangement of slides)
Introduction, Key Message, Terms and Solution, Mode of Narrative Storyline: Redzuan
Logistics and Curation - En Fung
UI demo videos and graphical references - Jayis


In the presentation, we have covered several details for our project:

• The meaning of 4ttitude "4ttitude = fortitude = strength in unity 4 (members in the group) + attitude = 4ttitude."
• Roles and Responsibilities remain unchange
• Project Humanipulate which is our title
• Project concept - To create an interaction with immersion and emotion between a user and an Artificial intelligence (AI). 
• Project Aim - To make the user to feel that he is interacting with a real entity. 
• Key Message:
• 1.Elicit emotional response. 
• 2.Make users think about what they say. 
• 3.Antromorphism 
• “ What does it mean to be Human?
• Terms and Solution - Ubiquitous computing and the loss of sense of self. Lack/Reduction of interaction amongst humans. Learning more about yourself and finding out what makes us special?
• Theme - Futuristic & Sci-Fi
• Target audience - TOA students 12 to 17 years old
• Case Studies - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjGJpxwJU_s and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7gWVA3lts4 
• Mode of Narrative:
• Branching storyline 
• Multiple Choice 
• Multiple Endings 
• Point of View -First Person
• Length of each video -  10 to 20(s)
• Storyline References
  
•  Art Style References
  
• Softwares: Softwares 
• Adobe After Effects
• Adobe Premiere 
• Pro Adobe Audition 
• Curation Setup Plan
• Gantt chart
  

Lecturer/Tutor Comments:

• Teamworking and documentation Well Done
• Different space consideration 
• Improve graphics and logistics
• Consider the angle of displaying videos
• Depth/background of the character
• Characteristic/Emotions/Personality of the AI
• Type of interaction
• Target audience
• Storyboard
• Emotional response? how to measure the response? what kind of emotions?

Meeting Minute - 3rd Group Meeting 7 January 2013 (Monday)

Date: 7 January 2013 (Monday)
Venue: Diploma Student Lounge
Time: 2.30 pm to 4.30pm
Attendees: Redzuan, Ching Huey, Jayis, En Fong

Discussion Topic: Final Project Idea and Preparation for WIP Presentation

Important notes/decision-making:

• Brief explanation of the storyline by Redzuan.
• Discussion about the project aim, concept, theme, key message, target audience and curation setup.
• Discussion about the deadline to do videoshooting and booking both green screen studio and sound recording studio.
• Discussion about the talents and costumes.
• Decided the logo for our group.
• Decided a name for our project - Humanipulate.
• Distributed works to each of us to in charged of different parts of the presentation slides.

Prepared by: Ching Huey