Classwork : Multicam Editing

 In this blog you can find the work I did on how to edit with multiple cameras. My group filmed the footage, but I edited it alone. My teacher provided a template for the blog post. 

What is Multicam Editing?

Multicam editing is the process of editing footage of a single scene or subject recorded from different cameras and angles. Showing the same scene or subject from different angles helps make the video more dynamic and visually captivating for your audience

Shooting

Our subject , a classmate, stood in the centre of the room and did a short performance. My group stood around the subject to record the performance from different angles. You can also see members from other groups because we did this lesson as a class. To make it easier to synchronise our cameras, the teacher clapped at the start of the scene. This allowed us to line up the video in the editing process and ensure that the transitions would be smooth. Without this simple action it would have taken a lot longer to sync the videos. 

(BEHIND THE SCENES IMAGES): LINK HERE

Here are the raw videos from my group members:

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Here are different angles of the raw video clips recorded from my groupmates

My editing process

• Upload the videos to the editing software (Capcut ) 

• Detach the audio of the clip you wish to use in the final video. 

• Find the ‘clap’ marker on the audio.

• Line up the video files together. 

• Cut where I want the edit to happen

• Don’t delete the clip, just lower the opacity. This way it can be used again later. 

• Mute all clips except for the one you want to use. 

Here is my final edited video:

Reflection:

This task wasn't that difficult for me as I am used to editing videos such as the previous documentary project I had ,therefore this task wasn't as difficult. The reason I chose to use capcut on my phone is because Im used to it and its easier as well since this was the application ive used the whole time I was in media. Probably the difficult part was trying to upload the video to youtube since the connection was bad and it took a long time so it was forced to be homework. The task was for everybody so a way this can help in the future is my teammates can help with the editing just in case I wont have time, they are already introduced to basic skills such as editing thus they can help in a way.

Mini project

This post contains a mini project that helped us learn how to shoot a music video. We shot our verse as a group and then created this post together. 

My teacher gave each group a verse from, " Here Comes The Sun" by the Beatles. We had to plan a scene which included various camera work and edits. The goal was to practice our lip syncing and editing the video to make it match the song. 

Pre Production

Before the process of production, our teacher introduced us to the song that we all have to make a video with and tasked each group with a single, but different verse. In which they have to make

a music video that involves lip syncing. We were then instructed to create a quick 15 minute storyboard for the single verse. Originally, we came up with the idea of playing with lighting, making use of our phone flashlights and revolving it

over the main character (Bagus) head to make it more emotional and suspenseful on the Mise En Scene, but after a long consideration about how the phone camera would not focus, we decided that it is best for us to create the image that someone progressively getting happier with more people accompanying

the main character who is sad. While the main character (Bagus) continues singing as more people enters the scene. 

Through sound and Mis En Scene, we instructed Bagus to act sad on the first shot while he lip syncs the lyrics as there is no one accompanying him, with a sad and flat face. But as the lyrics say, "here comes the sun" the scenes in which one by one of Bagus's friends enter and singing along make him progressively happier. In the final scene everyone will gather around Bagus while the music

goes on, and he will look very happy and laughing. 

Above was the storyboard made by Saka, this was before we started production. This storyboard has helped us visualize the actual video before we started recording, enabling us to save time. There were also notes highlighted on the storyboard to indicate specific details such as emotions. 

Production

During production, we filmed it in an empty bright classroom. First we used a close up camera angle to show that the subject has a straight face while singing. Then as the song progresses, we use a medium shot to show more of his friends singing with him and finally a long shot to show everyone happily singing together while having a great time.

For the edit, we compile the videos and sync it to the song, which is selecting and arranging the clips, so that whenever the lyrics ‘here comes the sun’ is heard, it cuts and adds another subject to the scene.

Behind the scenes 

Caption: Bagas finding the right angle for the shot

Caption: Bagas recorded Bagus while he tried  to remember the lyric of the song

Caption: Saka is about to record Bagas and Bagus singing together

Post Production

Post production comments: We edited the video using capcut, we synchronized the song and the video recording. Editing process was fairly easy and short as there are no special effects involved, probably the most challenging part of the work is just synchronising to the music to make it exact. Other than that everything was fine. 

Problem:

• We originally wanted to film in a dark room first and used a flashlight to make it seem like it was the sun. However, after seeing the results, it turned out like a scene from a horror movie so we scrapped that idea.

Solution:

• We record the scene in a bright room and change the idea to a more simpler one which is to friends singing along with Bagus (our star) and he progressively becomes happier.

Next time what to do:

• Choose a more simpler plan to do so that we finish filming earlier, can edit as soon as possible and gain feedback from peers.

In this mini project I did most of the editing work which was done on capcut . this mini project did give me a heads up on what were going to face in the future making for the actual music video project. Therefore having this gives us a headsup to make better preparations and manage our time well , since we did struggle on completing this as we are chasing the deadline. Moving on we would like to have better time management and better planning as well for our music video.

Theory of stardom

 In class we did a classwork on theory of stardom, this is the table we did 

This the work we have done in clas which shows the differenfce between REEL persona and REAL persona. Maybe this won't be as useful now because we are not doing the social media pages yet but when the time comes I think this theory would become helpful as it demonstrates the way celebrities act differently on the internet compared to real life. By then we can decide what type of persona our star has according to the genre. A problem I had with this is I kept on forgetting to add it to the blog hence I had to cram it all at night. Therefore a way to solve this was that in the future I needed a schedule to always remind myself .

Filming schedule

 This is the filming schedule for our music video done by me ( Bagas )

Date	Scene	Content	Location	Props
23/12/024	1-7	Morning routine	Bagus house	Clothing, Bag, phone, Camera etc.
10/01/2025	-	Happy scenes with female actor	Regents Secondary School	Food
11/01/2025	-	Basketball scene	Bagus house	Basketball
13/01/2025	-	Male actor depressed moments	Teras Ayung residence Pantai Mertasari	-

Classwork

 This is some of the classwork done to show how we have understood technical elements done by Bagus and Nicho

\CAMERA ANGLES

Long Shot	Medium Shot	Close Up
Extreme Long Shot	Cowboy Shot	Extreme Close Up
POV	High Angle	Dutch Angle
Over The Shoulder	Low Angle	Establishing Shot

Effects of each shot

Long Shot: Shows the full object alongside the setting and background

Extreme Long Shot: Shows the subject from a more extreme range, will give emphasis more to the setting of the whole movie.

Medium Shot: Allows the audience to see the characters body language, facial expressions and reactions.

Cowboy Shot: Cowboy shots create an effect that makes the character look cool and dominant.

Close Up: Enables the audience to focus on expressions and dialogues.

Extreme Close Up: Enables audience to feel real time emotion of the character

POV: To place the audience in the characters' shoes.

Over the Shoulder: It creates a new point of view that creates a spatial and connectional perspective of the audience and the character

High Angle: Makes subject look weaker and smaller.

Low Angle: Makes the subject look stronger and dominant.

Dutch Angle: Emphasizes confusion and disorientation due to the inconvenient angle.

Establishing shot: Introduces audience to setting of the movie. 

CAMERA MOVEMENT

These are some videos that helped us understand the aspects of filming

Ultimate Guide to Camera Angles: Every Camera Shot Explained [Shot List, Ep. 3]

Ultimate Guide to Camera Movement — Every Camera Movement Technique Explained [The Shot List Ep6]

Mis En Scene

Props	Set Design	Costume
Hair	Make Up	Colour
Performance	Lighting	Blocking
Focus	Weather	Environment

Here is a video that helped us understand mis en scene

What is Mise en Scene — How Directors Like Kubrick Master the Elements of Visual Storytelling

Other than camera angles and camera movements, there are other key elements to creating a suspenseful and meaningful scene. This includes the 3 types of songs diegetic, non-diegetic and trans-diegetic.  

Diegetic: Sound that the characters within the media text can hear. This adds a sense of realism and could reveal some information about the character inside the media and soon to the audience. 

Non-diegetic: This type of sound can only be heard by the audience instead of the characters. This is used to enhance the meaning of the audience to decode and create an emotional response in the audience. 

Trans-diegetic: Trans-diegetic is the type of sound that transitions from one to another, for example from a diegetic sound turning into a non-diegetic sound. A trans-diegetic sound usually helps reflect the character's inner state for example it may start with a diegetic sound at first to connect with the character’s feelings and soon be heard by the character which is revealed as the character’s internal feeling/experience. 

We were also given a video by our teacher in case we wanted to dive deeper into the topic which helped me a lot. As the upcoming projects which were a documentary and a music video needed these skills. 

( Insert this video to your blogs https://youtu.be/2vlwm4VyyTc )

After some more lessons, we learned that there were 3 types of non-diegetic sound.

	Description	Effect
Melodie	Positive and pleasing connotations	Enhances a positive scene. Create positive emotions in the audience
DIscordant	Harsh and unpleasant connotations	Enhance negative scenes. Create suspense, tension, and anxiety
Contrapuntal	Has an opposite tone to the on-screen visuals	Adds deeper meaning to scenes. Insight into the character’s thoughts. Maybe they seek pleasure in doing bad things.

These are some examples of all three types of non-diegetic sound. 

Melodic:

Insert this link in your blog (https://youtu.be/r1nBktuqKwk?si=lhwzFJJdh3a-Igpt)

Discordant: 

Insert this link in your blog (https://youtu.be/3YTIMGmZUr4?si=q_Gh_N1TGY_8nx7o)

Contrapuntal: 

Insert this link in your blog (https://youtu.be/P0EXHvbsnJ8?si=JBa8Ecsq2yEgICf2)

The fourth key element is the edit. The edit in a media text is crucial as it sets the tone and message and can deliver more impact to the audience. 

There are 2 types of editing which are long takes, and short takes each one having a uniqueness and drawbacks of its own. 

A long take is used to : 

• Build suspense

• Makes it feel slow for the audience.

• Extend the feelings of the scene

• Makes it more immersive

While a short take is used to:

• Increase the pace of the scenes 

• Makes it more exciting and high-energy

• Mostly used to show actions

• Focuses more on the details

These 2 videos helped me discover more things about the deeper understanding of editing in the media world.

https://youtu.be/h9AEYFYPYTM?si=Ld4P7wqL-rwagdbY (Deeper understanding of long takes)

https://youtu.be/OAH0MoAv2CI?si=ebTKXYxE-ilEa82l (Focuses more on the cuts and transitions)

Not only the duration of each scenes but editing can be classified as another 2 which are continuity editing and non-continuity editing. 

Examples:

Continuity:

• Straight cuts

• Eyeline match

• Shot/reverse shot

• Cutaway/insert

• Match cut

This video helped us understand the deeper level of continuity editing https://youtu.be/33eWqDZ6sRc?si=a_D1Bdcd5sJTM3yZ 

Non-continuity:

• Cross cut

• Flash back

• Flash forward

• Jump cut 

• Match cut. 

This is the youtube video I found that helped us learn the understanding of a discontinuity editing https://youtu.be/-d6Dp04NV0E?si=dqxmiMNjRene02DE

This classwork was one of the introduction processes towards media studies for me as it lists out alll the imporant sections such as different camera angles, sounds, edits and mis-en-scene. A way I have participated in helping doing this blogposts is by providing the sources of information to my teammates such as giving the youtube links and finding good information about the technical elements. Overall having it here now is a good way to recap all the things we have learnt. Therefore if we do ever forget some of the elements we could always refer back to this blogpost. A problem we had while doing this is that its very long and we have forgotten most of the terms within this work therefore it may take a long time to review again then typing it all down. Time management is very cruical at this point because we did this right before the deadline . In the future I would like to manage time better as posts like these needs to be started early so we won't have to cram everything in one night.