The work:
The process:
- I originally began by brainstorming ideas surrounding the tech noir theme, I drew inspiration from media in the style that already exist. I also knew for a fact that I wanted my story to have a world ending event and evil robots as this style loves evil robots.
2. I then completed the script, this took a couple attempts to prefect and had to make multiple changes during the process so that my edits and the content being spoken matched. I wanted my script to have a clear beginning, middle and end like all good stories but I still needed to make it within the boundaries of my video editing skills. I wrote my script on pen and paper this is the only portion of the work that wasn’t done on my desktop
3. I then created a list of sound effects and visuals that I thought would go well with my final, not everything on the list made it but most of it was used and the list was actually very helpful. I then used an A.i generator to make the photos I thought would fit my project.I used 3 total and they all did fine: Gemini, magic studio, and craiyon
4. The final step in the process was to edit the audio and video together and make them line up. I started with the audio making sure everything was where it was supposed to be and it sounded like an actual conversation. I used ttsmaker for all the voices during the story and Bandlab to mix the audio. The visual and final edits were doing using Canva.com
Conclusion:
This course has taught me a lot about digital story telling and the tech noir theme. The way the projects built on one another during the course of the semester teaches you the step by step components to make a successful project whether that be audio or video. This course also does a good job at challenging us to be creative by making our own unique content. The group project was also nice as it allowed us to see what others are capable of, edit audio and visual components in a group setting, and exchange skill and technique with like-minded individuals. Like anything the hardest part of the work was getting started but once you found your footing then the project went smoothly and are fun to edit and complete.