You might notice that there is one major change between my video and my storyboard - I had removed the bullet time freeze sequence! I had tried to implement that, but to do so, I need a clear tracking point. I tried tracking using both After Effects and Mocha but the tracking marks were just too poor (probably because the iPhone is thin and so when the camera rotates, the tracking mark is lost inevitably).
A solution I had thought of would be to paste a colored sticker (probably green so that it doesn't clash with the colors on my actor's shirt) on the tip of the iPhone with a black dot in the middle. But due to time constraints and the fact that I think I wouldn't be able to connect the gun shot sequences well.. I decided to just scrap it.
There is also some unsmooth jumps of the video......which I have absolutely NO IDEA why. I have checked my Premiere project files and my output settings are exactly the same as my source's.. both HD and 29.97 fps...... so I really have no idea why it still appears choppy.. it does makes me feel giddy. =( that would be the main disappointment in the video. I think it's because I used a Canon 500D to film it.. I'm not sure... T-T
But I think my biggest achievement in this video was that I managed to do the lightsaber sequence FRAME BY FRAME! O.O
I took about one and a half days just to do that.. also because I had to keep tweaking the positions as I had no reference to follow! In the tutorials that I had watched, they filmed with a lightsaber toy with the lightsaber rod attached (just that it's not turned on), so frame by frame becomes easier to do as they just have to move along with this rod as a reference. However, SINCE WHEN DOES AN IPHONE HAVE A LIGHTSABER ROD! I suppose I could have 'cheated' and used a real toy saber, but it would have been obvious. So it was just TONS OF GUESSING AND TWEAKING. But I think the final result turned out pretty ok.
And I think my actor (also my boyfriend) is also an awesome actor. I just love the last scene.. TOTALLY NATURAL!
