Emmie documents her process for creating a video project at RedDreams. She shows screenshots of the project timeline, file size and location, replacement of dead batteries while filming, and metadata for video clips. The footage and audio files are organized into separate folders by memory card on the video network for easy access. While RedDreams does not formally record all footage, larger companies do to manage large libraries.

1. Unit 23 – Emmie’s Day at the unit
Picture 3
3.4: Here is a screenshotof the projecttimeline.Asyoucansee,everysectionof the videohasaudio
withit,but none of it iscamera audio.InsteadIusedsongsduringthe introand photo-shoot
Picture 1
3.1: Thisscreenshotshowsthe file size and
locationof the project.I have savediton the
network,meaningitcanbe accessedfromany
computerat RedDreams.It is alsosavedinits
ownnamedfoldersoit is easyto find.
Picture 2
3.3: Duringthe filmingof this
project,some of the batteriesran
out.Fortunately,Ihadreplacement
batteriesinmypocketsowas able
to swapthemoverquickly,meaning
I didn’tlose outonmuch footage.

2. sections,whichwere placedintime withthe footage,and the footage wascutto the beatof those
songs.In the middle section,Iusedthe recordingof the song,whichgoeswiththe video,soIhad to
sync the audioto the videointhiscase.The clipsalternate betweentrackstomake it easiertosee
where cutswere made,makingiteasiertogo back and adjustit.
Picture 4
4.1: Here is a screenshotof the metadataof a clipusedinthisproject.Ihave namedthe file soitis
easyto identify.Ihave alsoaddeda descriptionandacomment,lettingmyself know whatexactlyis
goingon inthe clipwithouthavingtorepeatedlyre-watchit.Ialsoflaggeditas good,again,allowing
me to knowthat thisis the clipI wantto use.
4.2: The camerasthat we use don’tuse time code so it isunnecessaryasitcollectssoundandvideo
simultaneously. However,if Iwasto use a separate audiotrack,we woulduse aclapperboardor a
software programcalled‘Pluralise’tohelpsyncupthe audioand video.
4.3: In picture 3 we can see the timeline of myproject.Eachvideoandaudioclip,aswell aseach cut,
ison its owntrack. Thismakesthe timelinelooktidier,andallowsme tofindthe footage Ineedin
the timeline easier,makingiteasiertogoback and make adjustmentsto.

3. 4.4: Everythingwentsmoothlyinterms of quality.However,if somethingdidgowrong,e.g.the
audiobeingrecordedterribly,Iwouldhave re-recordedit.The re-recordingswouldhave hadtobe
done duringthe day as thiswasa single dayshoot.
Picture 5
4.5: Here is the locationof all of the footage usedinthisproject.Asyoucan see,there are 4
separate foldersforthe footage,one foreachSD card used.The musicand imagesare alsointheir
ownfolder.All thisisinthe videonetwork,soitiseasytofindas all videosare kepthere.Thisallows
me to findanythingIneedrelatingtothisprojecteasily.
4.6: At RedDreamswe don’tkeeprecordsof everythingwe have recordedaseveryonewhoneeds
to knowwhere footage isknowsitwill be inaspecificnetwork.However,largercompanieswillkeep
recordsas there will be a lotmore footage,whichwill needtobe recordedsoitis knownwhenit
was recordedandwhere itwasstored.