Client:
SMRT Corporation, Singapore
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Year:
2019​
My Role:
Video Production (Storyboarding, Videographer, Video Editor)
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Tools:
Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Audition
The project is an instructional video on how to install and remove the CBTC equipment. This equipment detects the tags on tracks to determine the position/location of the train. The videos aid the learners in how to do preventive maintenance work, corrective maintenance work, and the overhaul work procedures of the equipment.
My Role and Challenges
The project goal is to produce an instructional video to help the learners understand the job and it also can be used as a reference video while on the job.
I was tasked to do this project by myself. I worked directly with the team of engineers who does the work. I came down to the workshop to understand the whole process. I also had to do a recce to work out its suitability for filming and assess any potential lighting or sound issues, therefore, I would know what equipment is needed on filming day.
The work needed 3 engineers that are simultaneously working together. We had poor lighting conditions because the work is the undercarriage of the train. The company camera can’t fit some of the working spaces. And the whole process can take 3-4 hours.
As I planned out the production brief, I knew I needed another person to help out in filming. I needed 3 cameras. Camera A and B will be filming simultaneously, so we won’t disrupt the working team. 1 GoPro for small spaces. And 1 LED light.
Shot Framing
Proposed Shoot Layout
We also crafted the script and storyboard sequence that followed the work instruction. I had a lot of help from the team doing validations. We also thought that some of the important notes (eg. Hardware and Tools) need to be included in the video.
Storyboard
The Outcome
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The project was well received by the trainers and learners. They thought the videos are high quality and well thought of. They liked the on-screen texts and important notes.
Although, they thought the videos were too long and it was hard for them to refer back to a step.
What we could’ve done better, is by slicing into bite-sized videos.