I received the edited video based on the feedback I previously gave to the collaborator. What I am going to do now is to review the video again and finalize the sound mastering. Before that, my collaborator’s exhibition had started, so I went to see how our work was installed there. The video we created…

I received a rough cut from my collaborator and sent him time-stamped feedback on which parts needed fixing to make the editing process easier for him. Based on this, he agreed to revise the video, and in two days, I’ll receive the edited version and also check how he plans to handle the installation.

We walked around looking for symbolic objects or monuments that could be used for the transition scenes. What we initially had in mind were statues, monuments, and old banknotes from that era. Originally, we thought we could capture many of the elements we needed from the Japan and Asia sections at the British Museum. However,…

After several rounds of test shooting, we held a meeting to come up with a more detailed and complete storyboard idea. While it is important to have a solid concept when creating a video, in the end, it is the attention to details—such as transitions, openings, and closings—that determines the overall completeness of the work.…

In this test, we proceeded with filming using a smartphone. In addition to the gravestone, we also tested with a banknote and the “three-way confrontation” scene. These were all demo shoots intended to prepare for inserting edited sound later. Since we don’t have much experience with filming projects, we decided to conduct multiple test shoots…

In this writing, I will provide feedback on the previous video footage, explain the adjustments we made based on that feedback, and share impressions after adding sound to the footage. First, for the previous video shoot, we used a camcorder that we had borrowed. However, the footage turned out to be much blurrier than expected,…

After completing the recording and producing a demo sound from it, we decided to do a video test. In the film industry, a clear storyboard is essential due to limited production budgets and time. However, in our case, since our video production involves almost no cost and we are neither pressed for time nor overflowing…

Feeling that the previous vocoding lacked depth, I decided to try a different approach this time by using an audio file in another language for vocoding. Additionally, I plan to fine-tune various effects and vocoder parameters to create a more convincing illusion that the tombstone or banknote is actually speaking. First, I needed to extract…

I wanted to try vocoding using previously recorded sounds. First, I recorded a speech that Itō delivered in the United States in 1872 to use as an experimental source. The speech is as follows: “In acknowledging the generous hospitality of your welcome, we feel from the depths of grateful hearts the honor conferred upon us.…

We met again as planned to record the sounds of the monument and the banknote. First, at the Hirobumi Ito monument at UCL, we attempted to record using a contact microphone and a Sennheiser condenser microphone. Since the monument was made of stone, it had very little resonance, making it quite difficult to capture sound.…