BRC4401 - Post This: Cutting Chaos with Style

BRC4401 Assignment 1 Documentation.pdf

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BRC4401 Assignment 3 Documentation.pdf

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My journey through Digital Post Production course was equal parts explosive action, pixel precision, and creative chaos control. Armed with Adobe's holy trinity, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator, I took on the task of reimagining "The Hitman's Bodyguard" and walked away with more than just stylish trailers. I left with a sharpened eye for storytelling through motion.

Assignment 1: 10-Second Title Card

Goal: Craft a mini adrenaline rush to capture the movie's tone - fast, funny, and a little unhinged.

• Designed slick crosshairs and silhouettes (Kincaid and Bryce) in Illustrator

• Blurred out Amsterdam in Photoshop for a cinematic depth-of-field

• Animated it all in After Effects with dramatic transitions and colour effects

• Explosions? Yes. Gunshots? Absolutely. Sound layering in Premiere Pro? Nailed it.

Result: A title card that looks like it is about to shoot its way off the screen.

Assignment 2: Reconstructed Trailer

Mission: Combine existing footage, original clips, and stock assets into a seamless, stylish trailer.

• Took notes from pros ("Deadpool 2"; "Bullet Train")

• Used After Effects to freeze time, make things shake, flash, and explode, without losing the punchline

• Designed all six text styles in Illustrator with the Western Bang Bang font for extra flair

• Edited final flow in Premiere Pro with buttery transitions and precise audio fades

Outcome: Action-comedy meets post-prod perfection.

Assignment 3: Silent Rush Op (Trailer Remix)

Concept: A "new" trailer using "The Hitman's Bodyguard" as a base but reimagined with original scenes and effects to tell a whole new story.

• Merged chaos and calm: rotoscoped frosted glass arguments, glow for street explosions, spy movie style briefcases

• Timed every text overlay to motion for that slick, cinematic rhythm

• Created 15 full seconds from scratch; because sometimes silence screams louder

This one's got everything: tension, teamwork, and a briefcase that may or may not explode.

Final Reflection

These three assignments taught me how to make every frame count, and how post-production is not just editing. It is storytelling at 24 frames per second. With every cut, colour shift, and sound cue. I turned footage into feels.