So for this project, I really want to do a baking tutorial. I have this idea for the whole semester that I want to at least show someone how to bake something. As the video length is limited so I decided to go with something simple instead of trying to show you how to make a cake which is probably take hours step by step. I called it surprised cupcakes because when I baked it for people before, they were all surprised when they get to the bottom of the cupcakes and there is an Oreo there. These are easy to make and fun for any occasions.
To make this video story-telling like, I decided to have the cupcakes talk instead of me. I asked my boyfriend to narrate the story as the cupcakes because I have an accent, and certain things I say don’t make sense on audio.
I have to cut down a lot of details. I keep all of the repeating actions to the minimum so it still makes sense. I recorded all of the audio that my boyfriend says separately. The sentence that he has to say for each clip is not as long as each clip is therefore I put music underneath so it doesn’t feel empty or just dead air.
I did speed up couple clips because I think they were kind of slow to watch. I used four different “still title” for the opening frame. The opening frame is a picture of all the cupcakes and I gave it some motions by doing what has been taught in the tutorial. I also put in some video transitions between couple clips that don’t link well together.
For this final draft, I took all of the suggestions from my peers to make my video better. I inserted a lot more transitions between clips so it’s not just one clip to another so suddenly. There is spot that I can’t put in transition because the length of the clip is too short. I also lowered the volume of the music so that it doesn’t become a distraction. I faded the music out at the end also. I decided to add a rolling ending credit so that my video look more polished.
Overall, I like how my video turned out. It’s better than I thought it would be. I know that it might not be perfect for a story-telling video but I make the best use of my idea and creativity so I hope you like it. I also hope that someone will find this video helpful and decided to bake these cupcakes themselves.
My storyboard:
| Com 210 Storyboard | ||
| Time | Video/Picture |
Audio |
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00:00:00:00 |
Zoom in on cupcake picture with title frames come in one by one | Song: Calm River – Johan EhrendahlHi there, don’t you think I look delicious. Today, I will tell you the story of how I become myself- the delicious cupcake that you are looking at. |
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00:00:15:24 |
Cake mix and other ingredients | The ingredients you will need are: funfettii cake mix, 3 eggs, 1/3 cup of oil, 1.25 cup of water, vanilla frosting, sprinkles, oreo cookies, and cupcake liners. |
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00:00:30:12 |
Bowl at the table | Put one egg in |
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00:00:36:24 |
Bowl next to the stove | Another one |
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00:00:43:00 |
Bowl, and oreo package | And another one |
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00:00:48:06 |
Bowl with 3 eggs | Now, add oil and water in |
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00:00:59:00 |
Hand over bowl with the cake mix | Next, add in the cake mix then use a whisk and mix it away. |
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00:01:18:06 |
Cupcake pan and liners | Next step is to line the cupcake pan with cupcake liners. |
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00:01:24:24 |
Oreo and cupcake liners | The surprise is right here, you put oreo in first before the batter goes in. People don’t know what’s coming. |
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00:01:37:12 |
Bowl with the batter | Time to put the batter on top, use an ice cream scoop will help you get the equal amount for each cupcake like me. |
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00:01:53:00 |
All cupcake liners is filled with batter | Now, after you fill every single one of the liners, time to put them in the oven.The oven should be at 350F and you will bake all of us soon to be cupcakes for 21 minutes. |
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00:02:25:24
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“Waiting time” title frame | Music |
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00:02:34:12 |
Baked cupcakes | Don’t we look good fresh out of the oven? But now you have to cool us on the cooling racks before you can frost us. It might take a while so you should do something else while waiting. |
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00:02:46:18 |
Me frosting cupcakes | Frosting time. Go crazy if you want. Put the creamy vanilla frosting on me first then put sprinkles on top. And you’re done. |
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00:03:04:00 |
All the cupcakes | And here’s another look at all of us. You just want to eat us right now, don’t you? But wait, you have to bake us first. Have fun and enjoy. |
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00:03:16:18 |
Ending credits | Music fade out |
Here’s the link to the song that I used in my video. It was shared under the creative common license.
