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- FixMiller
I'm new on video editing, this is a short movie extracted from a promoDVD I made. The client appreciate it, but I would like some professional critiques.
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- FixMiller0
fail 1
- chossy0
Unfortunately I do not like this video very much. Camera work really lets this thing down allot. Some edits are rough as guts and there seems to be no pace to it or flow, the narrative is weak. I'm afraid to say on the whole this video has not made a positive impression on me.
- I did not shot this video myself. Otherwise is my fault :)FixMiller
- iheartfun0
I have purchased these kinds of video's before as just a remembrance of a music festivals I went to. There really isn't a lot of narration in mine as well it is more for the atmosphere of things... which I liked.
- lvl_130
shit, seeing this video brought me back to my old rave days haha. this video was shot back in '97 at a weekend music outing even further. i can remember it like it was yesterday!
- harlequino0
Yeah, the camera work ain't great, but it looks like you have a lot to work with, so go back and revise and refine.
I sort of clicked through after the first couple minutes, cuz 1. the opening footage of people hanging around was awful, and 2. I'm not watching 12 minutes of DJs and crowds. Some things to think about:
- Does this REALLY need to be 12 minutes? Honestly, how about 3 minutes? You'd have TONS of interesting cuts and sequences to build from all this footage if you aim for a short length.
-The opening graphics are so cute and fun, to cut to what honestly reads as 'dirty hippies in the park' at the beginning is a huge downer. Why not cut to a barage of stage footage. THAT says festival or at least FUN to me.
-You need to find a story. A narrative, a flow, something. That's the big challenge of editing b-roll or 'found' footage rather than a scripted narrative. Build some drama. Tension/resolution. This feels random and wandering. Nothing to grab onto.Tip: Read "In the Blink of an Eye," by Walter Murch. You can do it in a hour or two. Understand storytelling as an editor, not just a Final Cut jockey. Don't mean to sound harsh, but that's the craft, mang.
Good luck! There is something in here, you just got to dig deeper.
- FixMiller0
Thanks harlequino, I'll read that book :).
These is exactly the type of advice i needed. I realize I'm a noob. Just dived into video editing.
"Does this REALLY need to be 12 minutes?"
I had to make it that long because the client wanted all the artists from Main Stage and some of the atmosphere around, but as you say I should try and find way to organize all this in a more enjoyable pattern.
Anyway, tnx for the info :)