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Just finished up a season edit, any chance on some feedback?

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family_vacation
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This was filmed in a couple day this season, and I have spent the last couple hours battling Sony Vegas to render it. This meant that I was unable to put out a version with my latest changes to the very start(I was waiting on hi res logos and they are too big) and some of the colors, but I am still very happy with this edit. Any thoughts on it? Anything I should work on improving for next time?


Apr 24 2011 11:45PM
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Sklar
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it was pretty good
maybe a little bit long/too many kind of repetitive rail shots
and it looked like you could have done more with the colors, to bring out some detail in the snow

but overall, pretty nice
Apr 24 2011 11:53PM
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kzrstf
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personally i loved the color
filming and skiing was super good too
i would have cut the skiing sounds tho (it was mostly wind anyway)
and less follow cam

but still, overall, awesome edit!
Apr 24 2011 11:59PM
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kzrstf
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and that park looked mad fun haha
Apr 25 2011 12:00AM
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blatt
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I liked it alot.

In my opinion, too much skiing audio and a lot of wind noise. And I woulda kept it shorter for those of us with edit ADD.

Overall very, very sick.
Apr 25 2011 12:04AM
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goodiepocket
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I liked it. nice work. I liked what you did with the colors actually, even though you did lose a little definition with the snow, I thought it worked. I do agree it may be a bit long. Otherwise...nice work with the glidecam (I'm assuming)
Apr 25 2011 12:07AM
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goodiepocket
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oh yea the audio, either turn the dB's down a bit or just cut the audio to the most important part. ie the landing etc and fade that in and out
Apr 25 2011 12:09AM
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mattb912
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enjoyed it very much
Apr 25 2011 7:22AM
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A.Eberhard
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Very good skiing, but I would have taken a lot of the "filler" shots to make the season edit shorter and more banger. Example would be the downrail at the beginning, take out the fs sw up and just keep the k-fed.
The skiing sounds should have been taken out it was more wind noise then anything.

Overall great edit and good skiing. 9/10
Apr 25 2011 8:38AM
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Brock.
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great skiing and filming, although you should focus on putting your best shots in like said above, it makes it better overall.
Apr 25 2011 10:49AM
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BASEDaL
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jamie is a beast and your hella good at filming/editing
Apr 26 2011 11:07PM
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Brentizzle
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i actually really liked this edit. i watched it like 3 times when it was on the top rated page. i was much more impressed with the filming rather than the skiing though. the shots had flow and everything was super smooth.
Apr 26 2011 11:40PM
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NWT3K
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You and Jamie did some great work this season. I really enjoyed the "backwards" dolly shots (or whatever they were) something you dont see all the time. If I could give you any advice it would be to keep doing what other people aren't, its all about turning heads. Weather its good or not, if you turn heads you will drive traffic - keep it up
Apr 27 2011 1:34AM
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Style+eeze
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You're cute ;)

Now everyone. Wait 2 weeks until we make my season edit! But don't get your hopes up, Jamie's too good. :(

For real though abe, we've talked about dees. These comments are helping out hella!
Apr 27 2011 1:40AM
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sector_6_films
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the filming and editing were dope just cut the ski noises
Apr 27 2011 1:34PM
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basedjase
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The colors looked good. I would personally add more filler shots, for example, like when the setting changes, throw in a few shots of the mountain or whatever.

Apr 28 2011 1:45AM
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basedjase
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Also, what were the goggles he was wearing?
Apr 28 2011 1:46AM
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family_vacation
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something made by giro.
Apr 28 2011 2:22AM
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Reed.
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its been said before, but less wind noise, and KISS, keep it simple stupid. Less shots of stock tricks (front changes, etc), use the bangers.
Apr 28 2011 4:12PM
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family_vacation
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So I guess people really did not enjoy the sound? I sort liked it, but I guess I should cut it out next time.
Apr 30 2011 8:51PM
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BWalmer
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The lighting was a bit flat, not a lot of contrast between the sky and the snow, but I sorta liked the colors too...so its hard to tell what to do about that. The order of the shots was a bit weird too...all the same rail in a row kinda thing was just odd to me, I would maybe think about mixing it around a bit, but not too much (mostly that lift tower cannon rail, too many shots of that all in a row). Other than that, it was really good, the filming was excellent (which is obviously the hardest thing to change, so that's good).

And, that was probably the fastest switch toes over slide I've ever seen, that's a scary trick to approach at high speed.
Apr 30 2011 11:34PM
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[~_~]
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Sweet rail style! The main thing I'd change is to do less follow shots and instead switch it up a bit by filming with a tripod more. Also a bit of a personal preference here, but I'm not at all a fan of warm colors in flat light. Low light is generally implied by cold colors, and when you warm up flat conditions it just looks like night-time light pollution.
Apr 30 2011 11:57PM
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family_vacation
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I try to do that, but the main problem I have is patience with the skiers. I only think I managed to get people to do tripod shots one day this year, so I will probably have to argue a little harder next season.
May 1 2011 12:36AM
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