Summer Compilation edit

http://vimeo.com/27710719

Cool! I really liked the atmosphere of the video, I think the colors, cuts, and music really helped capture that "fun in the sun" vibe you were shooting for.

Good for you using Premiere! It's a wonderful program; I've been working with Premiere for3-4 years, the latest of which has been with CS5, and I'm still learning new things about it.

My 'editing' critique will be very short. I think you left some of the titles in too long. The font and style of the titles was fun and upbeat but gave the video a more amateurish feel. I know the video wasn't "a reel" of any sort, I just figure I'll let you know. To be honest, I thought that played right into the vibe of the video. Just keep this^ in mind for future reference.

Also; when you use slow mo MIDSHOT, ie when you go from fast -> slow -> fast all within one shot, consider using time remapping instead of speed/duration. Select your clip, go into the effects tab in the top center region of the screen (if you left it stock) and after Motion and Opacity you can adjust Time Remapping. This allows you to add in key frames to let your footage slow down and speed up more smoothly.

If you have any specific questions on Premiere, I'm no expert but I can try to help you out. Hopefully what I've said helps.

Take care man, glad your summer was awesome. It looked like a fantastic time.

Milos

Wow really great critique. Many thanks. Ill have to learn to us the time remapping thing. For clips that I want completely slow mo is the best way just to change the FPS so for a 50% slow mo shoot make 60fps into 30fps. This is what I have been doing for those but is that the best way?

First rating I got when I posted on NS was a 1 star. :( I know it's not top notch but one star....

To the top. Can I please get some critiques guys.

don't sweat it. you have no idea how many one star ratings all of us get, it's just 12 year olds who think it's funny. probably the same kids that rate the tribute videos one star.

yeah I know or just kids who think every edit they see is lame if it isn't the B&E show but thanks for the comforting thoughts

Assuming you're editing on a 30p timeline, then yes, that is the best way. If you're editing on a 24p timeline, and say you shoot 30p, then to slow it down you'd knock it down to 80%. You've got the right idea.

Premiere's frame blending abilities are strong, and its good about smooth slow mo that doesn't correspond with footage to timeline frame rate ratios. If you're lazy, it won't hurt too much to worry about it. That being said, it's always good to learn right and be diligent about what you shoot and how you take it to your editing program.

Don't worry about the one star, man. Kid's on NS are douchebags. I've been mostly off the site for a year, and now that I'm back I'm finding that it's even worse than I remember...