Help My Editing Skills

As a general rule of thumb, don't put tricks they didn't land i the edit.

this and also try not to put repeat shots in, that edit was basically the same tricks over and over.

stabilization. angles. tricks. colors.

watch some videos or something bud

alright, thanks guys! so what are some better alternative angles to use? I've watched a lot of summer edits but i haven't found many. the last few clips (24 seconds or so) i used like a homemade stabilizer, you can tell the shots are better in those, so I'm probably going to take out all the stuff before that and then just continue filming.

you get way to much speed on the drop and the rail is small.. Just saying

I agree, apart from 0:34, that was gold.

When it comes to back yard edits it works best with an intro, like 3-4 shots timed and suited well with music maybe one with slo-mo, then lifestyle close-ups of people and what not. Best to try and keep it 45 seconds to 1 minute 45 or it gets boring fast unless the skier is really good.

Backyard videos are tough. The scene is always the same. It's generally fairly boring scenery, so you have to do everything you can to make up for that.

Leave out all the falls and all the repeats. No offense (I was at this point once, too) but I don't want to see your friends landing switch 5 times in a row. I saw it once, now show me something different. You're trying to make up for the stagnant setting, not highlight it with skiing that doesn't entertain the viewer.

Stabilize your camera. The shaking was unbearable.

Move your camera! Not all shots have to be stationary and wide! Do some tripod pans, do some dolly shots, anything to make the shot more interesting.

I think you need to watch some videos and see what you like/don't like about them. Rail jam videos will apply to this too, because they're filming in one, relatively drab location the entire time. I don't mean to videobomb/self promote but I figure this might help; this was my most successful backyard edit. Maybe it'll give you some ideas.

Luke Hagearty Summer Contest from Miloš Atz on Vimeo.

Good luck.

M

thanks a ton steezy and blondie. those are some really good tips!

forgot to mention..

that was a really really good edit. thats exactly how i would like ours to come out as.

I've been thinking, I'm probably going to start over. get a better method for stabilizing. ill take out the crashes and repeats. ill probably use only use shots taken later in the summer so its not just a slide and landing switch. I'm going to make it a minute to a minute and 45. ill definitely find some better angles, change things up. thanks again for all the help, m&a is becoming one of my favorite sections of ns.

Here's another backyard edit to help you get ideas OP

Soul Crew Lost Edit I: Taylor's House from Will Start on Vimeo.