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Critique my (short) edit....+k for responses

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.spaghetticat.
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Over Christmas break I decided to make a short edit, and here it is.
https://vimeo.com/56610841


Thanks


SCP - Episode 1 - Fast Life from SpeedCheck Productions on Vimeo.




Jan 2 2013 12:10PM
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HWW
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• music was ok
• colour kept changing throughout
• black flashes / interruptions by a black screen, bad, i didn't like that
• skiing was all pretty slow, but i guess you can't change that
Jan 2 2013 2:27PM
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SNP_CREW
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yea the shots that were not from the park were really dark compared to the others. Just bump up the exposure a little bit and itll look alot better
Jan 2 2013 3:17PM
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MaxBerkowitz
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-shaky footage
-don't shoot in auto, the colours are so different in each spot
-shots weren't moving = boring footy
-good tricks
-NEVER CUT TO BLACK
Jan 2 2013 4:37PM
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SNP_CREW
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idk man I would disagree.
sometimes it can be used really nicely. I think it was a bit overused here though
Jan 2 2013 4:40PM
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BBD.
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get your homies to follow cam not still shots just a thought . butter on was dope.
Jan 2 2013 4:55PM
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FatWhore
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-suppeerr shaky
-cutting to black was reallly anooying
-make sure you connect all your clips
-after 0:30 when you started using the cross dislove transitions it got much better and easy to watch

Jan 2 2013 4:56PM
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CrotchKiller
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"shots weren't moving=boring footy" That's bullshit. You can make static shots work.

"Never cut to black" Also bullshit. OP did it wayyy too much in his video but cuts to black can still work in edits.
Jan 2 2013 5:05PM
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casey.clement
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I thought the cut to black effect was a bit over used and the slowmotion was a bit choppy, but other than that you are on the right track.
Jan 2 2013 5:16PM
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MaxBerkowitz
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i take it back, first thing came out wrong.
shaky, panning with your hands from the same spot each time = boring footy
static tripod, uwa, or fish angles can work, but not from the same location a few tricks in a row.

also, cutting to black is classic over editing, looks shit almost always. unless you're spectacular (homepage edits) or a pro, you will fuck it up, and make it look like a crappy skate vid.
Jan 2 2013 5:22PM
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.spaghetticat.
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like auto focus?
Jan 2 2013 6:02PM
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.spaghetticat.
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and thanks for responses. most of my filming was during a short period of time where my skis were being mounted, also our park is very small currently so i really think follow cam would get me 1/4th of the shots i have.
thanks again
Jan 2 2013 6:04PM
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.spaghetticat.
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sorry for the triple post but i will redo part of it. probably the first 30 seconds
Jan 2 2013 6:06PM
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SNP_CREW
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no when he says film in auto he means the auto setting because it will consistently change white balance exposure and shutter speed. for most of this edit i filmed at 1/250 second aperture f/9 or f/11 with automatic ISO. generally worked really well for me.
Jan 2 2013 6:31PM
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