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How do I make a better edit?

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hud4raptors
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Hey NS, really need some help with this, i've been wondering how to make a good ski edit for a while with the tricks that i have. I'm not a great skier, i try, but a 540 is my best trick, and i can't do rails very well. this is an example of my edit from last year.
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any tips? thanks
4 years ago
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Chrischi69
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Everyones a sucker for a fisheye lens
4 years ago
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MonnorCartin
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Looks a lot like the first edits I made with my friends! Good starting point to have the stoke to go out and film and make an edit.

For filming, I would say try to get as close as possible and try some variety with angles. What's an edit you really like? What is the filming like in that edit? Take some inspiration and put that in your own.



For editing I would say timing is the most important thing, having clips that are basically as quick as possible to help keep it from being slow. Take multiple shots of the same trick and stitch them together to give multiple perspectives, once again take some inspiration from your favorite edit for editing as well. Editing should be the part that takes the longest, take the time to choose the shots selectively. Edit in time to the must, landings on beat, slow mo in time with the music. Little things like that can make an edit surprisingly more enjoyable to watch.

Stay stoked!
4 years ago
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270on420out
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Cut the fat. That edit could have been 20 seconds long. The majority of it consisted of you skating into a jump. Learning how to time clips so that they’re in sync with the song is an important skill as well. And I’m sorry but your friend’s filming is dogshit. Get way closer.
4 years ago
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OCoffey
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If you do slomo don’t slow down the whole clip just slow down the part where you look cool in the air. And don’t slow it down so much that it looks choppy
4 years ago
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hud4raptors
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OCoffeyIf you do slomo don’t slow down the whole clip just slow down the part where you look cool in the air. And don’t slow it down so much that it looks choppy

yeah ok thanks
4 years ago
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snowmosexual
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The skiing is the most important part. Good skiing can make a shit shot good.
4 years ago
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Young_patty
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Lots to unpack here.

1) I couldn’t hear the bonk from that rail tap, that’s literally the coolest part of doing a tap, let us hear the tap.

2) take a kitchen knife or Philip head screwdriver and hack that goggle clip off your helmet

3) I notice many of your park clips are filmed while it’s puking snow? Is there a reason you are choosing to ski park over chasing pow turnz??

4) you didn’t use “sail- Awolnation” for the edit...

4) too many 360’s and washouts, just make a trill 45 second insta edit instead next time- SoundCloud rap too so no worry of copyright bs.
4 years ago
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ASAPCarter
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Don’t try to over do it with the reverse and the slowmo. Try to have a little bit of flow so that the clips don’t feel like they’re just random stuff outta your camera roll, like the clip with the hay felt kinda unnecessary and random and it seems the vid was 90% falls, run ups, and other random stuff that could be left out. Kinda hard to control weather but filming park on sunny days also goes a long way as far as good lighting goes, and as someone else said, if it’s dumping go enjoy the snow and don’t bother trying to film rails.
4 years ago
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hud4raptors
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cool ok guys thanks for the feedback much appreciated
4 years ago
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chef.llc
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MonnorCartinWhat's an edit you really like? What is the filming like in that edit? Take some inspiration and put that in your own.

This, but watch as many edits as you can, and think about the choices that were made when the video was edited. How much slowmo do they use? How many crashes did they include? Do they cut most of the inruns? How much trick repetition do they have?

You should be able to observe some common rules that most edits follow. Good luck with your videos though, looks like a good start
4 years ago
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beans*
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1) Find a homie whos not garb at filming

2) invest the $15 in one time editing software or find a homie who can help u edit

3) post clips of skiing, not run ups/fails. you can put like a crash reel at the end if u want but def dont need it throughout.

4) do a flip. theyre actually easier than a spin trick especially if its small.

5) line up the music with the skiing.

6)NO REVERSE OR CHOPPY SLOMO
4 years ago
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ronders_
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821932/They-See-Me-Trollin--Self-Help
4 years ago
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armchair_skier
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4 years ago
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Sharko
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If you want to look really cool...




































snowboard
4 years ago
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BrandoComando
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Syncing the music goes such a long way. One of the best examples I can think of is EP's Drawn from Here. Not a park film, but watch how well Night Moves is sync'd to EP's turns. It turns something basic like some turns into a really memorable scene.
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twerkphone64
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star wipe
4 years ago
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asparagus
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Preferably something on your computer
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