Does my video cut it ?

dave_live

Hi everyone,

I appreciate you guys taking your time to look at this thread.

I have put together a short video as a part of a marketing/communications class in order to promote our college. I have uploaded this video onto Youtube in order to get feedback from good people like yourselves. This has been done so that i can make any changes before i have to submit the final production(After Christmas). Basically we are getting graded on creativity, editing skills as well as effective communication. So any feedback would be great (good or bad)

The idea is based around a young guy leaving home for the first time in order to attend college in the "big smoke" (Dublin). In the video he plays hard, studies hard and comes out as a successful CEO.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-g7XqJpmZE

Thanks again.

Dave

James G

It'll be hard to give feedback on something I can't see.

Mind posting a link to the video?

edit: Looks like you edited it in; I'll have a look at it and post some feedback when I get some time.

dave_live

Yes sorry i realised i forgot post the link. My bad.

Thanks for taking a look,

Dave

reece

the actor's follow-up to his starring role in Springboard The Movie ? Thought it was good but would avoid some of the zooming in/zooming out

decob

Couple of things, in the opening section (b&w part), little bit hard to make out any details - of the person and all you see is a dark blob sitting on the couch, could be that the monitor your on has the contrast whacked way up so you can see everything.

Less Zooms, whip-pans, a slow gradual zoom can work better, but if you insist on faster camera movements, stabilisation on the shots and a faster track. You do a pan of the helix, practically crash zoom into the logo and cut away before you can see the end effect of the zoom. The shot of the hub, where you go from the sigh, pan around the door and there appears to be someone cleaning in front of the door, (black bag/bin...? )

I'd loose the static image for the sports centre/hub details and the one at the end for the helix...

less cheesy transistions.

Will the final version have all the frame drops as well?

dave_live

reece wrote: »

the actor's follow-up to his starring role in Springboard The Movie ? Thought it was good but would avoid some of the zooming in/zooming out

I realise all of the zooming in and out is a tad irritating. I will do my best to minimize this. I kind of felt there may be too much of a 'fast forward' effect also , whcih makes things worse?? Maybe not?

Thanks a lot for the feedback.

reece

decob is spot on. You did a good job. With some tweaks it will look really good

dave_live

decob wrote: »

Couple of things, in the opening section (b&w part), little bit hard to make out any details - of the person and all you see is a dark blob sitting on the couch, could be that the monitor your on has the contrast whacked way up so you can see everything.

Less Zooms, whip-pans, a slow gradual zoom can work better, but if you insist on faster camera movements, stabilisation on the shots and a faster track. You do a pan of the helix, practically crash zoom into the logo and cut away before you can see the end effect of the zoom. The shot of the hub, where you go from the sigh, pan around the door and there appears to be someone cleaning in front of the door, (black bag/bin...? )

I'd loose the static image for the sports centre/hub details and the one at the end for the helix...

less cheesy transistions.

Will the final version have all the frame drops as well?

Thanks for the input. I see where you are coming from alright. It seems like after some work that you mentioned the video will be a success (hopefully)!!
Thanks again for your input. It's all a great help.:D

Dave

ps. Im not sure why the frame drops are there because before i uploaded it there were none. Maybe this is a youtube problem or i uploaded it in strange format or something?

webmatrix

nice job

afatbollix

dropped frames.... sort it out it looks like ya fecked up...

and buy a tripod, handheld is crap and looks terrable... there 25 euro for a cheap one in argos...

dave_live

afatbollix wrote: »

dropped frames.... sort it out it looks like ya fecked up...

and buy a tripod, handheld is crap and looks terrable... there 25 euro for a cheap one in argos...

Will do .. thanks for the input. i know it looks shakey as hell.. looks worse when its sped up too.

cheers anyway

Freddie59

Great job, except, as already pointed out, the lighting/lack of detail early on. The in/out is a little bit irritating, but I can see you're attempting the whole 20s 'silent movie' theme.

It's worth pointing out that people don't realise how much work goes into compiling, producing, and editing a clip of this length. Take a bow, my friend.:)

Freddie59

dave_live wrote: »

Maybe this is a youtube problem or i uploaded it in strange format or something?

I noticed those, but assumed it was an upolad issue/YouTube problem, or both.

dave_live

Freddie59 wrote: »

Great job, except, as already pointed out, the lighting/lack of detail early on. The in/out is a little bit irritating, but I can see you're attempting the whole 20s 'silent movie' theme.

It's worth pointing out that people don't realise how much work goes into compiling, producing, and editing a clip of this length. Take a bow, my friend.:)

Thanks Freddie. It did indeed take a long time to do even though it may not look like it. I suppose the more videos you make the easier it gets

Cheers mate

Freddie59

dave_live wrote: »

Thanks Freddie. It did indeed take a long time to do even though it may not look like it. I suppose the more videos you make the easier it gets

Cheers mate

Any time Dave.:)

alexnikle

great work, i like the first part of the video, i can find [SIZE=-1]Charlie Chaplin's style in it.
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