Some of the best editing I have ever seen

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These are two snowboarding videos released about 6 months ago. Directed by Mike Benson. Trying not to get hated on here because I'm sure many people have seen these. This is for those who haven't. SNOWBOARDING.

Inverted World from Mike Benson on Vimeo.

Gnar Wars by Mike Benson from Mike Benson on Vimeo.

Oct 23 2008 11:35PM

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lakesideflight

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that gnar wars edit was up on transworld snowboarding a couple months ago, yeah it's pretty sweet

Oct 23 2008 11:39PM

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B-VUR

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Yeah I know.

Oct 23 2008 11:39PM

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Bepo

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another good one:

Magic Flashlights from Mike Benson on Vimeo.

Oct 23 2008 11:42PM

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star wars one was so ill

i thought the first was lame though...took away from the riding and hurt my eyes

Oct 23 2008 11:43PM

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i reallly enjooyed those both

Oct 23 2008 11:43PM

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awesome.

Oct 23 2008 11:44PM

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Funnel

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The Gnar wars was cool but the first one was just too much of a good thing. It was a really cool edit but after a while it just looked like a video game. I think it was killed by having the color change on that. Maybe have it rotate between the opposite colors and the normal would be good though.

Oct 23 2008 11:48PM

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AMAZING

Oct 23 2008 11:56PM

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skithe49th

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how did he do the magic flashlights one? its sick as fuck ++karma to anyone who knows...

Oct 24 2008 12:03AM

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ChanchoVelez.

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sorry but i wasnt really feelin those...but i thought that light one that Bepo posted was frickin sick

Oct 24 2008 12:08AM

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EH_DUBS

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do you have any experience with after effects?

if not believe me you dont even want to try to start to learn how to do these for a while. ive just about got them but there annoying as fuck.

Oct 24 2008 12:13AM

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EVAN.F

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the first one was soooo good

Oct 24 2008 12:14AM

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cmeriptahoe

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I really like the flashlights one. Pretty cool.

Oct 24 2008 12:14AM

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skithe49th

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i know final cut and motion well but havent played w/ after effects much yet

Oct 24 2008 12:20AM

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birdshake

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I wouldnt really say the gnarwars one had good editing well it was bad editing it just had a really good story line

Oct 24 2008 12:21AM

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EH_DUBS

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this one is really sweet too

Knife Show Volume 1 from Mike Benson on Vimeo.

Oct 24 2008 12:22AM

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EH_DUBS

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if anyone wants to give it a try http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorials/

watch the light streak tutorials there. there pretty simple if you have no camera movement in your shot. but that looks no where near as cool. but by watching those tutorials youl understand how to do that (if you dont have camera movement).

with camera movement you have to create a new null for movement of whatever your tracking plus a new null for camera shake/movement. with the two nulls parented correctly you will be able to keep your emitter on whatever your following while changing the position of the already emitted particles which will compensate for camera movement

"tracking null" goes to your light streak null and the camera shake null is then parented to your particle layer.

i cant even explain where im getting stuck but i know its something to do with reverse stabilizing my footage before doing any of this. so im just playing around with that now. im so close but i just worked on it for 3 hours tonight so im done for now but il work on it some more tomorow.

also he does something to his streaks to make them watery looking i think he does it with the effect ccmercury but i havent played around with that at all yet.

Oct 24 2008 12:30AM

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birdshake

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it wasnt bad editing*

Oct 24 2008 12:32AM

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doublexl

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yo those were mos def sicker than sickle cell.

Oct 24 2008 12:33AM

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skithe49th

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wowzers sounds crazy, either way i oughta try after effects out....just need a bit more $$

Oct 24 2008 12:38AM

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thought the gnar wars one was sorta cheesy despite the cool editing but the other two were really what snowboarding is all about....creativity and fun....i enjoyed them all fully, though. +karma to both of ya.

Oct 24 2008 12:46AM

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