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Critique my Edit

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jibbinc.
Posts: 3355 - Karma: 2,497
I just got Sony Vegas 8.0 and decided to mess around.
If anyone has any tips or suggestions on my editing please let me know?

This is filmed with a digital camera ( hahaha ) and my first time editing something outside of throwing clips to a song.

Anyone know any cool effects or things to do in SV8?


Jul 18 2009 1:57AM
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ILoveOhio
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Don't use black spaces to make your edit go to the beat or "get artsy" or whatever you're trying to accomplish.  Keep it simple and it will be much more pleasing to the eye.

Sony Vegas is an amazing program.  I don't have specific tricks, it's all something you'll learn with practice.  Mess around over and over again until you find different little things you can incorperate into your edits.
Jul 18 2009 2:03AM
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dr_phil
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I'm not an editor nor a pro in video stuff but here's my input from a "average-guy-looking-at-the-vid-and-pointing-out-the-flaws point of view"

- Song: has been used in another super-well known trailer (people don't like that)
-Black outs: cut out the flow, I didn't like them
- The end part where you see that guy doing small bounces on the trampoline for 15 seconds or so: pointless
-The doubles were ill, film them from another point of view, always having the same camera angle is boring
Jul 18 2009 2:19AM
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jibbinc.
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Sick!
thanks dudes, +K for both of you.

Ill make sure to find more angles and shit on tuesday, and ill post back with a new one.
Jul 18 2009 3:25AM
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.jr
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Yeah kinda whats been said, the song was repeated and you can only do that if your going to it better than the OG video. Black shots - can be cool if used in moderation and are quick flashes.. can add emphasis to some scenes. Yours were long, at least a second on some, and seemed to drag on. The last little clip was kinda pointless. Also you took the zoom in pans to an extreme, done too often and zoomed in too far, image quality was compromised..

But you if you want to make a good edit, you have to put some effort into the filming. It looked like you just placed your camera on a ledge and let it roll.. As much as it sucks watching them jump and you filming, if you want a good edit it has to be done.

Not bad though, I was able to watch all of it..
Jul 18 2009 12:31PM
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jibbinc.
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Yeah it was more of a boredom thing, while im not doing anything its a thursday night, lets just film random shit and edit it tonight.

The black was way to much, which i realize, and the pans i just figured out so i guess i played them too much your right

Thanks for the input man, +K
Jul 18 2009 3:45PM
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ryanschindler
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make your cuts tighter,
don't zoom in post production unless its nessecary, or your working with a HD camera.

all zooms were done in editing and way to fast.
you were trying too hard basically.
pick a song that fits the day, not one your buddy showed you "bro check this you GOTTA use it for one of your edits!" none of that shit. you say nah i got my own steeze.
have someone film it, not all tripod shots, and if you do use all tripods then set up different angles. if you do use the same one make sure its for a purpose such as the ones used in this edit i made recently

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWakGWQf3aE&feature=channel_page
Jul 18 2009 4:34PM
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jibbinc.
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I love your filming ill say that, im more of a fam with edits that go right to the beat ( level 1 turbo )
Ill take your suggestions for sure thoguh
Thanks dude +K
Jul 18 2009 4:38PM
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