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Please critique my filming/editing

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plorr
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So I got ACL surgery at the beginning of the summer and decided to buy a camera to make some edits for something to do while I'm gimpy. So far I've put together three that I am more or less happy with, but I know I have a lot to learn. I would appreciate it if you guys would check them out and give some constructive criticism on my composition, coloring, editing, music choice, etc. Of course free karmas for helpfulness. BTW everything is shot with a Sony CX100 except a couple of the timelapses were shot with a D60.




Jun 19 2011 10:26PM
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plorr
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nobody?
Jun 21 2011 11:13AM
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JStrathern
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I liked the shot at 0:37 of the first video, were all those cars on the way to a show or something?
Jun 21 2011 11:49AM
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JStrathern
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Ah I've answered my own question by rewatching the intro.
Jun 21 2011 11:53AM
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kzrstf
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First vid,
Timelapses were cool, but they are the only things worth watching in the video. The other shots were kinda boring.

Second vid,
Your best one, good music, you obviously worked more on your shots. A bit long if you ask me.

Third vid,
Try different angles, creative shots, cause honestly it looked like you were always standing at one point shooting the skater's run through the park. Also, the skater often went off the screen, which is not really good.

Hope i didn't sound too rude haha, I'm looking forward for your other vids!
Jun 21 2011 12:20PM
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plorr
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+K thanks for the critique. You don't sound rude, I asked for criticism not a pat on the back. I'm trying to film another skate edit this weekend, so I'll definitely take your advice on the third vid into consideration. And what made most of the first video boring? Was it how the shots were composed or the content? I realize the onramp shots in the beginning are a little dragged out, but that's only because I shot the video for a Subaru club my buddy is in, and I wanted to make sure a lot of people's cars made it into the video.
Jun 21 2011 12:41PM
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A good rule of thumb is that the subject should never be in the middle of the frame (dead space) unless the entire frame is symmetrical. Also, if you can learn to see the world geometrically, you will already be miles ahead of most filmers.

If you want to be a great filmer, study drawing/painting.
Jun 21 2011 3:23PM
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homestar
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The only suggestion I have is to move the camera around a little.

This is a good example - here
Jun 21 2011 7:51PM
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plorr
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Yeah, I attempted to build a bootleg glidetrack type thing but my first rendition didn't work well at all. Going to go this week and get some parts to hopefully fix it.
Jun 21 2011 8:05PM
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plorr
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Here's a rolling edit I shot over the past week or so at a few skate parks around CT. Shot on my friend's T2i and my Sony CX100.


Let me know what you think of it. I'd like some constructive criticism and suggestions, especially regarding colors. This was my first time attempting any real color correction/grading. I had a hard time with it especially since it was footage from two different cameras, and a lot of it was really noisy since it was shot in low light. I'm pretty happy with how most of the shots turned out though.
Jul 28 2011 1:05AM
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chris.G
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this last one looks really good, the color looks good, and the movement you got in each shot is really good and you changed up the angle/shot alot more which looks good...keep up the good work!
Jul 28 2011 2:46AM
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SSteezle
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Much better than the first 3! I looked really hard to critique this because it was a clean edit. I'm getting into filming too and a few small things i noticed was some shows (maybe 1 or 2 at the beginning) were just handheld shots without a tripod and seemed to be a bit shaky, besides that the shots were super smooth. There were also a few shots that could have been in focus a little better. Colors were good, cuts/editing was spot on. Maybe spread out the timelapses a little more, the first time lapse i really liked. all minor critiques! good work
Jul 28 2011 9:57AM
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plorr
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Thanks man. +K for you and chrisjg
Jul 28 2011 10:01AM
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