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In Flight with Ethan - New Edit

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gravel
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Hey guys!

Check out my new edit from this weekend of Ethan Swadburg killing it at Keystone. I tried some new stuff with the Cinemascope and did some gliding with my Tamron, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. Let me know what you all think!

Thanks!



Jan 23 2013 10:40AM
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miroz
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You had some great shots in there. The filming looked great.

There was something about the edit that kept it from fully satisfying me, though. I think it was the song and the fact that all of the shots were slow mo (i.e. there was no variation). It seemed to drag its feet a little bit, if you know what I mean.

That being said, I want to reiterate: filming was dope. Looking forward to seeing more.
Jan 23 2013 11:51AM
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HWW
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basically what's been said already: slow mo all the time doesn't appeal, but nonetheless, the edit was incredibly well varied in the way that you got in all kinds of different angles - the filming was def on point. skiing was dope, too, and it's always nice to see the subject smile instead of do gangsta signs on the lift or whatever.

don't know if the dead body @1:00 was suitable though
Jan 23 2013 12:27PM
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Soja.
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dope dope dope dope dope dope dope
Jan 23 2013 12:29PM
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Merlin.
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Well the songs been used, and used by a G at that. The Slo mo was a bit overdone, it made the video seem way longer than it really was. Also the colors looked over saturated IMO. And try to get steadier with a gildecam.
Jan 23 2013 1:01PM
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gravel
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Thanks guys.

I was a little hesitant doing a full slow motion edit because I knew there would be very varied feedback but went with it in the end because it fit the pace of the song better.

@blondie Thanks man, I did think the song worked really well but it is certainly all personal opinion.

@HWW I didn't think anyone would notice that. We went up to the kid after the shot and he was actually pretty hurt, he tweaked his knee really bad on a rail, so we waited with him until the Ski Patrol came.

@Merlin Damn... I had no idea that it was already used. That being said, it was an honest mistake and I don't feel at fault in the aspect that I'm not going to watch every ski video ever to see if the song has been used. I've been trying to get better gliding and this is definitely better than the gliding in some of my last videos. I didn't oversaturate the colors, either, and the saturation setting on the camera is actually lower than full saturation. Maybe it was your monitor?

Thank you all for the feedback! It'll all be considered for next time that I shoot and edit!
Jan 23 2013 1:13PM
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TWoods
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You're using a picture profile that is somehow accentuating the color rendition issues of the Canon video. It creates really ugly blues and oranges / reds, but doesn't bring up saturation in other colors to match. Hopefully someone can explain this better as I only know of the problem, and not the solution.
Jan 23 2013 2:51PM
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remster
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Pretty good, but what I really missed was some sound. Just a little bit of rail noise or landing thumps would have really added to it. Song was a bit slow IMO, but you made the footage work with it.
Jan 23 2013 3:14PM
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Merlin.
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Jan 23 2013 4:56PM
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boomie
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Really liked it. Not much i can provide from a critiquing standpoint other than I really liked it
Jan 23 2013 4:57PM
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Mag
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Threads, maybe Willstart would have an idea?
Jan 23 2013 5:42PM
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CrotchKiller
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2:35 was an awkward cut, for me at least. Maybe it's just because i can tell they are totally different locations.
Jan 23 2013 7:35PM
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bakedpow
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any song used in breaking bad is coo in my books.

Jan 23 2013 8:57PM
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WillStart
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Unfortunately I don't. I've never used cinemascope, and I never researched much into the Canon color rendition issues, other than being aware of their existence.

Jan 24 2013 3:32AM
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cwillygood
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loved it! overall the filming was great and it was enjoyable to watch, wasnt really feeling the song, i felt it was a bit over saturated and a few of the glidecam shots wernt as smooth
Jan 24 2013 6:57AM
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Eggbert
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this.... it didnt really seem to fit...
Jan 24 2013 11:54AM
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