Hi there! Just watched your vid, and I have to say that was pretty good! I liked the song you used, and you did a good job of picking out the right clips to go with the music. Kudos for not being hindered by the chronological order of the scenes. When I vid I have a hard time arranging clips out of sequence, it feels like I'm messing with the natural order of things or something. It's kinda limiting, cause it makes my vids all kinda look the same. Anyways, I wasn't bothered by it at all while watching your vid, you made it work really well. Great job!
On the constructive criticism side . . .
You can tell how new a person is to vidding by all the flashy transitions they use (I was guilty of this too when I first started editing video, so no worries!). Though it looks cool, it kinda detracts from the vid and from the story you're telling. People will like your vid for the way you put it together, not for all the cool effects you can do. Use them sparingly and when it calls for it, like during a particular beat of the music that you want to highlight, or to draw attention to a certain scene, or for emotional impact. You used a lot of them in your vid (some of them looked really neat!), and I felt that it made the vid a bit disjointed and jumpy. Cross dissolves and fade-in/fade-out transitions work wonders in their simplicity; they can create really nice fluid movement between scenes and will smooth out your vids, making them flow from beginning to end.
Also, there was a lot of 'talky face' in your vid, you know, mouth moves but no dialogue. Some instances, you absolutely cannot avoid it (I've been there, I've felt its pain
). One of the easiest way to avoid it is by slowing down the clip and just using the facial expressions at the beginning or the end of what they're saying. It's a hard thing to get around, but try and be creative. Your vids will be more enjoyable to watch if you can find ways around 'talky face'. I think vids are a lot like trailers . . . a well put together trailer has no 'talky face' and effectively mixes the music and the visuals for the most emotional impact. But of course, you'll always be at the mercy of the clips you have, and you can't really help that.
So yeah, you can tell how big of a vid nerd I am by the length of this post, but I liked your vid and hope that I didn't step out of my boundaries with my constructive criticism. I've watched a lot of Willow and Tara vids, and it's been a while since one has caught my eye. It's a great first effort, and hopefully you'll continue to make more. I hope this was useful to you. Thanks for sharing!
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- can you tell I'm still getting into this? "Ooh, I can do transitions," says I, and then I do a billion of them. I did like the one when Tara's dorm room door's closing though - for some reason that worked out way too well.
! Feedback is as always appreciated!
I definitely didn't do it on purpose - I find it distracting too - I just couldn't fix it.
