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Videomaker Forums » Forum: Videomaker Channel - Recent Posts http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Forums » Forum: Videomaker Channel - Recent Posts en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:19:04 +0000 jeremiahjw on "Destroying a Computer Server in Slow Motion - Red 4K, Sony EX1, Casio EX-F1" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/destroying-a-computer-server-in-slow-motion-red-4k-sony-ex1-casio-ex-f1#post-52314 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:23:04 +0000 jeremiahjw 52314@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzRF-5IWrm0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzRF-5IWrm0</a> This is a promo video for a company based near Dallas, TX. They do disaster data recovery and backup. I used the Casio EX-F1 for the 600fps footage, a DoP had his RED 4K shooting at 120fps, and I had a consumer Canon camera for the close up shots near the server as it's getting hit. It was a very exciting project to work on. Hope y'all like it! Â Jeremiah Garbonifilms on "Raw New Docu-Comedy Feature" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/raw-new-docu-comedy-feature#post-52237 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:59:34 +0000 Garbonifilms 52237@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hello, I'm Gilbert. I have been working on a feature docu-comedy (with some serious parts) that is scheduled to have its premiere at a university theatre in the area later this month. It is about 88 minutes long. It is my first feature film. Most of the interactions are with people who may not be considered real actors, but there are a couple of cameos with TV personalities. Here is a trailer/prevue: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oYd6IO-qmM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oYd6IO-qmM</a> Thank you for reading. If you watch the trailer, thank you. fearlessfreak on "The Lost World: Comedy Film" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-lost-world-comedy-film#post-52093 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:14:23 +0000 fearlessfreak 52093@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Alright guys, I'm new here so I thought I'd share some of my most recent work. It is a short film we made at the weekend and edited in a few days. Hope you like it Synopsis: A ruler flicking waster embarks on a mission with his depressed friend across the lost world on an adventure of mystery and self discovery. Comedy ensues. Starring and Directed by: Callum Thomson Anthony Richardson Written by: Callum Thomson Patrick Shelton Anthony Richardson Director of Photography: Patrick Shelton Editor: Callum Thomson Lighting Assistant: Dan Cheetham Guest Starring: Cleggers Music: <a href="http://www.incompetech.com/">http://www.incompetech.com</a> Film: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLowCr-WHgM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLowCr-WHgM</a>   __________________ BZL Productions on "Paris France Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/paris-france-video#post-52010 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:14:14 +0000 BZL Productions 52010@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Here it is! Adding some new footage putting in some color correction and changing the song.I have the re-edited version. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAFSXXB8f1U">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAFSXXB8f1U</a> composite1 on "Short Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-video#post-51989 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:05:13 +0000 composite1 51989@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ "Predictable outcome? No way!" Way. Title and the build-up totally led up to the kid getting a knock-out. It wasn't bad, I just saw it coming. But that is part of the writing though you 'did it in your head', it still worked. The '180' rule helps the viewer from getting confused with the flow of your shots. You almost made it work with the initial neutral shot with the instructor and kid early in the flick. Had you gone with a tighter shot, you would have had a smooth flow into the that sequence. Don't 'hate the rule.' Knowing how to work it separates the 'wheat from the chaff' so to speak. Certain rules you can't break, but when you learn how they work you can bend them. The main thing to remember about the 180 rule is you have the most control over it during production. Once you're in the editing bay you have what you have. As a director/shooter you have to keep up with your talent's movements. If you're going to 'Direct' that means you must control the movement and placement of your talent. When you do so from behind the camera, you have a far greater view of where everything is and twice the responsibility to keep up with screen direction in the field. So those things you mentioned as to why 'this wasn't or that wasn't' are just excuses. No, you don't have to approach filmmaking as seriously as a military commander but if you want to turn out 'good product' you still have to possess a 'serious thread' in what you are doing. Even if you are not bankrolled, you are taking people's time and energy as well as your own in putting together these videos. You owe it to them and yourself to put out the best possible flick you can. Don't blame stuff on your camera. Unless it blew up in your hands spontaneously, it's just a tool. Learn how to use it. During my initial training, I worked with oldschool 'Handycams' and learned that though I didn't have the same quality of imagery and control as the procams I would work with later didn't mean I couldn't master the controls basic to all cameras and the composition of the image. You don't have to 'resize' the image in post. Get closer to the subject during the shoot. Don't get into the retarded mindset of 'fixing it in post.' Do the 'heavy lifting' during production so that post is just for putting together a completed film. If the day comes and you start having to pay for post-production, you'll find the 'fix it in post' thing will cost you lots of money for no good reason. No, you don't need a new camera for that POV shot. Just bring your talent into a closer circle. There was no need to have all of that space between them anyway. Bring them in closer, then slow down the 360 shot so you can clearly see their faces. If necessary, you can speed it up during the edit. Nah, color was just fine. You're putting that stuff up on the 'Tube'. The extra color info will increase your file size and you'll have to mess around with your compression settings and decrease your image quality. Just do a good white balance prior to each shot change and keep consistent looking exposures from shot to shot and your color should be just fine. With a camera like yours, you don't have much control over the color anyway. Don't sweat the 'Ammy' tag. Nobody rolls into this stuff as a master-level virtuoso. You're just getting into this so you're bound to make ammy mistakes. Deal with it. Now, if after about a year of doing this stuff you're still making the same mistakes.... Like I said in my initial critique, you've got the eye for it no doubt. There are plenty of books like the one I recommended and tons of 'how to' videos online as well as buttloads of classes that can help you to go from ammy to pro should you choose. Whether you utilize them or not will determine your depths of 'unsocialized homeshooling.' atomterrible on "Short Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-video#post-51960 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:48:02 +0000 atomterrible 51960@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Predictable outcome? No way! There was only one incontinuity that I can clearly remember being necessary. As for the rest, I don't have any other reason besides the old, daylight fading excuse. If this were a budgeted production, heck, yes, we would take some time here, but we only had about ninty minutes, and it had gotten a bit darker. Anyway, this was half fellowship time anyway! Give me a break! (No, I really do appreciate it.) 180-rule, yes, I hate this rule. It's so hard for me to establish things where people move around and you need to get to the other side to have a look-see. I know the 180 applies to cuts, but does it as strongly apply to continuous footage? I know there are specific times to break it, but what if I just really need to look at something from over here without using a cut. Is it just not recommended? (Recommended as if the 180 were a punishable offense.) About tighter shots: my camera is quirky, and interlaced does not like being resized, plus my home TV cuts off about 20!!!!!!!!! (*hellfire and brimstone*) pixels on each edge. This is where we watched it when it was done. Close-ups, yes, I am having to overcome my aversion of them. My brother has only so much amateur, home-movie acting experience. I am always so conscious of using distance-effective shots. But, hey, having a penchant for murder is no excuse either, right? That POV shot...yes, blur, yes, filler. I admit the Smartsound music fit better with that in there. As to how I could have legitimately gotten an actually good shot for that part of the mental storyboard, I can't think of much else besides a new camera. Any thought? You didn't mention color correction! Either that was because it's too 'ammy-ish,' or I did a good job, and you didn't notice. I'll go with the latter. Thanks for helping this unsocialized homeschooler. composite1 on "Short Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-video#post-51951 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:05:43 +0000 composite1 51951@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Atom, Not bad at all. Good exposure, good composition, very little camera shake, decent field audio and the music helped carry the tone of the flick. The edit could have been tighter, but it wasn't bad for an 'ammy' (amature) posting stuff on the 'Tube'. Most important was the story (though the end was totally predictable) was cute and looked to be well thought out (unlike the deluge of crap swirling about the Tube.) It kept my interest and got a few chuckles out of me. You guys looked like you had fun and it showed in the work. As for suggestions, stuff I would have you work on production wise would first be using more medium shots (MU), close ups (CU) and the occasional extreme close up (XCU.) You seemed a bit timid with how close you got during those shots that were supposed to be in close. Also, your wide shots could be a bit tighter when framing your subjects. Yes you want to get them all in frame and show the environment they're in, but unless there is a recognizable background item (building, monument, etc.) that is integral to the story, tighten the shot. Don't sweat it though, it's a typical ammy mistake. Oh yeah, your 360 degree point of view shot (POV) was a good idea but you have to slow it down so the audience can see the faces of those in the shot without getting dizzy (unless you're showing your primary talent getting dizzy.) There were many obvious spots where you broke the '180 degree' rule as only an ammy could possibly do. Editing wise, knowing when to cut is an acquired skill. Basically, it's a matter of trimming off uneeded footage. Your comedy was quick-paced so the cuts should reflect that. Some cuts worked perfectly, some dragged on longer than necessary. Remember, always cut on the action and match action between cuts. Now, with that all said I do believe you have lots of potential as a filmmaker. The hardest part is telling a story that will hold the audience. You seem to have a grip on that part. So the parts that take the most work to improve are your shooting and editing. So far you're on the right track but you need to learn the basics. A good book to use is one I teach out of, "The Little Digital Video Book" by Michael Rubin (Amazon.com.) It will walk you through the basics and discuss briefly in more detail the things I've just mentioned. Good luck. We only get better by doing. atomterrible on "Short Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-video#post-51946 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:30:50 +0000 atomterrible 51946@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ This is a video I made with some friends of mine for my birthday party. I like to make shorts, so I had everyone over for cake and videomaking. We had fun, and the final product reflects that I hope. I had to deinterlace for YouTube, but besides that, what things would you recommend changing or watching for on future shorts? Thanks! Adam T. (19) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyVNwIVrwI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZyVNwIVrwI</a> jeremiahjw on "Computer DESTRUCTION with Gun and Explosives [Web Teaser]" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/computer-destruction-with-gun-and-explosives-web-teaser#post-51851 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:07:01 +0000 jeremiahjw 51851@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ This is a teaser for a video that will be released this Friday. It involves guns, computers, and explosions. I'm sure you all know what awesomeness that implies. :-P <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7inxPhMpvr0" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7inxPhMpvr0</a> The video was shot on the RED, Sony EX1, Casio EX-F1, and a consumer Canon HD camcorder. The "shoot" was a "blast". :-P I'm really looking forward to releasing the full video this Friday. T'was a wonderful experience. Cville on "Video I made feedback needed" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-i-made-feedback-needed#post-51796 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:11:13 +0000 Cville 51796@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Skye I enjoyed it. I really liked the music and many parts I really connected with the visual and the lyrics but some areas I felt disconnected from the song. No real specifics because over all I liked it. grinner on "Video I made feedback needed" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-i-made-feedback-needed#post-51789 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:20:41 +0000 grinner 51789@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ This won has already been critiqued. Apply what you've learned to a new creation then learn from that one as well. As long as you are always proud of your latest work and embarrassed by the last one you are growing as an artist. Skye on "Video I made feedback needed" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-i-made-feedback-needed#post-51787 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:53:09 +0000 Skye 51787@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hello VideoMaker gang, I posted about a week ago but the code was bad - corrupted so I'm giving it a new shot. Let me say I'm a novice not a pro, I do this for fun only. This is the 9th video I ever made. After it finally showed up on the forum with the help of some member I got two responses. One was from this old school dude, stuck in the 80's the other was more constructive but the guy was riding coat tails. This is not a movie or documentary or a news reel, it is an artistic expression, a new form of paint on video canvas, I know it's flowed in some areas bit would still appreciate opinion and subjective advice, Thank you! <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBKO46hwSMs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBKO46hwSMs</a> Skye on "Paris France Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/paris-france-video#post-51759 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:28:43 +0000 Skye 51759@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ First, let me say I'm not a pro like the rest of the people here. I liked the video very much, I'm sure there are thousands of Paris short videos out there but this one had a very cozy feel to it. You present much of it from a very personal perspective which gives the video a natural perspective. There are only two things I would have done different. Paris is the city of love, the music you chose is a little to dramatic, , I think a more mellow, romantic tune would blend nicer. The other thing is, not sure what you used (only says JVC on your info) I would warm and enhance the colors a bit. there are some beautiful scenes but the colors look washed out. since this is not a documentary or a news reel I would add a special effect while editing to give a warmer glow here. Great video, takes you inside the journey. Skye on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51736 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:10:47 +0000 Skye 51736@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Gentleman, thank you for your time viewing my video and critiques, I appreciate your candid reviews. My intention here was not to tell a story, this was intended to be a picture on the wall, lets say in a bar or nightclub, people hear the music and every so often look up at the screen and see images flowing to the music, in a sense a visual dreamy escape, it's not supposed to make sense. The listener hears the music and the images give a visual background not vice versa. I saw a news article about a guy who took over the main Bestbuy store in NYC. Every screen in the store, televisions, computers etc were displaying his video. The video was nothing but mixed overlays of several videos layered against each other and creating a psychedelic collage which at some points looked like nothing but colorful dots dancing on the screen. The store was packed with people viewing it as art. You are correct I am very novice, I do this for a creative outlet, kind of creative self therapy :) I went way overboard with the special effects like a kid in a candy store. I need to use more balance and less toys. Question: if the tune is instrumental, no words, how and what relationship does it need to correlate with the music. in other words, besides the mood the music conveys, how does the imagery need to be answering the music? according to tempo, beat? what makes the best seamless flow? Thank you again for your advice. composite1 on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51727 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:53:34 +0000 composite1 51727@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Yeah I gotta' agree with Grinner. No matter what medium be it painting, charcoal & paper, photography, whatever, the artist must know what the relationship of the elements in their work is and be able to clearly covey it to the viewer. Video/film are the mediums 'unrelated randomness' shows up the strongest. Song was nice, but it begged for human interaction in relationship to the sentiment in the song. The imagery was okay, but like Grinner said, "it looked like a student went through their effects list." Art House video/films work best with instrumental music in the same context with the imagery. At least there was evidence you have an understanding of basic editing. Put some more thought into relationships and context of your piece and it will be much better. BZL Productions on "Paris France Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/paris-france-video#post-51714 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:01:11 +0000 BZL Productions 51714@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ I'm getting alot of views on this. Thanks to eveyone who watched. grinner on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51713 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:52:24 +0000 grinner 51713@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Skye, Breaking Ties just felt like a swarm of meaningless effects. It didn't seem to go with the song at all. Could have been to any somg or no song, really. To be honest, it looks like a student was just going through their effects list then threw a song under it later on. A music video does two things... it tells a story or highlights an artist... or both. This collage of random effects did neither, imo. composite1 on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51710 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:29:56 +0000 composite1 51710@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ When you embed video from Vimeo, you have to immediately 'Edit' your post. After you get the edit window, pull out all the code except for the active link at the bottom that should contain the name of your video and where it is on vimeo. It should come in clean after that. It took some serious fooling with to figure that out, so I hope it helps. BruceMol on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51707 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:11:30 +0000 BruceMol 51707@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Breaking Ties - Video Painting by <a href="http://vimeo.com/user1198986">NY Skye</a> <a href="http://vimeo.com/7213052" rel="nofollow">http://vimeo.com/7213052</a> "Chill version of Above & Beyond from Oceanlab sung by Justine Suissa set to a dreamy, haunting, melodramatic backdrop." Very stylish! (Not sure why the vimeo load window keeps doing that) birdcat on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51706 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:18:39 +0000 birdcat 51706@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ I too can not see the vids. I have no other problems playing Vimeo stuff (I have a few vids out there myself). Michaelocalypse on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51701 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:05:34 +0000 Michaelocalypse 51701@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Nope. Although the vimeo animation is quite nicely done and not too uninteresting to watch, (for less than a minute,) nothing else seems to be loading at all. BTW, this is my first posting here at Videomaker Forums. Glad to be here! (and now, the vimeo loading is reminding me of guitar picks.) Can't look at it any longer... EarlC on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51700 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:15:16 +0000 EarlC 51700@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Your stuff is not loading up for me, just the spinner with vimeo under it. Vimeo has been getting some flack last several months due to faulty playback and other playback issues. Losing favor with a lot of folks. In spite of it all YouTube and BlipTV for a couple, there are others, are doing a better job of things. If this doesn't work in the next few hours I will probably take your post down as it is serving no purpose. Anyone else getting anything to watch beside the spinner & vimeo name? Skye on "Short Music Video -opinions?" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/short-music-video-opinions#post-51696 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:01:11 +0000 Skye 51696@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Been making short music videos for about a year now this is my latests one. Would appreciate opinions, comments, advice, <span class="Apple" style="widows: 2; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; border-collapse: separate; font: medium 'Times New Roman'; white-space: normal; orphans: 2; letter-spacing: normal; color: #000000; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><object width="579" height="391"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7213052&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=ff9933&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7213052&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=1&amp;color=ff9933&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="579" height="391"></embed></object> TheWildlifeStudio on "Critique Please - ASD - Confused" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/critique-please-asd-confused#post-51694 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:45:41 +0000 TheWildlifeStudio 51694@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Many thanks Composite, your comments are appreciated. I take your point about white balance, but the report papers are actually Yellow! And I now realise that the audio is not good. :( Thanks for the pointers on the shots sizes, I'll be a lot more careful with the next one. Again, many thanks for taking the time. composite1 on "Critique Please - ASD - Confused" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/critique-please-asd-confused#post-51693 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:15:54 +0000 composite1 51693@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ TWS, Event's got your number. Audio's the main killer. You're choices are; put a lavalier (lapel) mic on the talent, use a support and 'boom' the talent (preferably with the mic off camera) or do an ADR track after the shoot. The first two you can do without much trouble in the field or studio. The third is trickier and you'll have to use the same model mic used in the shoot and recall the talent to record the ADR track. Event's right in that you don't have to record your narration directly to the tape. You can use a separate recorder or depending on the audio software available, record directly to the computer in wav, aiff, mp3, etc. Make sure whether you're recording natsound, field audio, narration or ADR that you use mic foamy's, fuzzy muffs, pop stoppers and do it in as quiet a space as possible. Right now, the best way to salvage your audio is to record ADR tracks and redo your narration track using the previously suggested means. Video wise, I could have lived without all of the 'whizzy' text transmissions in your opening titles. That stuff works for kids only programs, but I figure you're pitching this to adults about kids. Pick one that's not too annoying and go with that. Also, give enough time for one title to fade down before fading up the next. The word 'confused' was plainly overlapped by the episode title. When you shoot/edit training and info videos don't hold on a single shot too long. You have to keep the cuts moving at a good pace because these types of videos no matter what the subject matter can get boring quickly. That shot in the intro with the two women talking was way too long. I got it they were there supervising their children but holding for six-seven seconds without any pertinent action is too long. When you show someone doing something like typing or using a laptop, don't forget to go in for a closeup of what their typing/searching for. Your narration gives the impression their doing something pertinent to the film so a 2-3 second CU of what's being typed or what's on the computer screen will bring the viewer along. Don't forget to white balance for each new scene. Unless the paper on the Interim Report is actually yellow-green, you need to white balance. It wouldn't have killed you to put some light on it instead of going with available light. Show the discussion topics prior to introducing talent/experts. Avoid long lists of topics like the 9 you had in the intro. Figure out a way to group them in tighter 'bundles' so you won't lose the viewer with what they'll perceive as a 'ton o' topics'. You can hit them with the more in-depth list when you discuss the 'main topics' as a related group. Once you've ready to focus on topic points, then roll out your talent/experts. Mentioning Lorraine verbally is good, but when she comes up as a 'talking head' put her full name and title onscreen as a secondary intro. That reinforces her presence to the viewer and takes away any lingering 'who is this?' in their minds. Oh, and tighten the cut introing Lorraine as we can see both the light fading up and her nervously looking offscreen. It wouldn't hurt to let her introduce herself when she starts up and as a director try to get you're talent to loosen up. The 'deer in the headlights' look doesn't inspire viewer confidence in the talent. And, the full length shot is good for 2-3 seconds but afterwards a pop-in to a MS will allow the viewer to clearly see your talent and still leave enough room for your graphics. I wasn't too fond of the composites with Lorraine and the 'virtual people'. The WS with her on the chair was too wide MS would have been better and you should have had her 'interact' with them more. Switching back and forth from the super WS to the close-up of didn't 'sell' and looked 'gimmicky'. Also, you used hard cuts and fades between Lorrain's takes, again pick one (fade or takes) and stick with that. There was also a cut that was so short I didn't know what was going on. Now, I didn't hate it. As a producer, I would say its somewhere between an assemble edit and a rough. No way would I stamp that as final product. Clean up the audio, put some more thought into your basic edits and your basic shooting when you shoot the next episode and I believe you'll have a fine program. TheWildlifeStudio on "Critique Please - ASD - Confused" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/critique-please-asd-confused#post-51677 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:24:52 +0000 TheWildlifeStudio 51677@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thanks EVG, I'd not thought of an external recorder. Eventvideoguy on "Critique Please - ASD - Confused" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/critique-please-asd-confused#post-51659 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:33:40 +0000 Eventvideoguy 51659@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Audio. Instead of speaking at about 10 feet from the mic. Either speak directly into the camera mic or use a lapel or handheld mic. You don't HAVE to record the narration directly to the tape. When I film weddings, I connect a lapel mic to a digital recorder. Just a standard Olympus WS-100 dictation device then usb it to the computer and synch it up in the editing software. TheWildlifeStudio on "Critique Please - ASD - Confused" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/critique-please-asd-confused#post-51657 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:49:41 +0000 TheWildlifeStudio 51657@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ This is way out of my comfort zone, but it is a project my daughter has been asking me to do for some time now. This is just an intro. I'm pretty thick skinned, so any critique will be appreciated, good or bad. Thanks in advance. \<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WxFveO7yMs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WxFveO7yMs</a>\ Cost Comedy on ""Femi-Nasty" A Comedy Video" http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/femi-nasty-a-comedy-video#post-51651 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:33:57 +0000 Cost Comedy 51651@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Sorry, forgot to mention. This was shot on the Canon Hv30 using the Rode video mic. 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