http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ Forums Tag: critique en Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:38:51 +0000 http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39289 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:56:27 +0000 domineaux 39289@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I didn't like your transitions.</p> <p>Slow fades would be better</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39288 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:51:21 +0000 barbaralaketahoe 39288@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote><p>ken burns is the documentarian who popularized zooming and panning around a photo to make it look like video. This is what you did with your photos. some people think this is cool. That's pretty sweet that you used pictures from your cell phone! I'm into internet freeware and found a free internet video editing software that can edit video from cell phones. It's called Avidemux and I'll be writing a chapter about it in my videomaker blog soon ("Free Stuff: Making Your Dream Movie for Nothing"). What version of pinnacle did you use? I don't like pinnacle AT ALL, but I've only used 11 Plus, I've heard the Ultimate versions are nice.</p></blockquote> <p>Pinnacle is all I know thus far anyway lol... it is Studio MediaSuite version 10.5 Titanium Edition $99.00 online, ugh! Let me know when you write your chapter for your blog, will keep reading after that.</p> <p>When I used my cell phone I just took still pics not video. I have never used my video part of my cell phone, tried it once didn't like it. I made the video from just stills.</p> <p>I am really jazzed that what I did in my video was similar to what someone famous does. It is just what I was seeing &amp; feeling when making video. I will go back and try to see what you are telling me.</p> <p>Thanks Chris, Barbara</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39285 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:04:28 +0000 chrisColorado 39285@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>ken burns is the documentarian who popularized zooming and panning around a photo to make it look like video. This is what you did with your photos. some people think this is cool.</p> <p>That's pretty sweet that you used pictures from your cell phone! I'm into internet freeware and found a free internet video editing software that can edit video from cell phones. It's called Avidemux and I'll be writing a chapter about it in my videomaker blog soon ("Free Stuff: Making Your Dream Movie for Nothing").</p> <p>What version of pinnacle did you use? I don't like pinnacle AT ALL, but I've only used 11 Plus, I've heard the Ultimate versions are nice.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39268 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:46:05 +0000 barbaralaketahoe 39268@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <blockquote> <p>Nice! I liked the "Heaven Created by GOD"  at the end of your second one. The second one's transitions/music made me think of something that would be playing in a Hallmark store at Christmas time. (Yes, my Mom used to take us to Hallmark.) what kind of camera did you use? I've always wanted to take pictures like that. You have the well known "Ken Burns" effect down cold. good job! <strong>stuff I didn't like (you can skip this part until later):</strong> Like Art said above, the red credits at the end of the first one were hard to read on top of the black and white photo. It was probably the font the text was in(thicker fonts are easier to read), but extra drop shadow or a different color would help too. Many of the pictures needed to be "perked up" with either Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. Just some color correction and sharpening. The first one seemed very slow, but that might be because it was the first one I watched.</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>THANKS ART &amp; CHRIS FOR YOUR COMMENTS!!</strong></p> <p>Chris, you and Art are both correct about the red script font at end of Reno video, not to justify leaving it in there, but it was 6am and I was tried lol... and I said to myself "Oh well, no one is going to read the credits anyway! That was just tired talking. Silly, won't say that again! Thanks."</p> <p>Believe it or not, all those pics taken in the Reno video with the exception of the blk &amp; wh ones were taken with my cell phone!! We were down from Tahoe in Reno buying a car, and I had no video cam or camera of any kind with me to take pics of these great views from 25 floors up in Harrah's of Reno, so, I took out my trusty Nokia cell phone lol!! You are absolutely right, I should have taken them into photoshop to perk them up! I love hearing about all these things through someone else's eyes.</p> <p><strong>The Tahoe video (hang on to your seat) were all taken with a very antique digital camera, probably one of the first made. It is a floppy disk camera!! "Sony Digital Mavica 2X" it takes incredible pictures</strong>. Yes, looking back each frame was to slow, it was one of my first videos trying to learn Pinnacle. I like that you thought of Hallmark though, and besides the snowy street shot from the 18th floor of Harrah's I liked the Heaven Created by GOD frame the most too.</p> <p>Not wanting to sound totally green, tell me about Ken Burns, and his effects. Please.</p> <p><strong>Thanks again guys for your replies!! Barbara</strong></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39265 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:46:19 +0000 chrisColorado 39265@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nice! I liked the "Heaven Created by GOD"  at the end of your second one. The second one's transitions/music made me think of something that would be playing in a Hallmark store at Christmas time. (Yes, my Mom used to take us to Hallmark.)</p> <p>what kind of camera did you use? I've always wanted to take pictures like that.</p> <p>You have the well known "Ken Burns" effect down cold. good job!</p> <p><strong>stuff I didn't like (you can skip this part until later):</strong> Like Art said above, the red credits at the end of the first one were hard to read on top of the black and white photo. It was probably the font the text was in(thicker fonts are easier to read), but extra drop shadow or a different color would help too.</p> <p>Many of the pictures needed to be "perked up" with either Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop. Just some color correction and sharpening.</p> <p>The first one seemed very slow, but that might be because it was the first one I watched.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39264 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:43:48 +0000 artismobile 39264@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nice.  I like them.  I had a bit of a problem reading the credits at the end.  Dunno if the font was too thin or my age and eyesite! Keep making them.</p> <p>Art</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/please-critique-my-two-videos-need-your-advice#post-39260 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:16:16 +0000 barbaralaketahoe 39260@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>PLEASE CRITIQUE MY TWO VIDEOS. <strong>I just found this forum last night, and am new to video making. I truly love it, and want to learn all I can. The tips &amp; tricks page seems to be a really great place to start. I have been learning Pinnacle on my own since January of this year when I have a chance.</strong></p> <p><strong>I would like to make travel aid DVDS for Tahoe and Reno, etc... for sale on eBay, so, when I do I want them to be high quality with great effects. I would like to speed up my learning process now. I could use anyone's advice, and would appreciate it.</strong></p> <p>I have a Michael Jordon &amp; Tony Romo video that I need to - hold my breath - edit together, and get up for sale. I find the still photo videos so much easier, and just plain fun. Video videos much harder.</p> <p>Thank you to anyone &amp; everyone who replies back!!</p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFHgeHS-JY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyFHgeHS-JY</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxO3xTWA-Ps&amp;feature=user">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxO3xTWA-Ps&amp;feature=user</a></p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/watch-my-video-and-give-me-a-critique#post-36013 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:32:18 +0000 derrickvideos 36013@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>man thats nice. professional well edited damn near espn material. text could be just a tiny bit better. but i loved it.</p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/watch-my-video-and-give-me-a-critique#post-35970 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:28:33 +0000 robgrauert 35970@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Nice...great advice guys. I haven't gotten the rights to the song only because it's for my old high school, and the video is for their annual all-sports banquet they have at the end of each school year. So it's only for the student's and coaches, which is why I didn't have more informative lower thirds either. </p> <p> </p> <p>I agree with your comment about the VX2100 though ThomScratch. The GL2 doesn't perform very well in low light situations. Looks awesome when their is plenty of light though. At least I think so...I'm still in college, so I don't see much high quality footage yet haha.  </p> <p> Oh and the last shot isn't a freeze frame. Myspace didn't let it fade all the way to black for some reason. I'll be sure to take all your advice with me for future projects.  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/watch-my-video-and-give-me-a-critique#post-35964 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:54:10 +0000 ThomScratch 35964@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Nice piece.  Very professional.  Could run very close to as-is as a featurette on local TV in many major markets (i.e., large cities).</p> <p>Last shot (freeze frame) was awkward; not worthy of the rest of piece.</p> <p>Do you have permission for the music.  I know; everyone steals ST material for MySpace and the like.   Having a corporate lawyer (hired by a rich band) come after you for 500K or so could be a life changing experience, if you were to use the copyrighted material in an exploitive way (i.e., try to make $25 worth of income with the piece).</p> <p>Not bad for a GL2.  Gym shots would have more saturation/zest with a Sony2100.  Also, while the gym look is fine (everthing in amber/ocre), experimentation with white balance might have given a more eye catching result.  (Not saying, more realistic; saying more eyecatching.  BTW, 99% of all TV commercials (not shot on cheap budget locally) favor eyecatching over realistic.)</p> <p>The Asst Coach cutaways were not as strong as the other interview bits.  A bit of mumbling.  And what he said maybe he could have said better with a little help from the "director" !!!</p> <p>Do more more more of these and you can make a mark out there.</p> <p>REGARDS ... Thom </p> <p>  </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/watch-my-video-and-give-me-a-critique#post-35963 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:07:35 +0000 GilbyGood 35963@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>The film held my attention was crisp and well paced. I think it would improved by adding appropriate titles for the viewers that are not familiar with the content. </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/watch-my-video-and-give-me-a-critique#post-35951 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 13:14:36 +0000 robgrauert 35951@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I just finished a quick video for my hold high school that I graduated from in '05. It was all shot by me with my GL2. Let me know what you think. It's a kind of low on quality though because of compressing for myspace. </p> <p><a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=2104646723" rel="nofollow">http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=2104646723</a> </p> http://videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/rate-my-video#post-35238 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:32:03 +0000 jburkhart 35238@http://videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>We've started a new critiquing area called <a href="http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/ratemyvideo/">Rate My Video!</a> in the blogs section of the community. Please come by and post your videos there, where we have new rating tools and comments sections for people to give you more detailed feedback.</p> <p>Also come by and take a look at other people's work, and give them your constructive opinions.</p> <p>JB</p>