Feedback Needed First Attempt At Video Editing

Garthox

Garthox

Wannabe vlogger
Hey guys,

I'd appreciate if you have the time to give me some comments, advice, criticism or tips for the video below. It's my first attempt at putting in some time to make a "decent clip" with music (±3.5 minutes)

The footage is kinda jumpy, but I made the most of what I had available. (I like how it has come out)
This is just a montage from some riding a buddy and I did while camping. (Not yet a vlog, but that's where the practice comes in).
My main aim of the video was to try a couple techniques I saw on youtube and practice.


Some comments from me:
There are a few places where I transitioned just off of the beat, but its not a train smash.
There is a small effect in the beginning and one at the end, otherwise I tried to keep it clean and not toss in all the different effects I like and ruin what i was trying to go for.
I know the song is copyrighted, i didn't make this to pubmically display on youtube. But for my own practice. I'll remove it soon.
Somewhere in the video is a clip that i now feel is slightly long for the video where someone may lose interest. But then again, I have watched this almost 20+ times
I'm surprised by how invested your attention becomes once you get rolling. I planned on a half hour play around and that turned into 4+ hours yesterday evening of editing and tweaking :eek:

Thanks for the read, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.

Cheers,
Garth
 
Lekker Ceres! - I like that song too ^_^
The front wheel perspective is a cool idea, keeps it interesting. I personally didn't find any clips too long; think you might be right with regards to having watched it one too many times. It's weird how perspective gets messed up like that!
 
Haha true, i knew all the lyrics to the song before even making the video. So you must know :p

Good eye, Ceres it is.

Thanks for the feedback
 
Damn, if this is your first attempt, I'm looking forward to more! I enjoyed it. It is crazy how immersive and time-consuming editing can become, but it's fun and the outcome is a cool video you have for life.
 
The editing is a good start. With this kind of song and all the drops that it has in the middle, some more B-roll shots and cuts on the beat definitely would have kicked things up a notch. That takes a lot more planning to get those shots, though. For using the footage you had it turned out well.
 
Thanks for the feedback

I agree on the pre-planning.
This video was made with footage I already had.

Initially I planned to have the video be a summary of the trip...I. e. Start, middle and end but quickly realised how much you'd have to squashow into those 3 minutes.
I tried to keep the second camera angle in the video a "secret" until the first beat drop so the beginning had to be slower.
I'll maybe do another version when I get a chance to see if I can make it faster paced.

I like the more mellow pace that videos from Everide (on youtube) follow.
 
I'd possibly look at adjusting your headcam up a bit for the scenic parts, I prefer the horizon closer to the middle of the screen so the tops of mountains don't get clipped out of shot, if you were doing a technical bit of offroading then your camera angle would be perfect though as it allows the viewer to see what is in front of you well! :-) Maybe make the photo shoot scene by the sign a little shorter.
 
I do agree with raising the angle or in the least raising my head to get those better scenic shots.
Also possibly finding better footage to add in.

At the time of making those videos I had only used the camera to capture video and not record with a purpose of creating an edited video.

I have since gotten an external mic and find myself thinking how I would edit a certain piece after I've taken it now.

All in all, I am having fun with the videos.

Only problem is I am away from my bike for a few weeks for work :(
 
Nice video! I only have a few comments. Don't be afraid to be ruthless. I tell my students (and don't take this literally) don't be afraid to kill your children. By children, I mean your footage which we can be precious with. Don't be afraid to cut, drop shots, shorten their lengths, and leave all options on the editing table - quick edits, non-linear approaches, and changing the speed of footage - faster or slower.

I like to use songs with strong beats for cutting. Your song has soft beats, but you cut on them well. Songs with lyrics will make any shown footage into a music video that favors the music over the footage. That's fine, because there's still a lot of synergy there. With a song that uses the word 'you' add shots of you riding your bike to connect with the music. Much of your footage is from your helmet cam. My stuff is too, but that means we have to be creative with our edits. Use any moment you turn from the road to look at what you are passing as alternative B-roll footage to cut to, or from. When I turn my head when riding I try to hold those moments to use in editing later (though only do so when it's safe).

Ask yourself why are you cutting? What motivates the cut? If you have footage aimed at you -- cam mounted on the windshield, or from another rider -- when you look at something off screen, this allows you to cut 'off the look'. What we see next is understood to be from your POV. Last, long takes, or moments can be abbreviated by cross dissolving to half way through the shot (or multiple moments) and then dissolving to the end. Sometimes if we can see where we're going, and nothing is revealed along the way, move the viewer to the next key event. Working with the music beats will motivate these transitions.

- wuf
 
scooterwuf said:
Nice video! I only have a few comments. Don't be afraid to be ruthless. I tell my students (and don't take this literally) don't be afraid to kill your children. By children, I mean your footage which we can be precious with. Don't be afraid to cut, drop shots, shorten their lengths, and leave all options on the editing table - quick edits, non-linear approaches, and changing the speed of footage - faster or slower.

I like to use songs with strong beats for cutting. Your song has soft beats, but you cut on them well. Songs with lyrics will make any shown footage into a music video that favors the music over the footage. That's fine, because there's still a lot of synergy there. With a song that uses the word 'you' add shots of you riding your bike to connect with the music. Much of your footage is from your helmet cam. My stuff is too, but that means we have to be creative with our edits. Use any moment you turn from the road to look at what you are passing as alternative B-roll footage to cut to, or from. When I turn my head when riding I try to hold those moments to use in editing later (though only do so when it's safe).

Ask yourself why are you cutting? What motivates the cut? If you have footage aimed at you -- cam mounted on the windshield, or from another rider -- when you look at something off screen, this allows you to cut 'off the look'. What we see next is understood to be from your POV. Last, long takes, or moments can be abbreviated by cross dissolving to half way through the shot (or multiple moments) and then dissolving to the end. Sometimes if we can see where we're going, and nothing is revealed along the way, move the viewer to the next key event. Working with the music beats will motivate these transitions.

- wuf
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Thanks for some very good points to think about Wuf...I do have a second cam but that was one my buddy was using on those rides. I do sometimes set it up on the dash when riding alone.

I'll see how I can learn from these points to improve my next video.

:)
 
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