Personally, I think I would have preferred the use of dissolves, of perhaps 20 frames or so. With a fairly slow-tempoed song, coupled with a wide variety of shots, I think a dissolve would have been less distracting. When your subject matter changes significantly from shot-to-shot, cuts often draw attention to the edit. In a fast-paced video with up-beat music, this is not only appropriate, but often desired. I was a little distracted by the cuts and I feel your video would have been better served with dissolves.
I liked your editing with the music, and felt the pace was good. Editing with the music using dissolves is a little more challenging to get it to "feel right" but is still doable. The video certainly kept my attention, but I'm not sure this was due to structure, but rather simply the stunning nature of the video itself. As a diver who has been out of the water for several years, I loved seeing the sea-life and some of the amazingly bright colors you managed to capture. Thank you for sharing this with the group. --Andrew --- In [email protected], Mike Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, all, > > I just finished a short underwater video piece, a music video that > I'd love to get some feedback on. You'll find it at > www.laughingeel.com under the title "Fiji: A Swim Through the > Garden." It's four and a half minutes long and is available in both > standard- and high-def. If you've got a fast connection and the time, > the high-def version is definitely better. > > I'm interested in any and all feedback, but in particular I'm > thinking a lot about these issues (maybe best read after viewing the > video first): > > - Cuts vs. dissolves. I used straight cuts throughout, a bit against > type for the music, which is placid. Does it work, or is it distracting? > > - Cutting strictly to the music. I've structured the video cuts to > match exactly the structure of the music, phrase by phrase. I've also > tried to match the music's feel of build and release in visual build > and release. Does it work? Or is it too regular and therefore distracting? > > - Overall structure. This is a music video without any narrative to > tie it together. Does the visual structure sustain your interest to > the end, or does it lose your interest at any point? If you lose > interest, can you remember why you lost it? > > Thanks in advance for your informed critiques. Sometimes it's easy to > get so wrapped up in editing that you lose sight of how the final > product looks and works. > > Mike Boom > www.laughingeel.com > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
