Ski Trip in Portillo, Chile (AE)

[tweir10988]

This is a little video i made from my ski trip this summer to Portillo, Chile. I didn't have a tripod cause it was too hard to pack so some of the shots really suck but i think it came out alright. It was filmed with a gs-400 and edited in AE 6.5. This is the first full video i've done all in AE because i normally only do little parts in AE then put it into Premiere, but i was just trying to use AE more and get more familiar with it.

I know the skiing isn't great but i only get to ski once a year cause i live in Florida. And i hyped it up to make it seem like it was better than it really is, but it was all just for fun anyways.

Let me know what you guys think. Thanks.
Tristan Weir

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aal-KaNQHtE (http://youtube.com/watch?v=aal-KaNQHtE)
If anyone has another site that i could upload on let me know because youtube ruins the video.

[ChuckS]

Looked like a cool ski trip.

Some of the effects wipes in the begining were a bit cliche, but over all I liked it.

Sure made me want to go skiing.

Good job...

[Demistate]

Don't let the other guys on the board tell you "its too effect heavy." You're learning and the only way to learn is to do small tests like these.

Anyway, if this is your first start, it is a very good first start at AFX. You'll get better as you go along and do more pieces.

I could see this going into an MTV clip, to bridge the gap or transition between ideas for "SNOWBOARDING EXTREME 2007" or some real life show that they like to put on about young people doing extreme stuff.

Just remember, keep improving your craft by comming up with new and exciting effects and styles. Just because it's effect heavy doesn't mean that it is bad (or good, so watch yourself.) This piece you showed us compiled with a good story could make good b-roll visuals for another editor to cut.

PROTIP: Make your edits in Premiere Pro, (with the cuts longer than usual) because it is easier to assemble clips in Premiere, than it is to assemble them in AFX. Then just copy and paste the clips over and begin your effects.

[tweir10988]

Don't let the other guys on the board tell you "its too effect heavy." You're learning and the only way to learn is to do small tests like these.

Anyway, if this is your first start, it is a very good first start at AFX. You'll get better as you go along and do more pieces.

I could see this going into an MTV clip, to bridge the gap or transition between ideas for "SNOWBOARDING EXTREME 2007" or some real life show that they like to put on about young people doing extreme stuff.

Just remember, keep improving your craft by comming up with new and exciting effects and styles. Just because it's effect heavy doesn't mean that it is bad (or good, so watch yourself.) This piece you showed us compiled with a good story could make good b-roll visuals for another editor to cut.

PROTIP: Make your edits in Premiere Pro, (with the cuts longer than usual) because it is easier to assemble clips in Premiere, than it is to assemble them in AFX. Then just copy and paste the clips over and begin your effects.

Thanks for the comment. I was actually trying to make it flashy kind of along the lines of an etreme sports video or a music video or something like you said so thats what i was shooting for. I have been using AE for a couple months but that was the first one i finished in AE because i normally did what i needed in AE then rendered it to put into Premiere, which might not be very professional? But this time i actually did organize everything in Premiere and then copy and pasted into AE like you suggested. It takes longer in AE but i think it comes out way better. I'll post some other things i've done in a little while.

I'm still only 17, but now that i'm in my senior year i have to think about college and i know i'd want to do editing for a living but i don't know if i could make much money at it because there are so many great editors out there. If anyone knows of any schools or colleges that have good programs for editing could you let me know? Thanks.

[Demistate]

You have good tallent at age 17. You'll find that if you are able to go into business right out of high school, you will recieve nothing but flack trying to move your way up. (I ran into the same problem trying to intern with larger companies, only to find out that the youngest Editors are about 28.)

I highly sugguest college, however I cannot sugguest any colleges, since the one I attended didn't really push my career the way I wanted.

If you can get picked up by a production studio, and they want you to do more than get coffee, or log tapes, TAKE IT.

Whever you are currently working to produce video is where you'll get the best expierence. Also, no matter what college you go to, try to always do your own projects no matter how much people tell you not to. Always spend your time improving your craft and it will take you far. (Assuming you have a good sense of selling yourself as well.)

[tweir10988]

yeah that seems like good advice... i'll definatly be going to college (probobly a university for the first 2 years just to get all the manditory crap out of the way) then if i know i really want to try and pursue editing i can do it then. does anyone know what average pay is for editors?... i guess it is determined by a ton of factors but just a general estimate.

[Demistate]

A fully seasoned editor should make between $25-$100/per hour, but it all depends on the market where you are at.

Also, most people end up being the editor's assistant untill the main editor dies/moves on/gets fired. Just stick in there, and dont get bogged down or frustrated with the ammount of time it takes just t work your way up to a job, even though you may be fully capeable of doing it.

P.S. there is a whole other forum for asking questions like these.