Brand Spankin Music Vid - Good I swear

I used Magic Bullet looks and found the preset I liked best, then tweaked it from there until I was happy. Those filters are sometimes looked down on by people but if you keep in mind that the preset will not be perfect for all footage, and adjust accordingly than you get great looks in half the time.

I do recommend learning the basic principles of color correction first so you can get your footage to the best possible raw(kinda?) image and then add your style to that. That way you don't risk showcasing flaws in the original footage by dragging and dropping presets.
 
i was really digging this sean. loved the lighting, color, really liked the editing, all in all, really solid. i don't look at too many videos here because the majority look identical. nice lighting on a band playing one of their songs. blah. but i thought this was really cool. minimal, but original.

also, awesome on gondry as a judge!

good luck. :beer:
 
Thanks a lot man. The input from you guys on here is very much appreciated. And I did end winning the competition too!
 
Yeah those ink drops are hit or miss with people... love em or hate em, I think they add a little visual interest to a very slow paced video... I may however change the color so they are not so in your face...
 
Sean, did you mention that those ink drops come in Magic Bullet Looks? I am planning to buy that software and my focus will be music videos and short films, do you recommend that mbl?
 
No Gabriel the ink drops are part of a Riot Gear from Andrew Kramer at Video Co Pilot. I would recommend Magic Bullet because it is a easy to use and cool tool, but I would also recommend Video Co Pilot DVD's as well. He does a ton of free tutorials that you could incorporate into you vids. He also offers a bunch of DVD's of tutorials and elements like the ink drops which allow for quick and easy use while adding cool looking visual effects elements to your work. But fair warning, Adobe After Effects is one hell of a monstrous program and trying to learn it while trying to achieve a certain task can be a real headache!
 
Thanks for the advice. I will make sure to look into those DVDs. Another quick question, which scene file did you use when you shot this video?
 
Seanmcleod,

I'm lovin the close ups. I also like the blue effect.

Did I miss your response to the lighting question? I'm wondering too.

-Andrew Burke
 
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