First Music video

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what's up guys

Just finish wrapping up my first Music video. I built a camera stabilizer modifying The Poor Man's Steadicam by Johnny Chung Lee. I used some reflectors and played the track off a small radio on location. I didn't have much of a budget so I focused on composition and framing.

First time really working the DVX, learned a lot.

Slang and Doc "Get'em Outta Here / Dimes Of Yay"
Album: Boot 2 Grill
Director:Jay Masters
Right Turn Productions

Check out the rough cut on www.video.google.com.
Search: P.Doc or Jay Espinal

I would love to hear what you guys think. I just finished CC, waiting for the good folks at video.google.com to post the final CC version on the h.264 codec.
 
Looks Like a Pro Video

Looks Like a Pro Video

I'm not really into the genre, but from what I've seen of rap videos done here in Atlanta, you've done a decent job. I saw a good variety of camera angles, some changeups on the scheme (B&W, etc.). It doesn't look like a "first" video at all.

I would have preferred some more variety in the shots overall (more locations) and more of a story behind it (vs. guys just sitting around rapping or walking and rapping into the camera), but I realize this (rapping to the camera) is the de-facto standard for videos of this genre.

So that's just me. I always like to see a story vs. a simple performance in music videos, regardless of the genre.

Composition and framing were nicely done.

Overall, good job! :thumbsup:
 
Thank you for taking out the time and watching and speaking on my video.
I'll give some background on this project.

I'm one that loves a story behind my camera/ editing work. The client asked to have his "Block" and his "boyz" represented. I had this really cool treatment with a budget of 3,000. That didn't workout and I decided to still do that music video for next to nothing.

I had a set back in production on the first video due to the fact that the Artist P.Doc got shot 4 hours after the first shooting. I was forced to use whatever footage was shot (no pun intened) tha day. I wish i could have had the 4 locations I had in mind from the start, but it just didn't work out that way. The on camera preformance was just gonna be a backdrop sort've speak to a story line I had worked up.
 
So you made the most with what you had and the budget you were given.

That sounds like a success story to me!
 
yeah i sure see it as a success story, because I have another music video lined up.

update :http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8258211691080616389&q=slang\

here you guys can see the final edit.

There was a problem transitioning between the first and second video because in the 2nd video the client insisted on having footage of a radio dial. It didn't work out because of the way the static cut into the second video. So I worked something out with an effect. Let me know what you guys think of that.

This version is the color corrected final edit. If you guys have any suggestions on making it better or how it looks I would greatly appreciate it. If the link doesn't work you can go to video.google.com and type in my name: Jay Espinal
 
I'm not into today's rap music either but I think you did an excellent job!

Great movement, edits, camera angles, etc. for a vid. Here are my recommendations for the future:


I think you should have placed the rapper in a few more different locations and edited the lines from more locations throughout the entire video.

The black and white location shouldn't have came in in the second verse; it should've played throughout. (Also, I would've just left it in color, unless the black and white was spread out more throughout the vid.)

Some other shots of what else could be going on around the rapper is important too. Getting shots of other people, objects, etc. besides him.

Also I would've individually highlighted his entourage at parts throughout the vid.

Use more slow motion here and there, which can make the image more powerful when used on the right images and action.

I would add some more close ups.

I think all of that would've added more power to the video.

Overall I think you did a great job.
 
Pretty good job. I shoot a lot of rap videos. I would concure with what the other said about different scenes and stories. But I also know rap videos are some of the most boring. Mostly because they want shot in the vocal booth, in front of their lo los, and on the block. So great production with your restrictions. One bit of philosphy that has seemed to help me help my clients, "the trick is not to give them what they want, but to show them what they need" I don't know who said it, but its tight. Your the director/dp

Peace
 
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