My first After Effects project. Feedback?

AllAroundFilmLV

AllAroundFilmLV

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So I just completed what turned out to be a fully after effects driven project. There are a few things I'm not happy with, but the guy I made the video for was more than pleased and found the fixes unnecessary.

I'd like to know what you guys think about the video. What could be done right? What you liked? etc. But, most importantly, what you didn't like about the video or what could have been done better/differently.

Everything was shot on the Canon T2i with the kit lens and Canon 50mm f/1.8.

THANKS!

 
Nice to see a video shot with a Canon T2i with After Effects incorporated with it. The shot's background at 0:55 could be a little more visually dynamic than just a grey background. The keying looks great. The overall video just felt a little dull. The static shots with the green/blue screen should maybe have frame movement in it to with an editing filter to make the visuals more lively I think. But on a scale of 1-10 I'd give this a 4. The heart's there but I think the visuals could be a wee bit more exciting.
 
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Thanks for posting. Agree with the poster above regarding the static stuff. It would have made things even more captivating if there was some (not too much) change and movement in the backgrounds. If it had been me, I would have shot a little tighter on some. It felt like we were too removed in some places; kind of like sitting midway back in an empty hall. Keying was rock solid though. Thanks for sharing and glad your client liked it!
 
THANK YOU! There's not many places anymore where you can post your stuff and not have 10,000 "AWESOME!"s. Awesome is great, but does nothing to improve my work.

Thanks for the compliments on the keying, I was actually really sketched out by it. I have a 20'x36' green screen muslin (I think that's what it's called). And no room for the subjects to stand. So they were about 12" in front of the screen with only a simple 3-point lighting setup (1750w total). I was challenging to say the least. So for me to get compliments on the keying is awesome.

To respond to the dullness, here's why (and I agree with you as well, I'd of liked more time for re-shoots, but it didn't work out) I don't particularly like any of the static shots, but this guy wanted me to do absolutely no keying. He just wanted me to cut all the stuff together and "not be a stickler about the green stuff". So I found some jpegs online, pulled them into AE, projected them onto grids, and I was able to manipulate the horizon line to match the footage as best as I could. None of the video I shot was ever intended to be keyed out, so I didn't do any pre-production for it. I told him we would shoot each song 3-4 times to get multiple angles, then one final time on the tripod for the wide shots. It was all run and gun, he thinks if I'm sitting in his garage drawing on storyboard paper, that I'm wasting time. So I told him fine, we'll see how bad it is when it's finished. Plus it was just me who did the lighting, shooting, directing, editing, and compositing which may be a normal gig for many people but I've always worked with a team of at least 3.

Anyway, I showed him the "final rough" edit with no color correction/treatment, and he said it was fine put it online, so I did.

Maybe I need to find some info on how to deal with clients without forcing their business away.

But once I have some downtime, I'm definitely going to revisit this and re-edit this for my reel b/c I really think it CAN be good enough, with enough TLC.
 
If you're creating a video for a client you can't just randomly google a picture and add it in your video. You gotta go out there and capture your own pictures.
 
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