Fred_Plowman
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Had to take the link down. Thanks guys..
My Wedding Video....critics..
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Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
Hey! What's with the DVC80 on the front page? ? ?
Hey! What's with the DVC80 on the front page? ? ?
Fred_Plowman
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Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
lol.. i used to own one i dont no more.. i just used the image because it was black and blended in with the logo well... ;D Alot of folks other than yourselves of course wont know the difference..
lol.. i used to own one i dont no more.. i just used the image because it was black and blended in with the logo well... ;D Alot of folks other than yourselves of course wont know the difference..
dvpixl
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Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
very long title duration of your name in the beginning. Its almost like you were afraid someone was going to take the credit... slow....
the soundtrack from BRAVEHEART makes it look like she's going to war or something.
uh... looks washed out....
sleepy. slow...
just before the pastor starts speaking, it starts to feel like a sad romance drama.
very long title duration of your name in the beginning. Its almost like you were afraid someone was going to take the credit... slow....
the soundtrack from BRAVEHEART makes it look like she's going to war or something.
uh... looks washed out....
sleepy. slow...
just before the pastor starts speaking, it starts to feel like a sad romance drama.
Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
- Opening logo/credits (they last too long)
- The color (too washed out)
- The music (too melancholy)
- The composition (e.g., too much wasted space in the top half of the frame during the first scene)
- The whole first scene (slow-mo = boring, watching the bride getting dusted and nitpicked = boring)
- Sound (preacher dialog not the best)
I'm sorry to say I didn't like it at all. Not that I could have done better, mind you, but if you're charging for your services, there should be something of quality that stands out, and frankly, I didn't see anything that made me think you were a pro. :-/
- Opening logo/credits (they last too long)
- The color (too washed out)
- The music (too melancholy)
- The composition (e.g., too much wasted space in the top half of the frame during the first scene)
- The whole first scene (slow-mo = boring, watching the bride getting dusted and nitpicked = boring)
- Sound (preacher dialog not the best)
I'm sorry to say I didn't like it at all. Not that I could have done better, mind you, but if you're charging for your services, there should be something of quality that stands out, and frankly, I didn't see anything that made me think you were a pro. :-/
Fred_Plowman
Well-known member
Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
Appreciate the feedback.. I thought many of the same things that you guys have said here.. Im sorry Dv I dont have another short yet to replace it.. I think the slow mo is too much.. It was my first edit ever.. 1 year ago .. i didnt use a DVX I used a PD150.. I did film look rendering to the video but when rendered out to windows media player it didnt have the same effect.. Colors were off. or saturation.. music.. Brides choice.. So .. I appreciate all the feedback and constructive criticism.. My next small sample will be much better.. I have come along ways in my path of learning..
Appreciate the feedback.. I thought many of the same things that you guys have said here.. Im sorry Dv I dont have another short yet to replace it.. I think the slow mo is too much.. It was my first edit ever.. 1 year ago .. i didnt use a DVX I used a PD150.. I did film look rendering to the video but when rendered out to windows media player it didnt have the same effect.. Colors were off. or saturation.. music.. Brides choice.. So .. I appreciate all the feedback and constructive criticism.. My next small sample will be much better.. I have come along ways in my path of learning..
Mark_Monciardini
Active member
Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
Hey Fred, I've done many weddings and I can tell you one thing - it definitly takes practice. I thought I would never get better or didn't have the "nack" for it, but each one I do is getting better and better. And it will for you too.
This looks very simular to my first wedding. Don't worrie though, the pro's still use Slow-mo, it's just how they use it with the right shot and the right moment.
Here are some tips that will make a better wedding video.
1.) Get a camera light.
2.) Get more close ups of peoples faces.
3.) Don't be afraid of people, jump right in there with your camera and get that shot you want, don't feel like you are being rude or messing up the wedding or "standing in the way". If you look like a videographer, people will leave you alone.
4.)Make sure you sceduale a video shoot during the wedding. If you don't you will look like uncle Bob.
5.) Don't shoot the backs of people.
6.) Use a tripod as much as you can.
Don't wait around for people to pay you for doing weddings. The guys that do this suck at what they do, because they don't get any expirence other then their "paid" weddings. Do your self a favor and shoot as much as you can. Ask and tell everyone you know what you do and book your self to do free work, soon you will be so good the so called "pros" will wonder what they are doing wrong.
If you lived in the Salt Lake area I would love to have you as an assistant.
Good luck and don't get invlolved in this business unless you take it very seriously.
Sorry about my bad spelling.
Hey Fred, I've done many weddings and I can tell you one thing - it definitly takes practice. I thought I would never get better or didn't have the "nack" for it, but each one I do is getting better and better. And it will for you too.
This looks very simular to my first wedding. Don't worrie though, the pro's still use Slow-mo, it's just how they use it with the right shot and the right moment.
Here are some tips that will make a better wedding video.
1.) Get a camera light.
2.) Get more close ups of peoples faces.
3.) Don't be afraid of people, jump right in there with your camera and get that shot you want, don't feel like you are being rude or messing up the wedding or "standing in the way". If you look like a videographer, people will leave you alone.
4.)Make sure you sceduale a video shoot during the wedding. If you don't you will look like uncle Bob.
5.) Don't shoot the backs of people.
6.) Use a tripod as much as you can.
Don't wait around for people to pay you for doing weddings. The guys that do this suck at what they do, because they don't get any expirence other then their "paid" weddings. Do your self a favor and shoot as much as you can. Ask and tell everyone you know what you do and book your self to do free work, soon you will be so good the so called "pros" will wonder what they are doing wrong.
If you lived in the Salt Lake area I would love to have you as an assistant.
Good luck and don't get invlolved in this business unless you take it very seriously.
Sorry about my bad spelling.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
I took a gander at it, and I agree -- it was like fifty seconds before you even got to the first shot. Most web viewers don't even have a fifty-second attention span for an entire video, much less for a credit scene. For a finished product it may work better, people have a lot longer attention span in front of a television, but on the web, there's too many things people can be doing with their time, so they won't sit through a minute-long opening credit sequence. Get 'em quick, grab 'em, show 'em something and then get out. Your whole reel shouldn't be more than maybe a minute. (just my humble opinion).
I took a gander at it, and I agree -- it was like fifty seconds before you even got to the first shot. Most web viewers don't even have a fifty-second attention span for an entire video, much less for a credit scene. For a finished product it may work better, people have a lot longer attention span in front of a television, but on the web, there's too many things people can be doing with their time, so they won't sit through a minute-long opening credit sequence. Get 'em quick, grab 'em, show 'em something and then get out. Your whole reel shouldn't be more than maybe a minute. (just my humble opinion).
Fred_Plowman
Well-known member
Re: My Wedding Video....critics..
Thanks for all the input guys.. I really appreciate all of the help..
first wedding, first edit, rented camera PD150 (1) camera.. need 2 to do good job..
Slow mo was to much.. I saved it and needed something to try to use to get business.. I guess i shouldnt use it at all.. i have had lots of good feedback from folks who arent in the industry. But deep down inside I knew these things you told me.. I appreciate again all the input. Back to the drawing board.. Fred..
Thanks for all the input guys.. I really appreciate all of the help..
first wedding, first edit, rented camera PD150 (1) camera.. need 2 to do good job..
Slow mo was to much.. I saved it and needed something to try to use to get business.. I guess i shouldnt use it at all.. i have had lots of good feedback from folks who arent in the industry. But deep down inside I knew these things you told me.. I appreciate again all the input. Back to the drawing board.. Fred..