What do you think about my composition in this video?

[RedSpectrumPictures]

I went on holiday for the october holidays to Spain, I came back with a small amount of usable footage for a youtube video, due to camera shake and over exposures. This video contains the small amount of footage I managed to get that was 'OK', what do you think about the framing that I have done, any tips and tricks?

 

[j1clark@ucsd.edu]

I went on holiday for the october holidays to Spain, I came back with a small amount of usable footage for a youtube video, due to camera shake and over exposures. This video contains the small amount of footage I managed to get that was 'OK', what do you think about the framing that I have done, any tips and tricks?

One of the things that I get 'finicky' about is horizontal and vertical lines. For several shots, say the shot with the scooter and distant sea horizon, there is a definite tilt... On the final shot another place where 'lines' count, the corner of the building, is vertical, but is titled as well.

Some of these could be 'corrected', by rotating in the NLE and slightly enlarging to cover the gaps resulting from the rotation.

 

[RedSpectrumPictures]

Thank you for the reply, I will definitely keep in mind about vertical lines in the future, If I had a proper tripod these problems probably wouldnt have occured, I was using a cheap flexi tripod which couldn't support my dslr, so I was practically holding the camera up,

 

[maranfilms]

you could try to fix the horizon issues in post, you may want to see if the rotation tool will do the trick, although it could make the other stuff tilted. play around with it. the shot with the water coming out looked great. It seems your following the rule of thirds, which is huge when it comes to framing shots.

 

[sonofaresiii]

some things--

second shot, don't cut off the hands. old professor of mine used to say "in or out." He was right. If you want the hands in the frame, get the hands in the frame.
second to last shoot what are those people doing in the background? Wrecking the shot, is what. Re-frame so they're not in there. Or wait till they're gone. if you want them in frame, re-frame so they're not hiding behind the scooter.
Last shot, whole lotta nothin' in that frame. Am I supposed to be looking at the teeny tiny wire frame that's not highlighted at all, or even big enough to see? Or the building with all that blank space on it that's not doing anything for anyone?