Hi, Mike, I watched your video regular definition and liked it a lot, but there was something I couldn't put my finger on about the overall visual theme and the music, like it wasn't a perfect match.
I watched it in high def, and it was a perfect match, a feast of extraordinary visual delights that matched the a capella Bach. I then watched Komodo, and enjoyed it much more. I went back and watched Fiji Garden and realized I would have liked to hear what the red shrimp was doing, and was that a sea bass, and was he just checking you out. I'm winging it here, but it feels like if it's just music and beautiful things it doesn't need close-ups of the personalities, it should remain more ethereal, and if it has face to face encounters with individuals it needs more particularity in words or music. Make sense? Thanks for sharing your videos. Tom D. --- In [email protected], Mike Boom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, all, > > I just finished a short underwater video piece, a music video that > I'd love to get some feedback on. You'll find it at > www.laughingeel.com under the title "Fiji: A Swim Through the > Garden." It's four and a half minutes long and is available in both > standard- and high-def. If you've got a fast connection and the time, > the high-def version is definitely better. > > I'm interested in any and all feedback, but in particular I'm > thinking a lot about these issues (maybe best read after viewing the > video first): > > - Cuts vs. dissolves. I used straight cuts throughout, a bit against > type for the music, which is placid. Does it work, or is it distracting? > > - Cutting strictly to the music. I've structured the video cuts to > match exactly the structure of the music, phrase by phrase. I've also > tried to match the music's feel of build and release in visual build > and release. Does it work? Or is it too regular and therefore distracting? > > - Overall structure. This is a music video without any narrative to > tie it together. Does the visual structure sustain your interest to > the end, or does it lose your interest at any point? If you lose > interest, can you remember why you lost it? > > Thanks in advance for your informed critiques. Sometimes it's easy to > get so wrapped up in editing that you lose sight of how the final > product looks and works. > > Mike Boom > www.laughingeel.com > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
