by BogoSort » Tue Aug 20, 2002 10:02 pm
As far as I'm concerned, one should have a vision of what they want for a video before they make it, and then use the editing and digital effects in order to get as close to the vision as possible. What I find works for me(though I'm not a good creator by any means) is that I close my eyes while I''m listening to the song that I'm doing a video to. Then I can visualize the scenes that I want at each point in the song, and how I want to make them work together. If I'm visualizing a scene that's not in a series, then fancy video edits and digital effects are necessary in order to approach my vision. If you're imagining a strobe while listening to a song, then I'm sure one is useful, but you should be able to feel when the strobe needs to be going and when it doesn't.
Most of the videos that wow me upon first glance are the ones where I don't quite notice the effects as being added to the video because the creator could. They just kind of fit in with the video. The best effects are the ones that the audience doesn't notice without a close scrutiny of the video. If you're looking at your effects list, and are wondering where to put such and such effect in your video, that's probably going to be a poor use. I think you should have a look in mind, and look through your effects list to figure out which one most closely matches what you're envisioning.
Then again, these are only my opinions, take them with a grain of salt, cause they could just be cognitive dissonance in action. I don't use many effects in my own videos cause I don't think that they look right, and thus I critisize other peoples' use of effects.