kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

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kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Tue Aug 17, 2010 1:41 pm


This video has been on the org for like 3 years, but I never announced it so it got no attention. I think it's my best video that I finished and uploaded. I had dozens I never finished or beta'd / released somewhere else.

[Mod #4423: Moved to Opinion Exchange forum, since this is not a newly created AMV. AMV Announcements forum is for newly or recently (for example when you don't want to release because of convention participation) created AMVs only.]
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby Cyrix » Tue Aug 17, 2010 10:50 pm

Not a very memorable AMV. It feels like random clips/scenes thrown on top of music. The locations of the cuts don't feel random exactly but they also don't feel synched to anything.
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Tue Aug 17, 2010 11:09 pm

Cyrix wrote:Not a very memorable AMV. It feels like random clips/scenes thrown on top of music. The locations of the cuts don't feel random exactly but they also don't feel synched to anything.


it's action synch, not story based. i can't sync and it is probly cuz i have such a wack life. i am browsing the web all day unemployed
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby Cyrix » Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:36 am

If it's action synch it should cut a lot faster and match the music more. Since it cuts slow and you'll stick with one clip/scene for a kind of long time, it looks like you're going somewhere with it but then it randomly changes focus.

it is probly cuz i have such a wack life. i am browsing the web all day unemployed

Assuming this is not a joke, that should give you more time for synch. Use a program that lets you make markers. In Premiere or Final Cut you can set up a key to make a marker when you press it. Then you basically just play through the song pressing the key every beat and you end up with markers matching the music; all you have to do is stretch the clips to fill the markers and instant synch.
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:05 am

Cyrix wrote:If it's action synch it should cut a lot faster and match the music more. Since it cuts slow and you'll stick with one clip/scene for a kind of long time, it looks like you're going somewhere with it but then it randomly changes focus.

it is probly cuz i have such a wack life. i am browsing the web all day unemployed

Assuming this is not a joke, that should give you more time for synch. Use a program that lets you make markers. In Premiere or Final Cut you can set up a key to make a marker when you press it. Then you basically just play through the song pressing the key every beat and you end up with markers matching the music; all you have to do is stretch the clips to fill the markers and instant synch.


i don't usually mess with timecodes. i prefer raw with hardcuts
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby Cyrix » Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:29 pm

I'm not sure how that's related to what I said.
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:18 pm

Cyrix wrote:I'm not sure how that's related to what I said.


stretching scenes warps timecode
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby irriadin » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:25 pm

I'm inclined to agree that there's not too much memorable about this AMV. There's definitely a lack of movement that really hampers any kind of groove you were trying to establish. The last minute in particular is very boring. If you were trying for an action sync, follow Cyrix's advice.
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:28 pm

irriadin wrote:I'm inclined to agree that there's not too much memorable about this AMV. There's definitely a lack of movement that really hampers any kind of groove you were trying to establish. The last minute in particular is very boring. If you were trying for an action sync, follow Cyrix's advice.

i sync on tempo changes, always have. beat sync is too intrinsic and schizoid
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby AaronAMV » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:13 pm

you know else is void? your syncing! zing

im just kidding, i haven't watched this. i just couldn't resist
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:25 pm

keep in mind I stopped editing april 2009 and this vid is from october 2007
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby Cyrix » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:48 pm

stretching scenes warps timecode

I didn't mean rate-stretch, I meant change the start and end points of the clip.

keep in mind I stopped editing april 2009 and this vid is from october 2007

Well, you said it's your best. But if you're done editing then I guess advice does no good :P .
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby ExSphere » Wed Aug 18, 2010 11:50 pm

There was no sense of pacing at all in this video, nor was there any consistancy with your cuts. Next time try to make some attempt in syncing the video with the song. This was just flat out boring. :down:
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby S.A. Robert » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:48 am

It is a good clip, but can be better.
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Re: kickass331 - Common Sense is Void

Postby kickass331 » Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:54 am

whatever
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