Help with my editing self-critique

[OtakuGray]

Ive been told by a lot of people that im "missing something in my editing."

So ive looked over my amvs and looked closely and i seriously cannot find the problem at all.

Is there anyone who can look at my fulls and maybe tell me wuts wrong?

http://www.youtube.com/otakugray

I really wanna get better and sort out all the bugs in my editing >_<

Thanks to any input i get o:

[Pie Row Maniac]

Any particular videos you want us looking at?

[OtakuGray]

Definitely Fame and My Life. Fame is the most popular and My Life is the most recent. o:

[Pie Row Maniac]

Well I couldn't tell you exactly what those other folks were talking about specifically, but based on watching Fame, My Life, Destruction of the Hollow, Burn Star and Damn Sexy M&Ms, I think it's something to do with your beat syncing or your lip syncing.

Sometimes the beat syncs are JUST slightly off or drags on a moment too long, which gives me an uneasy feeling. Also, something I noticed in My Life, you sometimes sync on beats of the song that aren't very accentuated, so it's hard to tell that it's even syncing to the song.

As for your lip syncs, you sometimes do them in spots that just don't work, such as during a big beat where an action sync might work better, or during a very intense moment in the song. I noticed this especially in Burn Star.

Again, this is just what I've noticed; they may have been talking about something else. Nit-picking aside though, you're quite talented. Keep it up.

[Taite]

For me, personally, I just don't feel a connection between the anime and song used, in most of your videos. When I see videos like that, they just feel "stale." That's just me, though I don't think it's the problem (after all, it's not up to anyone but the creator to choose the sources.)
That's a pretty vague way for people to tell you something, and if that comes up, ask for specifications. "Did the editing fall short, is my sync messed up, is it too "bland", aka, boring, what do you think I should do to spice it up?" Even if you get an answer, just keep on doing your thing, whether you follow the crit or not.

[Taite]

For me, personally, I just don't feel a connection between the anime and song used, in most of your videos. When I see videos like that, they just feel "stale." That's just me, though I don't think it's the problem (after all, it's not up to anyone but the creator to choose the sources.)
That's a pretty vague way for people to tell you something, and if that comes up, ask for specifications. "Did the editing fall short, is my sync messed up, is it too "bland", aka, boring, what do you think I should do to spice it up?" Even if you get an answer, just keep on doing your thing, whether you follow the crit or not.

God dangit, no edit button. Just wanted to clarify: by connection, I mean, the two just fall short of really clicking. It's not that the two absolutely don't make any sense together, it's just that they don't really compliment each other well. If that makes sense.

[OtakuGray]

yeah i understand wut ur saying.

A lot of times when i did specify something, such as sync, they would tell me something like "Well thats sort of ok, but wut im talking about... i just cant put my finger on it." >_>
which ofc wud make the "missing something" irritate me more. :s

Maybe its effort? : / Maybe i just don't do enough? ;-; im srsly confused lol

[OtakuGray]

Well I couldn't tell you exactly what those other folks were talking about specifically, but based on watching Fame, My Life, Destruction of the Hollow, Burn Star and Damn Sexy M&Ms, I think it's something to do with your beat syncing or your lip syncing.

Sometimes the beat syncs are JUST slightly off or drags on a moment too long, which gives me an uneasy feeling. Also, something I noticed in My Life, you sometimes sync on beats of the song that aren't very accentuated, so it's hard to tell that it's even syncing to the song.

As for your lip syncs, you sometimes do them in spots that just don't work, such as during a big beat where an action sync might work better, or during a very intense moment in the song. I noticed this especially in Burn Star.

Again, this is just what I've noticed; they may have been talking about something else. Nit-picking aside though, you're quite talented. Keep it up.

Thanks man. This might be wut im looking for, and even if not, thats great advice! o:

Ima def. work on sync now lol thanks x3

[Nya-chan Production]

Just a hint - Opinion forums is made for this purpose ^^

[OtakuGray]

Just a hint - Opinion forums is made for this purpose ^^

lol im a tad new...and i thought that forum was only for opinions of vids on the org ;-;