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Can anybody tell me how to how to make
good flashes and sparkles? I don't like to use a plain white matte because it makes the flash look too soft or even muddy. And sometimes upping the brightness/contrast can turn the video into a garish mess. Any advice would be great!
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Now for comments on
Coffee's track:
I really like Part 1. Your editing there follows the momentum of the music pretty well. However, while the music's momentum increases after Part 1, your editing seems to lose some of its steam. I think adding more movement and cuts will give that part more "oomph."
Some specific points:
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The greyscale effect. Having never seen the show, I can't really tell which parts of your video were originally greyscale and which parts you altered, though I've got a hunch.
This is just a thought, but maybe the higher-energy parts might look better in color? You could try fading in and out of color at certain musical transitions for a cool effect.
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Musical transitions. 0:26 and 0:55 are the big ones. The music at 0:26 made me think of something choppy instead of the smooth transition that you have now. The major transition at 0:55 made me think of... a motorcycle vrooming off into the distance.
Since you obviously can't do that here, I'd suggest anything with LOTS of motion. You could try applying the zoom effect. Try zooming from 80% to 130% with
this border on top. It'll blend right in with the other "small picture" scenes though it's actually a little smaller. [Of course, if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. Don't feel obligated to do exactly as I say just because I made that border file.
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Still images. They're nice, but wait until you discover the wonders of panning and zooming.
I've made it a rule for myself to apply movement to any still shot lasting longer than one second, with rare exceptions.
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Flashes. I like your flashes that match the music at 0:49 and 1:27. However, I noticed that you only used
two images to match the three heavier beats at the end of each group of flashes, flashing the first image twice. I think you can make a bigger impact by flashing
three different images here. Especially since those three heavier notes don't actually have the same pitch. Nitpicky, I know, but it's subtle things like these that make an effect stand out.
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The ending. I was thinking about how your segment ties into
Bum's and realized that it might look odd to have a black-and-white baby picture launch right into an action/thriller segment.
An easy remedy is to put the baby picture where the wedding picture is now, and let the cry come out of the darkness. I think it would be a simple yet effective transition.
Overall I really do like your segment. You just gotta give the second half a little more energy.
Hope that was helpful... and not too overbearing. xP
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Otohiko: I hope your files are okay! I also hope that you watched more of Arjuna in the past few months, as the lack of familiar footage seemed to be your primary problem before.
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Wow, just realized that I used
eight times above. That might be a new record.
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I'm also writing long posts and dividing them into sections. Ay, I'm turning into rose4emily.
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wait............. that doesnt have anything to do with you blocking me on aim does it?
