Amen. EDIT IS LAW. And the way to improve editing is....drill drill drill drill drill. The only way to become better is more practice, whether it's spending a ton of time on one video to get the edits absolutely perfect, or making video after video with a deliberate eye on improving in every outing.ErMaC wrote:Yea coming from the guy who made Soul of an Angel and Closer to God this is gonna sound really dumb, but I think lotsa of effects can hurt a video.
I think the best thing that can go into the technical aspect is solid, tight editing. If Soul of an Angel had just been a mash of effects it would've sucked - what people appreciated (I think) was the solid editing on every layer which synced to the music.
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I think the focus should always be on the editing, and if there are effects you can use which accent or bring out the precision of the editing, then they can be beneficial.
<bad analogy alert> When a band goes into the studio to record, the first thing that goes on tape (or onto disk, now) are the drum tracks and the main riffs of the songs. After that's done to optimum/perfection, they move on to recording solos and vocals. That's how vids need to go together, at least conceptually; if you spend all your time composing effects and don't have a rock-solid edit foundation, the final product is going to be just as rough as a song with perfectly recorded vocals and kludged beats.
--Kai