Holy crap, I loved this! I don't think you have any reason to feel unsure about the timing of the clips, or that you weren't able to communicate the "feel" of how each scene fit with the lyrics -- I thought that all worked out amazingly well.
This is hard to describe, but I've gotten a lot of XF vid watching under my belt in the past several months, and something I noticed about yours that I liked, but that's much more uncommon (and is what makes it a cut above the rest, in my opinion) is that while each clip has either a subtle or a very direct relation to the lyric it's timed to, it's not... in-your-face about it. Does that even make sense? I guess what I mean is that, while each clip fits with the lyrics very well, the overall flow of the entire video isn't broken up (which can often happen when things change too abruptly, transitions are awkward or jarring, or when there isn't a general tone to a video at all, and the whole thing just feels like one big clips reel). I really doubt I'm making sense, but it's the best way I can
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Oh, thank you so much! I'm really thrilled you liked it so much. As for "in your face," I know exactly what you mean, and the half of my effort that wasn't spent tweaking the timing sequence was spent trying really hard to walk that fine line between "relevant clips that tell a story visually and string an emotional thread" and "totally random clips that fit the lyric literally and clunk right along" -- so I'm really flattered you think I succeeded in avoiding too much of that. There are still some parts that aren't quite smooth enough for me... but I'm satisfied overall.
And WORD to your second-to-last paragraph. David rocks. TXF rocks. Best thing ever.
Heh, thank god my point translated. I'm so bad about rambling incoherently when attempting to explain abstract or complex points. But I definitely think you succeeded in that goal, which is really refreshing to see. Because, like I said, the "in your face" videos are everywhere.
David rocks. TXF rocks. Best thing ever.
WORD (to your WORD, heh). I really, really need to learn how to vid, dammit. SOMEDAY.
It's actually surprisingly easy! I just use Windows Movie Maker to edit and ImToo Platinum 4 to rip. It's really time consuming, but I got the general hang of it really quick.
I think I'm running out of excuses not to vid, lol. I think I'll probably just dive in, and hope I manage to make something, like you, that... y'know, doesn't SUCK. An appropriate first hurdle, I think! ;)
This is hard to describe, but I've gotten a lot of XF vid watching under my belt in the past several months, and something I noticed about yours that I liked, but that's much more uncommon (and is what makes it a cut above the rest, in my opinion) is that while each clip has either a subtle or a very direct relation to the lyric it's timed to, it's not... in-your-face about it. Does that even make sense? I guess what I mean is that, while each clip fits with the lyrics very well, the overall flow of the entire video isn't broken up (which can often happen when things change too abruptly, transitions are awkward or jarring, or when there isn't a general tone to a video at all, and the whole thing just feels like one big clips reel). I really doubt I'm making sense, but it's the best way I can ( ... )
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And WORD to your second-to-last paragraph. David rocks. TXF rocks. Best thing ever.
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David rocks. TXF rocks. Best thing ever.
WORD (to your WORD, heh). I really, really need to learn how to vid, dammit. SOMEDAY.
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