5 Centimeters Per Second - Flashback

[Kiszoki]

This is the first time I've done any sort of video editing, so feedback is appreciated!

[tayuyashoujo]

This was very good first attempt. Had I seen this without any context I wouldn't have believed it was a first AMV. I thought the beginning was great, in particular; your cuts on the beats and the scenery to set the scene were really good. I also liked that you didn't tell the story of the movie in a linear way and worked the flashbacks into the video.

My biggest critique is the high-saturation transitions you used throughout the video. They're extremely harsh on the eyes and messed with the flow of the video because everything else was very gentle, and there weren't really any beats that warranted such harsh transitions. There are a lot of other high-diffusion transitions that'll give off a softer light and not ruin the colours, but what they are depends on what program you're using. There were a few twitch effects (like around 1:46) that stood out to me but they didn't really detract from the video that much. Finally, I think the video could've used some pans/zooms during the climax to make it more dynamic because there were a few static shots, but your fast cuts really worked in your favour there. Even without the pans/zooms, your climax was different enough pacing-wise to the rest of the video so it still worked, so that's more of a suggestion for the future.

[Kiszoki]

This was very good first attempt. Had I seen this without any context I wouldn't have believed it was a first AMV. I thought the beginning was great, in particular; your cuts on the beats and the scenery to set the scene were really good. I also liked that you didn't tell the story of the movie in a linear way and worked the flashbacks into the video.

My biggest critique is the high-saturation transitions you used throughout the video. They're extremely harsh on the eyes and messed with the flow of the video because everything else was very gentle, and there weren't really any beats that warranted such harsh transitions. There are a lot of other high-diffusion transitions that'll give off a softer light and not ruin the colours, but what they are depends on what program you're using. There were a few twitch effects (like around 1:46) that stood out to me but they didn't really detract from the video that much. Finally, I think the video could've used some pans/zooms during the climax to make it more dynamic because there were a few static shots, but your fast cuts really worked in your favour there. Even without the pans/zooms, your climax was different enough pacing-wise to the rest of the video so it still worked, so that's more of a suggestion for the future.

Thanks for the feedback! And yeah, the transitions were the main problem for me too. I knew what I wanted to show, but my lack of editing skill kinda hindered me. I'll definitely look into what you've suggested, as well as hunting through the number of tutorials on this site!