Beowulf wrote:I really wish the Johnny Cash video was better edited. The concept was very fresh and the song fit perfectly with the weird vibe the video had, but the editing in the middle and ending section was just downright weak. I really wanted to like that video because its so ORIGINAL and arty but the editing really killed my enjoyment of it.
I agree- on both this video and a number of others. There were a number (or at least several) videos where I really liked the concept but the editing just seemed to fall flat of what I was thinking could have been done with it. And there were others where I either didn't get or just plain didn't like the concept, but they were edited exceptionally well. It's hard to really decide which I think is better.
Another thing that caught my attention was how several of the videos seemed to sort of lose their steam near the end and sort of peter off- I've always been of the mind that you have to be able to really end a video strongly and keep up your intensity through the entire thing. I won't of course claim I always manage this myself- but as with the editing/concept there were a few videos I wanted to like more but couldn't because of this.
Specifically on the Johnny Cash video- editing aside, I was impressed by its really pulling me in despite having never even having heard if the anime before and not being familiar with that particular song either. I have to give props to videos that can do that. Conversely (while I did think it was very well done), I really couldn't get into the 'Rosemary's Baby' video, having never seen the movie the audio was from and having not seen Boogiepop. I got the impression the video was supposed to be drawing some parallels- but having not seen either it was totally lost on me.
I would if I didn't know for a fact that my critiques would get this thread locked. Not that they aren't fair, but they're pretty in-depth and would reveal my notorious overcriticism resulting from years of liberal art experience. 
