My First AMV

SpiteStix · Post by **SpiteStix** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:07 am

Wow, finally finished this. Over 2 weeks time of practicing and restarting it over and over. Damn subs are hard to get rid of and got the syncing down.

Go go Cloud!
Hope you like it.
Let me know what you guys think. =)

Emong · Post by **Emong** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 6:05 am

Pretty good first~!

I liked what you were doing with the black fades and flashes. They were timed just fine but I couldn't help being bothered that they weren't timed exactly on the beats. It's like the beat sync is coming a little too early.. But you kept the pacing just nice and mostly the fast cuts were appropriate. The sync was nicely progressing along with the song~ There were some beats that weren't synced though..

This was also somewhat less random than your every-day AC video. It was chronological and linear as hell, which could seem somewhat dull, but imo it's always better than picking random AC battle clips and stuffing them into to the video. The clip selection was fun to watch and really easy to follow, especially if you're a fan of AC, but very disposable.. It's highly a personal preference though.. I prefer a neat character profile in AC videos

The quality should have been better. In case you're not familiar with the tech guides available here on org, you can find them HERE.. But, overall, this video was a good first video. Sort of watch-and-forget type of a video, but enjoyable. You're off a good start. Lots of potential for good beat sync~ Keep on editing

3/5 or something like that

SpiteStix · Post by **SpiteStix** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 1:40 pm

Thanks! ^_^

Yup. My primary focus on this AMV is practice on syncing and that song choice was tough to keep up with and ultimately, I'd be bound to have some mistakes.
Appreciate the advice =)

Fizziks · Post by **Fizziks** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:56 pm

Beat syncing was very well done, and on the whole, I thought you did a good job for your first AMV.

dj_ultima_the_great · Post by **dj_ultima_the_great** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:05 pm

You, sir, definitely need to keep editing. You already have the basics of beat sync (and even some internal sync) down, and it's only your first video!

Yeah, it lacked a general concept, but this is an action video, and one doesn't always expect those to have some kind of plot. Video quality could surely be better, but with some studying of the guides, you'll be fine on that in the future. It's not really something I'd get on your ass on too much for your first AMV anyway, but just know that there's room for improvement yet

I see major potential here. With some practice, I think you'll be putting out some pretty asskicking videos in no time. As it is, this one was pretty damn good, so keep at it.

- Jen

SpiteStix · Post by **SpiteStix** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:59 pm

I can't really go into editing though.
I'm stuck with WMM. :[

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:10 pm

SpiteStix wrote:I can't really go into editing though.
I'm stuck with WMM. :[

Why do you say that? If it's a matter of money, check out the Software List sticky for some good free alternatives, or a copy of whatever Magix is calling their latest video editor will only run you about $50.

SpiteStix · Post by **SpiteStix** » Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:42 pm

Scintilla wrote:
SpiteStix wrote:I can't really go into editing though.
I'm stuck with WMM. :[
Why do you say that? If it's a matter of money, check out the Software List sticky for some good free alternatives, or a copy of whatever Magix is calling their latest video editor will only run you about $50.

Thanks man =)

Really appreciate the comments.