Official M&A Critique Thread

13641132:JibbaTheHutt said:
I'd say some decent stabilisation is needed, it wasn't awful by any means but a few shaky/jerky shots did detract from the overall edit.

I also wasn't sure if there was any theme to the edit, it seemed to cut between different people in different resorts and then to urban and then back to park, i would have liked to have seen a little more consistency.
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Thanks for the critique! Appreciate it.

Im shooting without a glidecam right now..so thats why my shots arent as smooth as they should be. I also didnt really follow much of a theme for it. I just wanted a compilation of my favorite clips but i should go for a theme with most of the shit i make.

Thanks again for taking the time to watch it and give me your thoughts i appreciate it.
 
13640826:Chubz. said:
Yooo people!!

Just threw this together the last 2 days and figured i'd toss it in here

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/815807/Josh-McIntire----Reel[/video]
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That was pretty sick. Ik this is repeated a lot and I don't always follow it either but get closer on a few of the follow cams.

13643092:MonnorCartin said:
Double post, but thoughts? I know a could of the clips are off sync with the music. Thinking of using a different song, any suggestions?

[video]https://vimeo.com/157080289[/video]
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It was just made private
 
13643883:MonnorCartin said:
Here it is, critique up!!

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/816753/DAMN-DANIEL[/video]
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I'm just gonna be straight forward and say I don't like the song. I also think you could get closer on the follow cams but besides that nice job.
 
13643883:MonnorCartin said:
Here it is, critique up!!

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/816753/DAMN-DANIEL[/video]
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This was better than the last for sure but the song was atrocious... From the looks of your Vimeo it was your first video so apart from the song it was pretty great
 
13644286:goofyguuse said:
What would make this shot better? Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
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Thats a cool shot! For some reason I can't see the full image when I click it so I can't really give you any critiques. The file size may be too big
 
13645735:finnolydorb said:
Just uploaded this project and am looking for some honest feedback. Don't know how to embed so I'll just drop a link. [VIDEO]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817244/--RETRIBUTION--?c=11[/VIDEO]
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That was really sick! The only thing that I would say is I don't like the titles and at one point you had two chairlift shots one after each other. I also really like the beginning shot. How did you pull that shot off?
 
13645868:ben_collins said:
That was really sick! The only thing that I would say is I don't like the titles and at one point you had two chairlift shots one after each other. I also really like the beginning shot. How did you pull that shot off?
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Thanks for the feedback man.

The text thing was just an experimental thing I tried and I'm not that happy with it either. As for the first shot I think it was shot at around 135 mm. To get it steady enough I just rested the bottom of the glidecam on my leg and tried to hold it reletively steady.
 
13649610:ben_collins said:
My updated reel from 2015 and part of 2016

Any critiques welcome

[VIDEO]https://vimeo.com/153699398[/VIDEO]
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i liked the idea of some of yours shots but i think you need some better stablezation to really make the shots really good if that makes sense. ur video was good altogether, i liked how u used the slow mo but again a better stablelization would make it a ton better
 
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/818459/The-Stoke-Factor---Revival[/video]

My latest edit. This year isn't a strong one for me with school, other projects and east coast weather but I'm still stoked I was able to film a little something.

Lemme know what you guys think!
 
13651654:StokeFactor said:
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/818459/The-Stoke-Factor---Revival[/video]

My latest edit. This year isn't a strong one for me with school, other projects and east coast weather but I'm still stoked I was able to film a little something.

Lemme know what you guys think!
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that was sick! Whatd you film with?

my only piece of advice is to make sure the skier is facing the camera when they're on rails, and at the end don't fade away before the dude lands his trick. Other than that i thought it was pretty solid!

just put this out last week, thoughts?

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817475/Mikey-Boyer----Program[/video]
 
13652183:Chubz. said:
that was sick! Whatd you film with?

my only piece of advice is to make sure the skier is facing the camera when they're on rails, and at the end don't fade away before the dude lands his trick. Other than that i thought it was pretty solid!

just put this out last week, thoughts?

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817475/Mikey-Boyer----Program[/video]
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Thanks for the feedback, will take these tips in note for next time for sure !

For your edit your angles are really sick and the speed variations are well edited too. I'm not a fan of the music, I think you could've choose something less repetitive but that's just my opinion. The edit still matched the song pretty well tho!
 
13652183:Chubz. said:
Whatd you film with?

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Sorry forgot to answer, Panasonic G7

13652194:AwhilePrep said:
Can you let me know what you think of my videos? I'm slowly getting better I think.

Thanks
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You have a lot of slowmo where the trick isn't really that interesting, also I'd work the intro (title, logo integration, shaky shots) and the edit was a bit too long. Sometimes your angles are creative put you cut important parts of the tricks or landings, follow cam are getting better tho wich is nice.

I'd say keep looking at pro edits and ask yourself everything that can be achieved to get a result closer from what they create. Good luck!
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13651654:StokeFactor said:
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/818459/The-Stoke-Factor---Revival[/video]
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That was good! The Like Chubz said, make sure the skier is facing towards you on the rail. Also the fade at the end showed the grain and then it went to black and I thought that was a little weird.

13652183:Chubz. said:
just put this out last week, thoughts?

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817475/Mikey-Boyer----Program[/video]
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That was dope. The shots were a bit shaky so if you have the money I would invest in a glidecam or something like that.
 
[VIDEO]815697[/VIDEO]

1 day of filming

1 day of editing

this is how it turned out, also if someone could help me identify the trick at 0:36 that would be sick, I think its bio sev but i cant tell

critique away!
 
13655934:murphyboiiii said:
[VIDEO]815697[/VIDEO]

1 day of filming

1 day of editing

this is how it turned out, also if someone could help me identify the trick at 0:36 that would be sick, I think its bio sev but i cant tell

critique away!
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That was good. I think its a rodeo 7 but don't quote me on that
 
just put this out last week, thoughts?

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/817475/Mikey-Boyer----Program[/video][/QUOTE]

invest into some home insurance cuz this b hot fire
 
13655934:murphyboiiii said:
[VIDEO]815697[/VIDEO]

1 day of filming

1 day of editing

this is how it turned out, also if someone could help me identify the trick at 0:36 that would be sick, I think its bio sev but i cant tell

critique away!
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Im pretty sure its a bio sev
 
13655934:murphyboiiii said:
[VIDEO]815697[/VIDEO]

1 day of filming

1 day of editing

this is how it turned out, also if someone could help me identify the trick at 0:36 that would be sick, I think its bio sev but i cant tell

critique away!
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Actually another thing I noticed when I watched this again was that on most of the clips you can bring up the exposure a lot.
 
Lookin for some more critique

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/812174/ILLAB----Matt-Martin[/video]

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/815790/ILLAB----CHAPTER-3[/video]
 
13657203:M.M said:
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/815790/ILLAB----CHAPTER-3[/video]
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I already critiqued the other one so I guess I will do this one

That was sick. I would just be careful with having your(the filmers) skis in the shot and also I would throw in some more b-roll when you switch riders
 
13659049:Dole said:
Thought i'd throw my reel in here that I made a couple weeks back.

2016 Showreel from Nolan Johnson on Vimeo.
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That was sick, one thing I would say is you should add more natural sounds such as the rails, bikes, birds, etc.
 
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821395/FTS-EASTER?c=11[/video]

first edit not filmed with a gopro. let me know what I'm doing right and wrong.
 
13662872:FTS said:
[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/821395/FTS-EASTER?c=11[/video]

first edit not filmed with a gopro. let me know what I'm doing right and wrong.
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You should definitely get some sort of stabilizer. Footage was super shaky
 
[video]https://vimeo.com/160470232[/video]

Was going for a short, simple, no frills kind of feel, let me know what ya think
 
13663591:Forcillo said:
[video]https://vimeo.com/160470232[/video]

Was going for a short, simple, no frills kind of feel, let me know what ya think
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I liked it. There was a lot of broll especially in the beginning tho. I feel like you could have gotten to the skiing a lot faster
 
13668918:JCTheut said:
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/823127/Jack-Theut----Touch-of-Grey

Heres my season edit. Any tips or changes I should make would be great. Thanks
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I didn't really like the song. Also don't use the same angle over and over again and try to get some natural sounds (rails, landings, etc.) and some b-roll in their as well
 
13673419:ben_collins said:
I didn't really like the song. Also don't use the same angle over and over again and try to get some natural sounds (rails, landings, etc.) and some b-roll in their as well
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Thanks dude, I agree that I need to get more angles next time. I'm also going to work on incooperating sound in my future edits as well!
 
13674233:nollie.on said:

Crucify me!
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That was pretty good except for a few things. The shot on the rope tow was very very shaky and could be taken out. Also the text was very boring and it was just arial pretty much
 
13674260:kevdog2000 said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B4aib3WZhg

Please tell me what I can do to make this better. I am only a kid and trying to be a good videographer.
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The intro was so cheesy also you don't need to write "a film by ..." for a 1:45 video.

You should add some b-roll in because just only skiing gets boring, also you shouldn't put the images of the mountains in the beginning because it looks cheesy. Also try to get more angles than just static angles going over and over again. Try to move with the skier or at least switch up the static angle and don't make it so that its in the same place
 
To keep this thread goin, and always lookin to improve

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/825852/ILLAB----CHAPTER-4[/video]
 
13680490:M.M said:
To keep this thread goin, and always lookin to improve

[video]https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/825852/ILLAB----CHAPTER-4[/video]
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That was sick. I just didn't like the crossfades
 

Still don't know how to embed but give me some feedback. I think the audio could be much better and there should be more of it, and I could put much more time into colouring. Anything else?
 
13688636:finnolydorb said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3nhaDOcXpE

Still don't know how to embed but give me some feedback. I think the audio could be much better and there should be more of it, and I could put much more time into colouring. Anything else?
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Try not to digitally zoom in so much that you lose quality

Also the beeps at the beginning were extremely annoying and there was no audio at all through the entire thing

Also have you heard the normal version of that song? It doesn't have the annoying parts with people talking in it
 
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