Lots of light glares! I light glares, especially in film. One of the things I really like about the movie Total Recall is all the light glares .. haha Sorry for the small video size, my computer really is not good with large files Hopefully I can bump it up a bit for next time
Anyway, this is my first film submission to dA! Massive thanks to =dienutza for sending me an invitation to the film community.
Lovely dreamy piece - the music and the softness of focus work together nicely. Getting music and video properly sync'd is why editing film is a major mission, but the difference between hacked home movies and film-as-art is in no small part, how sound is used and integrated. Have you tried some slow-motion effects on the clips? It would reduce the jitteryness of some of the portions, and really lift out the dreamy nature. Getting the grass and flower shots a little steadier would be worth it - it says " I can do steady when I want to". The video ends abruptly - it needs to fade out gently, like the music. People remember starts and ends better than middles. And yes, higher res would be nice, but insightful cinematography and good editing (visual and audio) will transport people beyond noticing some minor technical details.
Nice feel, and nice to see creative cinematography on dA!
Yay! I finished watching it, I think it's a great start! The thing I liked most is that you chose to film unfocused parts of the forest/trees/park aka bokeh. I've read your comment below and as I've mentioned in the annotation, the camera seems pretty steady. The camera has to be in correlation to what you're trying to tell, for a more calm feeling it's useful a tripod (or a Steadicam ) or some other equipment that stabilize the camera according to your movements I didn't like the light flare/glare/thingies. I mean, I don't like how they create a disruptive vertical line. Or that's how I see it So, in conclusion, we.want.more!
Lovely film. Great choice in music, absolutely appropriate and it definitely enhances the video. Also, I like the shakiness, it gives it a fairytale feeling.
Haha, thanks so much! I also wish the camera was a bit steadier. Oh well, something to take more care with next time. What type of editing do you mean? I did cut clips, move them around, etc; it took me forever to try and time the light rays with the music
Getting music and video properly sync'd is why editing film is a major mission, but the difference between hacked home movies and film-as-art is in no small part, how sound is used and integrated.
Have you tried some slow-motion effects on the clips? It would reduce the jitteryness of some of the portions, and really lift out the dreamy nature.
Getting the grass and flower shots a little steadier would be worth it - it says " I can do steady when I want to".
The video ends abruptly - it needs to fade out gently, like the music. People remember starts and ends better than middles.
And yes, higher res would be nice, but insightful cinematography and good editing (visual and audio) will transport people beyond noticing some minor technical details.
Nice feel, and nice to see creative cinematography on dA!
Grant H
The thing I liked most is that you chose to film unfocused parts of the forest/trees/park aka bokeh. I've read your comment below and as I've mentioned in the annotation, the camera seems pretty steady. The camera has to be in correlation to what you're trying to tell, for a more calm feeling it's useful a tripod (or a Steadicam
I didn't like the light flare/glare/thingies. I mean, I don't like how they create a disruptive vertical line. Or that's how I see it
So, in conclusion, we.want.more!
Also, I like the shakiness, it gives it a fairytale feeling.
Overall, an enjoyable, atmospheric, experience.
I also wish the camera was a bit steadier. Oh well, something to take more care with next time.
What type of editing do you mean?
I did cut clips, move them around, etc; it took me forever to try and time the light rays with the music