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Lots of light glares! I :heart: light glares, especially in film. One of the things I really like about the movie Total Recall is all the light glares .. haha :D
Sorry for the small video size, my computer really is not good with large files :slow: Hopefully I can bump it up a bit for next time :O

Anyway, this is my first film submission to dA! Massive thanks to =dienutza for sending me an invitation to the film community. :la:

Thanks to kmacleod on freeSFX.co.uk for the music, "Fantastic A".

I'd love some comments on how I could improve this :)
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*AfricanObserver Feb 17, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
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!

Grant H
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:icondienutza:
Yay! I finished watching it, I think it's a great start!:dance:
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 :P) 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 :P
So, in conclusion, we.want.more! :iconeagerdummyplz:
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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.

Overall, an enjoyable, atmospheric, experience.
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:icondienutza:
@01:15The camera movements are nice in some parts of the video. Fairly steady :thumbsup:
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:icondienutza:
@00:25I like how the bright bokeh here looks like some little creatures trying to run :)
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*hetaliatardis Feb 9, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
@00:51Beautiful. :)
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`miontre Feb 9, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
@00:51Thank you! :aww:
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*hetaliatardis Feb 9, 2013  Hobbyist Writer
@00:51No problem~ :)
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~chocoleesy Feb 8, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
this is REALLY cool. and with a non-shaky camera and maybe a little editing it would look REALLY REALLY LEGITLY professional!! :D
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`miontre Feb 9, 2013  Hobbyist Photographer
Haha, thanks so much! :heart:
I also wish the camera was a bit steadier. Oh well, something to take more care with next time. :P
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 :giggle:
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