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Melee is Still Great
- Thread starter Archangel
- Start date
Airrider
Smash Apprentice
Absolutely.
metroid1117
Smash Master
Same here, the flashes detracted from the video IMHO =/.
Archangel
Smash Hero
ah, I might upload a flashless version at some point...I was just trying something new/giving a select group what they want. Saying my vids are too bland and not flashy...so I literally gave them flashy. Ironically enough that group found it the most impressive video I've made in awhile. *shrugs* can't win with everyone I suppose.
Metà
Smash Master
i actually thought the video editing was good on the whole, but the video itself was very lackluster. it's almost like you tried to make a bland video interesting by adding trippy visuals and epic sounding music, but it just comes off like you're trying too hard. re-consider what type of video you're trying to make next time, and it won't end up like this. the music sounds like something epic is going to happen, but it never does, save for a good falcon punch (should've used it at the end imo)
Insom
Smash Apprentice
Who said melee wasn't still great? Awesome vid btw.
-Philip Coast Philip-
Smash Ace
All in all it wasn't that bad imo. You do put out a lot of vids, so I can see perhaps the pressure to add a little more to them.
If I may give a tip on flashes for next time...
The two problems with your flashes (in the first third of the video) are obvious:
1. They're very brief (and bright).
2. They happen within quick succession of each other. Together, these cause seizures.
The cause of the problem is this:
I'm going to blame the song, partly. You have a cut-time/high bpm song that has a pretty constant drive to it, which means if there were any beats you could synch your flashes to, they would most likely be close together, and within the same measure of the song. This leaves the editor only the largely unpredictable hits of the character to have the flashes occur at. This is somewhat confusing to the viewer, for in your typical 4/4 song with more micro-arcs in its dynamics, clashes of the characters often land on semi-predictable hits in the song, giving the viewer that sense of resolve or movement between the two subjects (of which your more erratic flashing scheme deprives them).
So, for the solution:
Try using the flash only on the beginning or end hits of a combo; and, remember that brighter backgrounds will give a brighter flash, so keep in mind the average brightness of your flashes as well. Also, try synching your flashes to character clashes that land on 'predictable' hits of the song, such as the start of the measure, or where the emphasis is. Since this song has so many beats in between its 'phrasings' ("long measures"), your synching period can be lengthy, so a synch every one or two measures would be more optimal, for example. I usually count on a bit of luck that my clips land on those beats (though I do work with a slower character).
For the rest of your video, the flashes were more subtle, but it also felt like they might have just 'been there'. Which, is fine, really... but often one desires there be a bit more connection or meaning to an effect, otherwise it may come off as superfluous.
Your editing is fairly tight, otherwise, and there were some other effects I liked in there.
If I may give a tip on flashes for next time...
The two problems with your flashes (in the first third of the video) are obvious:
1. They're very brief (and bright).
2. They happen within quick succession of each other. Together, these cause seizures.
The cause of the problem is this:
I'm going to blame the song, partly. You have a cut-time/high bpm song that has a pretty constant drive to it, which means if there were any beats you could synch your flashes to, they would most likely be close together, and within the same measure of the song. This leaves the editor only the largely unpredictable hits of the character to have the flashes occur at. This is somewhat confusing to the viewer, for in your typical 4/4 song with more micro-arcs in its dynamics, clashes of the characters often land on semi-predictable hits in the song, giving the viewer that sense of resolve or movement between the two subjects (of which your more erratic flashing scheme deprives them).
So, for the solution:
Try using the flash only on the beginning or end hits of a combo; and, remember that brighter backgrounds will give a brighter flash, so keep in mind the average brightness of your flashes as well. Also, try synching your flashes to character clashes that land on 'predictable' hits of the song, such as the start of the measure, or where the emphasis is. Since this song has so many beats in between its 'phrasings' ("long measures"), your synching period can be lengthy, so a synch every one or two measures would be more optimal, for example. I usually count on a bit of luck that my clips land on those beats (though I do work with a slower character).
For the rest of your video, the flashes were more subtle, but it also felt like they might have just 'been there'. Which, is fine, really... but often one desires there be a bit more connection or meaning to an effect, otherwise it may come off as superfluous.
Your editing is fairly tight, otherwise, and there were some other effects I liked in there.
Archangel
Smash Hero
alright thanks, Some of the most constructive posts I've read.All in all it wasn't that bad imo. You do put out a lot of vids, so I can see perhaps the pressure to add a little more to them.
If I may give a tip on flashes for next time...
The two problems with your flashes (in the first third of the video) are obvious:
1. They're very brief (and bright).
2. They happen within quick succession of each other. Together, these cause seizures.
The cause of the problem is this:
I'm going to blame the song, partly. You have a cut-time/high bpm song that has a pretty constant drive to it, which means if there were any beats you could synch your flashes to, they would most likely be close together, and within the same measure of the song. This leaves the editor only the largely unpredictable hits of the character to have the flashes occur at. This is somewhat confusing to the viewer, for in your typical 4/4 song with more micro-arcs in its dynamics, clashes of the characters often land on semi-predictable hits in the song, giving the viewer that sense of resolve or movement between the two subjects (of which your more erratic flashing scheme deprives them).
So, for the solution:
Try using the flash only on the beginning or end hits of a combo; and, remember that brighter backgrounds will give a brighter flash, so keep in mind the average brightness of your flashes as well. Also, try synching your flashes to character clashes that land on 'predictable' hits of the song, such as the start of the measure, or where the emphasis is. Since this song has so many beats in between its 'phrasings' ("long measures"), your synching period can be lengthy, so a synch every one or two measures would be more optimal, for example. I usually count on a bit of luck that my clips land on those beats (though I do work with a slower character).
For the rest of your video, the flashes were more subtle, but it also felt like they might have just 'been there'. Which, is fine, really... but often one desires there be a bit more connection or meaning to an effect, otherwise it may come off as superfluous.
Your editing is fairly tight, otherwise, and there were some other effects I liked in there.
-Philip Coast Philip-
Smash Ace
Yeah no problem, keep making vids
