FULL CRITIQUE
Intro
Intro was better than any WMM title, but it still seemed very cliche. Remember try being unique. The letters entering 1 by 1 then exiting the same way is also very cliche, and got a bit tedious (even if it's a small part of your video). That effect also didn't flow well into the intro music. Try doing a simple fade, or be creative with white glow effects. ALSO, the other effect you put on the intro (I'm guessing it's to make the clip look older etc?) is AGAIN cliche. I know I've said this a lot, but cliche things = me cringing...and I don't like cringing.
-I've gone back and edited the video entrance a lot, it just didn't sync as I wanted, and the clips were too fast for the music intro. You're totally right on the old film look, it is a bit cliche. I've now changed the title too.
Remember, Intros are one of the most important parts of the vid. They set the stage for the whole video.
Look, a simple intro like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inCU_nQD21M can work very well. You just have to learn how to incorporate it, and what song to pick.
Nice fades though. Matched the music well, and made for a great "suspense" catcher. Usually, first clips should be one of the best in your video. You did that well.
Predicatable edit with the black and white to color though. It was also a pretty choppy edit. That half a second mistime at 0:13 was noticable to me (probably not to anyone else though). The color synced right, but the shine didn't.
6.5/10
Edits
Syncs have to be more crisp. I'm not sure if you attempted to sync through the first half, but nothing really noticable caught my eye.
2:16 was a nice transition. Okay flow on that one.
2:46 First clip I saw an attempted sync (or maybe not). It's a bit mistimed though.
-Yea the timing was a bit off
3:42 There are some points here where you could of took advantage. Lots of syncing options here.
3:56 The guitar Parts are also good for syncing.
I know you can't sync everything in a Brawl video (unlike Halo), but try to make a good flow. I personally like
white glow, fade, and a bit of
slowmotion after the clip to enhance the video. I don't know how to describe it, but when my Combo Video is released, it should be evident. You can find some of the slowmotion at the end of a clip in a lot of Halo Montages though.
-Ironically these are 2 effects I had just added in prior to reading your post, and they have added a little more variety to the video, so yea good choice^^
Slow motion example :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inCU_nQD21M @ 0:24
Credits were bland.
-Very true, they were trash I just put on the end last minute, and now that I'm redoing the video they will be changed for sure!
7/10
Song Choice
Liked the song. Jrock is always cool. It was a chill song, but lacked some editing potential. Not enough distinct drum beats, voice dynamics, or guitar parts to sync to. That is probably why you had a lack of syncs there. Overall a nice song choice.
8/10
Gameplay
Brawl+ at it's finest. I agree about the IC clips though.
9/10
Overall
7.5/10
TIPS:
Try to listen to your song a couple of times. Plan a few spots where you can add some effects / sync. Play around with Premiere. Edit a couple of clips here and there to some music for practice. Watch videos (I recommend a lot of Halo 3 montages), and use some ideas from there.
