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[Symph]

This video is as playful as it the lyrics of the song. It's got a self effacing sort of enthusiasm that jabs at the trendy faux drug users. We're excited to see another video that ties in with our Poppin' Fresh Monster Closet News report. These kind of juvenile fads are ripe ground for parody.

On the technical side, the stark color changes felt like an unfinished thought. Either add more of these or play with the transition between frames. A cross dissolve can do wonders as you can observe in our Streets of Nerd Rage intro, these color flashes are created with tints and additive dissolves. Since you want a psychedelic look, we'd encourage you to go somewhere other than brown.

The song itself was quite enjoyable, after the initial hump of the mic quality on the guttural intro, when the wailing beings it instantly makes sense. The comparison of activities to have a good time cracked us up. On top of that the enthusiasm for a trip to mars was adorable and overcame any of the absurdity that it threw infront of itself. Tough balance, staying interesting while being weird. Watching your channel is like seeing a good front man revving up the crowd between sets, but on the internet. You should change your location up a bit to reflect the rockstar image. Is there an amphitheater in your local parks? Go set up your rig in front of you on a coffee shop stage or something. Or steal an alley way until busy hotel employees need to park trucks in your shot. Production value.

Great tips! When I made that video I was just beginning to experiment with the whole changing of visual effects and everything. It wasn't so much planned as it was me playing around with imovie in general. And as far as I know there is no way to cross dissolve into the FX, I've hated the abruptness of the transitions since this began. Hopefully when my itunes gets up I can make enough from it to get a decent editor so I can start doing more of the things I really want to do. Great review, I appreciate it!

 

[TheZAGMedia]

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[Tarmack]

Hopefully when my itunes gets up I can make enough from it to get a decent editor so I can start doing more of the things I really want to do. Great review, I appreciate it!

Try Adobe Premiere Elements. They've got V10 listed on Amazon for $64 atm. It may not be as feature rich as Pro, but sometimes all of that extra customization gets in the way of making good content if one doesn't know how to use it (I have this problem).

 

[Symph]

Try Adobe Premiere Elements. They've got V10 listed on Amazon for $64 atm. It may not be as feature rich as Pro, but sometimes all of that extra customization gets in the way of making good content if one doesn't know how to use it (I have this problem).

Will do!

 

[GuerrillaDayProject]

there is no way to cross dissolve into the FX

Regardless of the platform this is the process: Print a copy of the footage with a tint applied. Then import that footage into your timeline. Replace the segment as desired, and use cross dissolves between the A and B side to fade in the effect. The example we linked to above demonstrates that exact crude process, only with additive dissolves and jump cuts added to the mix.

 

[GuerrillaDayProject]

What do you think?

The childish group of friends older than their actions, another standard in sketch comedy most famously executed by Derrick Comedy on the web or any SNL actor breaking out onto the silver screen. But when the actions of the band of arrested in development youths stay within the realm of normal behavior, the intrigue of the manchild becomes lost to the target of Lana Del Ray's wailing cry for a real life boyfriend. On the converse of this we never see a single frame of actual video game play, which we appreciated. Still without seeing this characters have grander hopes and dreams, you're working with very dynamic and interesting performances inside of a relatively bland arch-- leaving the audience a bit empty. Where did it really work? Mom's casting was perfect, the shooting style in her classic hollywood starlet style was a great play on the perception of the highschool friend's mom. The guys that whooped "Christopher Columbus" stole the spotlight and was one of the shining moments of the film, and reminded us of Derrick Comedy's style.

On the technical side of things, the production value certainly stands out. The money that you put into the film really shows and this can either work for or against you. Especially in the case of dolly moves where it seemed as if parallax was more important than cinema language to the operator. As the film started off at a slow push and never relented, the emotional purpose was muddled by the frequency. Maybe it's just that our engineer has been tinkering with our dolly, putting it out of commission shoot after shoot and we're jealous of your affluence-- grain of salt. The composition, lighting and focusing was fantastic. The editing was strong but left a few openings for performance to lull. It's hard to cut away from shots that look as great as these, but killing babies is the sworn duty of the clipper. The art direction was the one area that seemed unattended. Granted, the practical effects with the death scene were sci-fi splendid. This film looks like it was shot "in your parents living room" (even if just one of the rooms bigger than our house.) Everything was clean and well arranged, the set dressing seemed like the unaltered contents of each actor's bedroom. So at the end of the day, if this was the meticulous labour of an art director-- its convincing in it's authenticity. The scene that could've used another layer was the funeral, had the cast acted as pall bearers to Rex in his original box, and lowered the box into the ground. Take it a step further earn an achievement "We're Giving Him a Proper Burial, Dammit!" that pops up on the screen (which you could use as a subscription annotation in post-distribution)

Overall this work is impressive. It reeks of production value and targets a niche audience, a pretty broad niche. Overall that was the fault of the film, everyone was so normal too relatable the addition of one outstanding weirdo would've brought the one of us gang to life. Understand that this review is hyper critical because you seem to know what you're doing, this is an enjoyable film and these criticisms are only intended to improve your next production. Keep up the great work, give us more Christopher Columbus.