A Land Before Time X Tribut

Nimrod · **on:** January 13, 2009, 08:33:08 AM

Alright, here we go guys. I worked on this for a long time (doesn¥t mean I take no critism

). But anyway, I think I kinda succeeded with it. :-)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk9OSsEGRU8&...re=channel_page

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2009, 08:52:59 AM

The beat matches the clips, but a music video has to have much more than that. The process of making a video include:

Choosing a song - it can't just be any song. It has to have a central theme and has to be able to be applied to the video content you wish to overlay it with.

Choosing clips - Let's face it. Almost all songs deal with emotions, therefore there usually has to be a centralized character in the clips you choose. If there isn't, you get a video that takes a bunch of random clips and puts them together to make the music match, which is what you did. That's not usually enough.

Purpose - You have to have a clear purpose when making a music video. What do you want to accomplish? Do you want to entertain the viewer? Tell a story? Prove a point? Your music video seems to only have the purpose of entertaining the viewer, which is fine, but having another purpose would greatly help your work.

Timing - this is something you've already mastered. The clips must match the beats of the music and transitions must not overpower the video clips.

Transitions & Effects - these things are very cool and very useful, however it is very evident when you use a clip or effect that has no centralized purpose. You didn't do too bad with this, but there was 1 or 2 video effects that seemed to serve no purpose. You've gotta axe the habit of using those.

If you want a good example of a music video that has a centralized theme and purpose, has great timing, and avoids unnecessary transitions effects, take a look at this one I made a while ago:

http://silverlineproductions.webs.com/eragon.htm

*I'm not trying to criticize. I can tell that a lot of work was put into your video. I'm just trying to give you some tips for your next one.

DarkHououmon · **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2009, 12:21:29 PM

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Choosing clips - Let's face it. Almost all songs deal with emotions, therefore there usually has to be a centralized character in the clips you choose. If there isn't, you get a video that takes a bunch of random clips and puts them together to make the music match, which is what you did. That's not usually enough.

I disagree. A centralized character (which would mean a character tribute) is not always required to make a good mv. I have seen good mvs myself that are not focused on just one character. Not saying a centralized character is a bad thing (many of my newest mvs are like that), but a tribue to a movie or series as a whole is just fine too.

An example of a good mv that doesn't have a centralized character:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NS1c1A3yCo...re=channel_page

Note: Due to the copyright claim wave going on, I'm not sure how long that link will work.

Nimrod · **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2009, 01:34:53 PM

Honestly mate, I don¥t take it as criticism. But, if I want to do a movie with a meaning for me or a central figure for it, then I¥d do. But it was just random. I played around with the program itself. In my opinion, videos doesn¥t have to have a special meaning or something. It should entertain other people. And again: Honestly, I think more videos of mine like this will follow. Because, I just do it for fun, and not to tell others a story.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2009, 06:48:22 PM

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Because, I just do it for fun, and not to tell others a story.

Yeah, and that's fine. I was just pointing out that if you could do both, it would be better. But just having a music video to entertain is fine.

Nimrod · **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2009, 07:05:10 AM

That¥s alright. I understand ;-)