Pump-Up Video Project

[Johannes]

I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I thought I'd just make this a new thread. I've had some extra down time lately at work, so I decided to teach myself some video editing. The only experience I have is a film class I took in college over ten years ago. So I have no experience, haha. There was a bit of a learning curve with Lightworks, but I've picked up on the basics now. Anyway, my first project is a season preview / retrospective on the end of last season. Please excuse the first few minutes... they're a bit rough to watch, but I had a story I wanted to tell. Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated! If you guys like it, maybe I'll keep making them throughout the season. Enjoy!

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[ndfi78]

Not bad man!

 

[BeauBenken]

I liked it! Well done man.

 

[IrishLion]

At first I was like

And then I was like

And at the end I was like

Well done sir

 

[longliveautrydenson]

Great job! Loved the music in the second half especially. Also, Zaire showed more ball security in one play at 7:30 than Golson did in his entire career.

 

[Johannes]

Thanks! Glad you guys liked it. I'll put together another for Texas week!

Also, if anyone has access to HD recordings of the full Syracuse, ASU, or Navy games from last year that they'd be willing to share, I would love to get a copy. Or any games from any year that are not already on YouTube, which is my main source of content right now. Thanks again!

 

[Johannes]

It's not quite Texas week yet, but... close enough! Ten days, fellas! I just couldn't wait! This effort is much more succinct and, well, themed to the opponent. I will probably skip Virginia and make a video for Clemson, unless I come up with good ideas for both. Anyway, as always your feedback is appreciated. I'm still new at this. Enjoy! Go Irish!

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[Who'saWildManNow]

Nice job on the videos. I like your ear for music and game audio. The storytelling with highlights is right up my alley as I interjected movies into my videos for TP last year. It's a lot of fun working it out and meshing ideas.

My only constructive criticism would be in the first video I loved the music and the shots of our season going down the tubes and it had a feeling of gradually getting ready to explode but then it fades out into low intensity audio. I probably would have exploded into LSU highlights with Zaire at that point.. It felt like you were getting ready to do that.

Anyway, it's not anything that didn't work, the videos are both really good.. Just a stylistic thing.

 

[Veritate Duce Progredi]

Nice job Johannes. You feel like doing a recap vid after the games as well?

 

[Johannes]

Nice job on the videos. I like your ear for music and game audio. The storytelling with highlights is right up my alley as I interjected movies into my videos for TP last year. It's a lot of fun working it out and meshing ideas.

My only constructive criticism would be in the first video I loved the music and the shots of our season going down the tubes and it had a feeling of gradually getting ready to explode but then it fades out into low intensity audio. I probably would have exploded into LSU highlights with Zaire at that point.. It felt like you were getting ready to do that.

Anyway, it's not anything that didn't work, the videos are both really good.. Just a stylistic thing.

Wow, thanks WildMan! I really appreciate that; your videos were part of my inspiration to start learning this in the first place. I'm glad you liked them! I see what you mean about the first one. There's a build-up at the beginning that peters out without a payoff, haha. I will be more mindful of that in the future. Thanks for the advice!

Nice job Johannes. You feel like doing a recap vid after the games as well?

Thanks! I would consider doing recap videos. The biggest challenge I foresee is getting a quality source to work with in a timely manner. Depending on what I can come up with, I may give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion!