NEW MONTAGE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK

CAPOS SNOW

CAPOS SNOW

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Some awesome axe kills. I like the cut scenes with the maps, but I would try to do some different scene transitions. Like maybe fading out on some. Also putting the montage to the tempo of the music.
 
SYN MsTwiztid

SYN MsTwiztid

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I agree that lining the beats of your music up to the shots, (or other key points such as a body hitting the ground, or the the explosion of the grenade) in your video would definitely give it more of and edge and grab the attention that you want from your audience. I don't remember a bunch of video editing terms, but if you'd like to contact me on xbox, i can help explain it a little better. My gamertag is XDC Ixias.
 
SYN MsTwiztid

SYN MsTwiztid

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Here is a very useful article by RawPoison on MajoreLeagueGaming.com

Some information is gathered from other editing threads.

For all you guys who want to make a montage can you please just read this really quickly. If you want you want your montage to stick out, you do not need, effects piled on every clip, you do not need your typical rock music that goes along, and you certainly don't need to have a name to release a good montage.

Guys, all of you need to build your editing experience. You can't go right to the top without climbing a ladder! You can't expect people to enjoy your montage if you have effects in places where you do not need them, or stupid flashes of the screen that have no point. What I mean by starting from the bottom is for your first couple of videos, keep it simple. Have the music playing, and the gameplay flowing. No effects nothing. The most important thing is Audio/Video Syncing. You don't need to have a shake on every snipe. What you can try and this has an even greater effect, is have the person getting shot for the kill right on the beat! It gives it a way better feel and effect.

Once you get your A/V Sync down you can start messing with the effects in Vegas. Same thing with these editing programs. If you don't know how to use Sony Vegas, DO NOT jump into AAE. You will produce sh.tty, over edited works and you can't even get your point across because you were too busy slapping on effects. Like I was saying, mess around with effects in Vegas, pac/crop here and there, very subtle and again, make it to the beat. Once you get that down, you can move further.

SYNCHRONIZATION IS KEY! You don't need to slap on effects just to look cool.
Types of Syncing:

MICRO
Micro synching is when the editor puts 1 fast clip or picture per beat. This technique is often used when an editor wants to show to the audience what is about to happen.
MINI
This is your common synching technique. It requires the editor to adjust the speed in order to have many beats synched with one clip. Contrary to micro, with mini, the audience sees the entire clip. However, if the speeds are drastically changed to go from very fast to very slow or whatever combination, the flow of the video will suffer.
MACRO
Unlike other forms of synching which relies on a kill or a quick picture, Macro synching is a kind of synching that uses something as simple as a movement to synch; for example changing guns, landing from a jump, getting shot, etc. It isn’t obvious to spot.
MOOD
Mood syncing is when a scene has some sort of suspense, and the music also has a thrilling sound to it only at that part of the scene. The event is not one kill and is not expressed through one beat. Doing this with individual scenes is not very difficult, but doing macro syncing inside of a long scene is very impressive and powerful.

The Music:
Music tracks needs to seem as if they were meant for the video. That’s the point of sync; for the audio and video to become one. The less beats your song has, the more important it becomes to sync all beats. If your song contains many beats like Techno for example, you are more flexible with the synching and you have more beats to work with when it comes to highlights or eye candy which will spark a creative effect to synch with it. Music also decides the speed of your fragvid. Techno music has a tendency to be repetitive, that’s why if you want to use techno, make sure it has instrumental variety.

The Effects:
The effects seen in the gameplay are separated in 3 categories;
Screen Motion is the method used to manipulate the screen so that it synchs with a part of the song that doesn’t have a kill synched to it. Ex. Pans, Zooms
Highlights are effects that lead the audience in an amazing kill that is about to happen. When the kill occurs, no effects must be present so that the audience can see its greatness. The most important thing about Highlights, and this is especially true for this kind of effect, it’s that it has to fit. Regardless of its complexity, it has to fit.
Eye Candy effects are effects that have only one purpose; to look cool

Over editing:
When something is over edited, it means that the effect(s) distracts the viewer from the content or it covers up the content. Over editing is a very vast topic; suffice to say that if it distracts, it’s bad.


These are things to make your montage look great. It is vital to spend time on your montage if you expect to see great results.
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SYN MsTwiztid

SYN MsTwiztid

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I think you did great for your first video! Much better than the first video I ever did. So just keep at it and be a sponge. We'll try to help you get there as best as we can. Have you thought about applying to the video team?
 
SYN Gojira

SYN Gojira

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I would be more than happy to help you. I use Sony Vegas 11 and am currently on the Video Team. Get in contact with me on skype my man.

Skype: christian.L.may
 
SYN CEPTION

SYN CEPTION

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Some things that could make it better:
When you shoot your own cinematics, the dolly camera mode makes everything SOOO much more smooth, so try that or just get cinematics off of youtube.
Transitions matter. its what makes the entire thing seem to be fluid along with cinematics.
Time it, watch it, perfect it. having something hit on beat makes it feel more powerful, and really can add a wow factor.
 
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