First attempt

[Jackcox98]

This is my first attempt at capturing cinematic shots and also first attempt at a proper edit..All feedback and criticism is very much appreciated..Shot with Mavic mini. Edited with Premiere Pro

 

[steve_lyt]

very good , but it may be worth looking at some of the transitions , they maybe too quick , the ones I noticed were at 12, 40 seem to be doing something weird, the others just need to be slower, I think this would improve it no end

 

[Jackcox98]

very good , but it may be worth looking at some of the transitions , they maybe too quick , the ones I noticed were at 12, 40 seem to be doing something weird, the others just need to be slower, I think this would improve it no end

Will look into it and try and improve, Thanks!

 

[Hegemone]

Good stuff even if it wasn't a first attempt. Keep having fun and experimenting. You will find your style and flow.

One thing I suggest is do transitions on the strong beats of the music. The visuals should shift on the down beats. I am tap my toe alot when I edit.

The glitchy transitions seem to take a long time. I am a simple cross dissolve it film dissolve person and try to use glitzier transitions sparingly and in clips that seem warrant it.

I have also found that attention spans are very short unless the scene is very busy. More then 3ish seconds and people start to drift off.

All nit-picky and personal style stuff. I can't stress it enough, just keep having fun and playing with your tools, the rest will come on it's own. One thing I like to do is try to copy a shot and edit combo that I see and like. It's kind of like all the photo challenges that are out there but at the end of the day it's just practice makes us better.

 

[Winston Bull]

Concur with what Steve and Hegemony said and would add two things. First (Cork looks lovely) that opening shot: you had the advantage of seeing both for miles and for minutes, meaning that with those huge horizons you could see when(/if) the sun was going to come out from behind the clouds. That could have been really cool to see the sun coming out to shine on your beloved town *during* the shot. (This would inevitably complicate issues like white balance, but might be worth the attempt and educational experiences.

Second, it looked as though you were shooting in a rather flat color scheme. I don't know if you can do that on a Mini, but that would allow you to do some nice color editing in post.

Cool stuff, nice work with the reveals. Keep it coming