Joe_Elding Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 (edited) Evening. I've finally pulled my finger out and made my own video. I'm fairly happy with it apart from the lack of variety in some places, I had to cut a few clips out because of the legth of the song Ahh well I'm pretty pleased with it all the same, considering its my first video.I'm only 13 and have been riding 1year4months so don't be too harsh with the riding comments.the music is Arctic monkeys - You may not have seen but you were staring straight at me, and the riding is from Woking, Oxford, Reading and London.cheers. Any constructive comments appreciated. Left Click and Download on the page that comes up. Edited January 14, 2007 by Joe_Elding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhups Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Wicked vid and great riding. Big up brap Brap .Bhups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thurston Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Nice vid there mateReally liked thatYour really good for a year and 4 months Apart from that i just love GU's so i loved the vid :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCottTrials Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 was a good vid but was boring because ive already seen alot of those clips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 learn how to gap straight. Cool vid though, hated the song BRING BACK THE HEAVY METAL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko. Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Nice one mate, that was sweet.You have good taste in music, i love that song infact i love the band Jacko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Williams! Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 good vid for your first maybe work on yoru technique it looks like your struggling to get the bike to go were you want it more control and your riding will be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 learn how to gap straight. Cool vid though, hated the song BRING BACK THE HEAVY METAL!Lol I've stopped gapping like that since that bail at the end. Ummm not to sure on heavy metal, not my thing...Cheers for all the comments. Any on editing etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clownbike Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 Nice , shame you're gay though I filmed a few of those NeilNot so keen on the music but tres good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 The riding was alright, definitely a watchable video and i didn't find myself thinking "christ, this is soooo lame" like i have with other videos, so well done there. I do personally reckon that bike doesn't suit you in the slightest... a very nice bike it is but to me, you seem more of a stock rider and that you make the mod bike look very small indeed. Plus your riding position seems more like that of a stock bike rider, but hey it could just be me You seem like you've got sidehops dialed alright, better than mine anyway And you said you wanted a comment on the editing, so here goes. Well windows movie maker can make some alright videos, not great but they're okay to watch. I did notice that there wasn't even a remote hint of you using a transition between different clips, or any crossfades for that matter. It helps to break the video up and to add a bit of interest to the video... it can also be used to blend clips that are very similar in composition (the position of the rider/bike and the direction their gapping/travelling in etc.) so that the viewer gets hints of the move, kind of a subliminal mind f**k thing. Also in videos that are meant to have a fun feel to them the use of bolder transitions is good, like giant star shapes or rotating clips. The use of effects can be put into a video to help emphasize the move you wanted to do, for example, using a black and white filter and slo-motion on a clip helps to emphasize that it was big to you... you could have done it on the drop at the beginning to make a more dramatic start to the video, or to some of the larger gaps that were in there to help show them off. Also listening to the tempo of the song helps to get the video to seem more flowy. If its a slower beat more relaxed editing can be used showing the initial lifting of the front wheel then the move then the rider rolling out of the move where as faster tempos will suit editing where it cuts into the rider already about to gap... which ultimately keeps the viewer interested and eager to watch the video. So for slo tempo's things like sidehops and manuals seem to go well, where as for faster bits bunnyhops and large gaps go well too... though these examples can be used in the opposite scenario with the right type of editing, say for example you've got a large drop gap... it can be done with slo-motion and in a sepia (kind of tea stained black and white effect) to a slow tempo or can be edited sharply using only the preload of the gap and the landing in time to a faster tempo.... so its all about using your instinct at the end of the day and just experimenting with things. There's also a little phrase i heard somewhere that you could take into account when out and about which is "A part of editing that won't be found in any software is the camera work" something like that anyway, what it means is that a commonly overlooked part of video work is the actual filming... using unusual angles and using the zoom on the camera can all help to create an even more interesting video. Things like walls eye views of streety moves like bunnyhops and really zoomed in shots of the wheel as it moves past the camera all help to make the video that little bit more unique... so try to bear that in mind as well. After a couple of videos you'll start to see what works and what doesn't and it'll become easier to make them... so stick at it and bash some more out. Sorry about the length, i'm bored and it seemed to flow out. Hope it helps anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBProductions Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 I agree with the above to an extent but also disagree on some points . Song didnt go too badly but I wouldnt have used it. Some comical bits which could have been used during the middle of the video to break things up a bit. Also the camera work is the biggest part of the production as if thats wrong then oppsss bye bye video. The riding was very springy and I would maybe agree with kris if I knew more on the trials front e.t.cI like it a lot just needs to be tidied up.Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick G Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Nice vid Joe, wheres the spot with the water ?Nick G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 wahey...the battersea park fountain! but why did you jump in!?? i lived a 10min walk from there...and never rode it och well.nice vid adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Nice vid Joe, wheres the spot with the water ?Nick GBattersea Park.wahey...the battersea park fountain! but why did you jump in!?? adamLOL i'd just ridden the rocks for the whole day and was boiling hot, felt like cooling down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Gardner Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 yeah nice vid phil hahaha nice gaps in there at 2:09 my flinch looked soo funny keep it up bruv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavic Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Yes joe nice vid man , the little giggle at end was well cute . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 did i see you jump into some railway tracks? or was it some unused ones.thanksJohn Kan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDeathMonkey Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Very Nice vid Most of that stuff looks better in real life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Cheers for all the comment's everyone. Especially krisboats, I tried quite a lot of that stuff but movie maker kept crashing so I found I was too pissed off to try much and just wanted to get it finished. Ahh well new computer soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 (edited) did i see you jump into some railway tracks? or was it some unused ones.thanksJohn Kannope they were in use, we caught the train from the same tracks about 5 minutes after lolcool vid chief, getting too goodBen Edited June 29, 2006 by Ben Cox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 correct song title is 'you probably couldn't see for the lights, but you were staring straight at me'i liked it, it was watchable, but there's not really a lot to add... Krisboats was spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted June 29, 2006 Report Share Posted June 29, 2006 Joe your too good.We should ride somewhere soon, reading, Oxford or somewhere?I'll actually ride and taslk this time. :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Grainger Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 nice nice, where was that drop at the start?and the battersea bit looked proper casual, just like yer sidehop, i think ill go in the water, hahareading on sunday??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Joe your too good.We should ride somewhere soon, reading, Oxford or somewhere?I'll actually ride and taslk this time. :$ Yer that would be cool, I break up for summer in like a week so i'll be getting around places then, Oxford would be cool I love it there nice nice, where was that drop at the start?and the battersea bit looked proper casual, just like yer sidehop, i think ill go in the water, hahareading on sunday???err Reading somewhere near a carpark. I can't I'm at my grans for weekend sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-0 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 Very nice video...i dunno why your scared about comments critising your riding because you have got to a really good standard after only 1year and 4months (..i think that is what you said) compared with me and lots of people i know we weren't that good by then. Sidehops were really impressive, some big ones there as well! Steeeve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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