My latest video - Llandegla

I agree with Kev, it was like it was deliberately edited to give the impression of slow speed which is quite the opposite of what you should have been aiming for. Footage was fine IMO just re-edit it.

I like it but have to agree with the waiting around part just need to shorten the clips a bit to cut out the waiting
I also like the music track would say it suits the nice sunny parts and the slow mo
I would say it would not go with a full on DH video but seems to suit this video as it's got a nice relaxed feel
everyone is different and what I like you may not
have a go at cutting the gaps out and post again
good effort

Over a thousand films (1180) of Llandegla on Utube and 99% of them are all the same . The problem with filming any sport activity like mountain biking you get no vision or feel of speed and everywhere comes out looking like you are cycling along the canal.

Doing something different might not be everyone’s cup of tea but it does work well and gives a good feel to what the sport is all about.

One of the best films of Llandegla on Utube.

IM ever so H and personal O of course.

yeehaamcgee wrote:

dan shard wrote:

What advice can I get from your comment other than not to bother trying?

Oh quit being a dick. For everyone who missed it, this is what I wrote - which is pretty fair comment...

Yeehaamcgee wrote:

Got to 35 seconds, and I'm bored. Too much waiting around, and music hardly inspires feelings of "mountain bike action".
The song would suit footage of some epic mountain-range-crossing exploit, provided you had decent camerawork, but not that.

To be honest though this doesn't help Yee, all negative with no advice on how to improve liek the first posts.

You got a real itch recently mate. Also be poilite this is the Hub not the crud catcher.

This video is different but it depends on what you are trying to get people to take from watching it.

The music to me is a romantic song, a love story. So if you are aiming for people to see your video as an expression of how you feel about the sport and not so much the riding then it works.

If you want it to show the riding and be trail itself then a more upbeat song would help to give that feeling but then the slow motion wouldnt work. Some of the best videos are point of view mixed with static cameras as they give the perception of speed as well as the perspective of the trail.

Overall it isnt a bad attempt, dont take critism too badly, YeeHa is just blunt with his points but what he says is very true, you need to cut the scenes so the camera isnt filming grass and an empty trail for 30 seconds before you appear in the shot. That time means people get bored and lose focus quickly.

anyway thats just my 2p

I liked it.. 8)

is that Jay12 in that video?

i like the start with the camera on the floor and you clipping in,

camerauk wrote:

here is one I made a while ago at the old red run at Haldon Devon

http://youtu.be/edmChL-PN2A

Much better. I still don't think the music suits it though.

Take the link to the deleted video out of the first post. Video was ok and I quite liked the music, was something a bit different from the usual rubbish. Might not be the easiest thing to do but Iget a stand for the camera, I reckon you would get much better shots that way. Out of interest what is that run graded at ?

camerauk, just been going through some music, try playing something like Jimi Hendrix - all along the watchtower, or Kid Rock - all summer long, and see how it changes the whole feel of the video.
I'm not saying they are the right music either, but it highlights how a change of soundtrack can change the mood of the video.

This was about a year ago at Llandega (he was 11, much better on the freeride now, only his second time on it) - nice bit of ACDC - my first go at putting a video togeather with music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ-qp8XLXuY


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