Premium Members Stewart Smith Posted October 3, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Hey guys, I've just finished editing my first real steadicam operator's reel and I'd love to hear some feedback from veteran operators. Please forgive the three or so obvious non-steadicam shots, but my initial idea to include them is that operating is operating, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sanjay Sami Posted October 6, 2014 Premium Members Report Share Posted October 6, 2014 Good work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Zawartka Posted October 15, 2014 Report Share Posted October 15, 2014 hey, i am new to steadicam as well, and also new to video editing, and one of the ways I am trying to learn is by examining others videos quite closely. these are my thoughts on your video -- - the trimming could be done a little more carefully on all of the shots, for instance in the opening shot, this is a very long shot and i do like it, but i would cut it exactly when the dad finishes the thumbs-up: in the video we see him reach forward before the transition, i would trim that off - the second clip, with the girl running, we just had a really long shot, and this one isnt very informative, i would have the first shot of her running, cut the next two showing the feet (i think this shot might have worked better if it was from a different angle, or zoomed closer to the feet), include the staircase run, and then cut the zoomed-out run - the shot at 0:37 is my absolute favourite of the entire clip, it's very beautiful imo, and I actually think it got trimmed off a little too soon, I was interested in seeing what was happening when she started bending down. - 0:49 I like this shot but i wanted you to go in the house, why didnt you go in :( - i like the ladder shot at 1:01 - a couple of the shots just seem to be flying around with no real purpose. in the two shots i mentioned earlier, there is clear purpose: a woman is walking forward through a hallway with some air freshener in her hand, a server is grabbing a mug off a ladder. but then at 1:11 there's a dude walking, then we see a motorcycle, then we see a rocking chair, then it goes back to the guy, and without any other context none of it computes, so the shot is basically just saying to me, "hey i have a steadicam. neat." - some of the clips are longer than they really need to be, the sign shot at 0:58 i like, it's nice and it gives context to the following shot, but it doesn't need to be 4 seconds long, it would work fine at 2 seconds - 2:03 i like this shot - and i really like the one that came before it - but his mouth moving looks weird, i would either write the audio back in, back up the shot so we don't see him talking, or cut it altogether - i dont mind your ending clip, but i don't think it's appropriate for the end... i would nominate the two shots at 1:39 for the end: guy on the beach, and guy walking on the bridge. i think i like the reverse order better too, so it would go bridge>beach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yassine khamliche Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 (edited) i liked the movements , the framing . im a steadicam fan and i liked your video. good work . keep going Edited October 22, 2014 by yassine khamliche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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