Video My First AMV

Yep, I finally finished the first one. I plan on making more, but for now, I'll show this. I would really appreciate some comments and if you have any helpful hints, I'm all ears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PhHp9L8e-Y

 

Not bad at all

Lip sync wasn't all that good but still.. Not bad.

 

Its okay. Good for a first AMV! :noworries:

 

Not a bad first AMV, nice job =D.

What you need to use is some more 'action-packed' scenes (for lack of a better word) once the chorus starts. The chatting between Roxas and Axel was a bit boring, especially with all of the crazy guitar going on. They were just standing there, so you might have wanted to just skip to the part where he summons his chakrams and starts fighting (you could use a bit of boss fight footage, but not too much because too much gameplay can easily take away from a video -- Enough to get through a line or two, I'd say), just to keep people interested or even on the edge of their seat. Effects are easily accessible on Windows Movie Maker (I presume that's what you're using?), Just right-click and hit effects. Some of the effects are plain crap and should be avoided for the most part (I.e., the Watercolor effect is kinda bad for an AMV unless used on a short, fast clip); I reccommend Sepia Tone, Grayscale, Film Age, and especially some white flashes (Fade Out: To White and Fade In: From White, use one of them on the end of a clip and the other on the beginning of the clip following it to make a slow flash, and use just one to make a fast one; flashes are great for drum beats). Sometimes the Color Spectrum effect is nice too, but that one shouldn't be used too much. Depending on the song, you're going to want to use different effects.

You can drag clips into eachother to fade them and make them less choppy, but don't fade TOO much, it can get confusing/hard to watch when you do. Fading is great for slow songs. Also, I found it wise to avoid the Fade Out: To Black or Fade In: From Black unless on quick drumbeats; Fading in the middle of a video (I didn't notice you doing this, but I'm warning you ahead of time) can really be distracting and take up extra time. There are other transitions besides the Fade accessible in the transtion menu if you find them needed; I don't use the WMM transitions much.

You can split clips on the menu under the preview window, it's a button with a picture that should look like two pieces of film separated by a line. You can also use the arrow buttons next to them to scroll through frames, these two buttons are good for hitting drums, etc. precisely on time.

You'll improve with lip-synch through time, so don't worry about that for now, I just reccommend pausing it over and over to get a kind of slow-motion feel to see whether the lips match in the preview.

You did a nice job, and I hope all of this helps with your next vid ^^. I enjoyed watching this one. And I'm sorry if you're not using Windows Movie Maker, or if you already know all of this ><.

 

No one actually has to listen to me but:
Try your best to change the clip regularly. Don't keep the same one running for usually more then 10 seconds unless needbe. Try to make the clips fit with the music, make it go with the beat. Try to use alot of clips- it may take you ages but trust me it will turn out alot better.

Brilliant for a first AMV though.