lgrt
Adventurer
Help wanted!
The genre of overland adventure films (videos) is different then most other genres. Part documentary, part entertainment, part who knows what... and there are not a lot places to get constructive feedback as all of us try to hone our craft (hobby) of sharing with the world what we love about overlanding and the trips we take.
I wanted to start a thread where we could ask for constructive feedback. The idea is to be able to ask real overlanders to give critical (constructive) feedback on a video you are working on or just finished to find out what is working, what is not working, and what you might want to improve for this or your next video. Sometimes you might want general feedback other times you might be experimenting and want feedback on a specific item such as:
While everyone here is not a critically acclaimed film maker... Everyone here is most likely our intended audience and can relate to the subject matter better than most... and each person here knows what they like and what doesn't hold their interest. So lets Give It A Shot... so to speak. And I'll go first.
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I have been working to improve on my story telling with videos. I've been trying to stitch together an engaging video that has a beginning, middle and end about the trips we take, without making it a chronological travel log. I'm hoping to make the audience feel apart of the story or as if they are on the trip. I thought the video below was one of my better attempts (so far) but it did not get the response I was hoping for.
Please let me know where you think the story falls short.
I know, be careful of what you ask for... but I do want critical input so that I can improve the next video. Feel free to provide input on other aspects of video if you want...
The genre of overland adventure films (videos) is different then most other genres. Part documentary, part entertainment, part who knows what... and there are not a lot places to get constructive feedback as all of us try to hone our craft (hobby) of sharing with the world what we love about overlanding and the trips we take.
I wanted to start a thread where we could ask for constructive feedback. The idea is to be able to ask real overlanders to give critical (constructive) feedback on a video you are working on or just finished to find out what is working, what is not working, and what you might want to improve for this or your next video. Sometimes you might want general feedback other times you might be experimenting and want feedback on a specific item such as:
- Story telling
- Editing
- Dialog
- Sound quality
- Cinematography
- Drone shot integration
- Time laps usage
- Wow factor
- Any thing and everything...
While everyone here is not a critically acclaimed film maker... Everyone here is most likely our intended audience and can relate to the subject matter better than most... and each person here knows what they like and what doesn't hold their interest. So lets Give It A Shot... so to speak. And I'll go first.
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I have been working to improve on my story telling with videos. I've been trying to stitch together an engaging video that has a beginning, middle and end about the trips we take, without making it a chronological travel log. I'm hoping to make the audience feel apart of the story or as if they are on the trip. I thought the video below was one of my better attempts (so far) but it did not get the response I was hoping for.
Please let me know where you think the story falls short.
- Did it jump around too much?
- Was it missing details?
- Too many details?
- Were there parts of the story that could have moved along faster or slowed down?
- Did you feel the story was able to build tension?
- Was is able to get your attention or you would have stopped watching after the first 30 seconds moving on to cat videos as a more interesting choice?
- Did you identify with the main character?
- Did you feel there even was a cohesive story or was it just a series of events?
I know, be careful of what you ask for... but I do want critical input so that I can improve the next video. Feel free to provide input on other aspects of video if you want...