Medicraze wrote:

Blackster wrote:Hey,

I wanted to stop watching after a min, forced myself to keep watching for another 10 s, then I turned it off.
The clip feels like a Michael Bay edit where he tries to put in as many cuts and edits as humanly possible in the shortest amount of time. No sense of space or time. I have no idea what is going on in the replay, no idea where each location of the players is, no idea what actually happens.
I literally gave up thinking and just watched the tags and cuts fly at and over me. Your video forces me to go braindead because otherwise I would get too frustrated trying to make sense of what is presented. There is simply no time due to the sheer wave of cuts, edits, tags, sound changes, even a speech. It's like you look in your fridge Wednesday night, find all sorts of odd stuff and throw it all in the blender, hoping for a good meal with 21 odd ingredients.

I d hope for more structure, clarity, sense of space (where is everything) and time (when is everything). Also, some consistency.
I see you got the editing skills, which is great. More isn't always more. I wished you wouldnt overflow my brain with that amount of short-lived information.

Great you seek feedback and great how you put together a video in the first place! Hope I was not too negative.
Cheers!

Thank you for your honest feedback. I'll add it to my data sheet. I'm an empirically driven individual. I have no experience in video editing outside of what I've put together in the past few months.

If you don't mind Looking through these and telling me if you find it more "followable".
Play of the Week: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... ibnh-cNYKh

Although the video I asked for help on was more an acknowledgement of teamwork, I certainly understand the frustration given the analytical demographic I'm working with lol.

I'm trying to make videos bite sized while entertaining with high production as that specific approach seems to be lacking in the community.

Suggestions?
I was thinking about adding a live map of the game so people could view that if they get a little lost. A fast approach is difficult to execute secondary to the nature of the game I'm dealing with. So combining an quick bite sized entertainment seems impossible unless I do away with the fast approach.

I'm open to suggestions, more minds is better than one.

Also, remember that my channels goal is to bring more retainable player adoption to faf. Secondary objectives being a source of entertainment for current faf players.

Don't take this the wrong way: May I suggest watching more than 1min10sec. I'd like informed input for the whole video. Thanks for any suggestions, keep it coming.

Blackster wrote:
Maybe it is just me but while I somewhat liked the video you linked to, the same basic problems exists:
Imo what you lack is a certain signature to your movies, a certain style. Well, you could argue that your style is that you just throw in whatever comes to mind, but imo that is just a gian clusterf*ck in the end.
Like, you start with "Number one: game engie" - yet you dont give the point a number when you write it out. Then you talk about a lot, and I mean A LOT, including economy, come-backs etc. - half the video is gone and I don't even remember what number one actually was.
Then number two is introduced - with a new style fo animation - of course. Maybe even a new font, I didnt check. Like, why? I know some - sorry folks - COD-kidz really dig this "shower me in information so I have no time to diggest and think about it" approach, but once again: what is the purpose of your video: You want a Micheal Bay trailer where people leave with "no idea whats it about but darn, dem xplosions, mazing stuff!"?
It may attract such players, but don't we also want to give information people can work with instead of giving them something, and the sec they look at the information you override it with a new sub topic.

Also, I have heard rock, metal, dubstep, classic music in some of your videos - partially even within the same video. Like, dude, I get a seizure when watching! It's like someone milked ADHS from a bunch of people being under the influence of ritalin and then pressing it into a video. I just wanna scream STOP THIS TRAIN, I WANNA GET OFF!!!! lol

I really would like to get some audience feedback. Would love to ask them right after the video as well as a few days later: what was the video about? What were it's main points?

Oh, did I mention the music appears to be very loud? Too loud.

Anyway, I think if you settled down and found a style you really feel comfy with and you want to maintain as your signature style, then the videos also will get much better. But then again, maybe the majority here likes this sugar-smoothie style

jackherer wrote:
You are getting better in technics, but keep in mind that you are a storyteller and the story your telling must be intelligible in one shot.

Blackster wrote:
I just watch the "Supreme Commander Forged Alliance: Play of the Week 1" and it's is much easier to follow because there is less on the screen which binds my attention (though the music regularly is too loud). Also, no crazy camera zooms from the left, the right, to the center.
In the latest video there are so many zooms (which I finished watching), similiar coms (UEF), cuts, a speech, John Travolta, chatbox, text overlays, flying sun glases - all ALL of that within seconds. Attention is a finite resource and with all the "sh*t" flying around I really must wonder: what do YOU want ME to look at? You are the director and orchestrate where my attention most likely will go.
The latest video is pretty much equivalent to this great website xD

https://www.lingscars.com/

If EVERYTHING is "important", nothing is.
What do you want me to take out of the video? Do you want me to look at Travolta or your text or the chat or the game? I may be able to grasp all of it when shown in sequence, but not all at once within 2 s.

Does it make sense to display 8 players with rating, name, faction and team + text from you for 2 s? Do you want me to pause the game to read it or is it irrelevant?

Talking in aeolus about it prolly will be easier

Don't get me wrong, I spend time on answering here because I appreciate what you do! Thanks!

Blackster wrote:
Hey,

I wanted to stop watching after a min, forced myself to keep watching for another 10 s, then I turned it off.
The clip feels like a Michael Bay edit where he tries to put in as many cuts and edits as humanly possible in the shortest amount of time. No sense of space or time. I have no idea what is going on in the replay, no idea where each location of the players is, no idea what actually happens.
I literally gave up thinking and just watched the tags and cuts fly at and over me. Your video forces me to go braindead because otherwise I would get too frustrated trying to make sense of what is presented. There is simply no time due to the sheer wave of cuts, edits, tags, sound changes, even a speech. It's like you look in your fridge Wednesday night, find all sorts of odd stuff and throw it all in the blender, hoping for a good meal with 21 odd ingredients.

I d hope for more structure, clarity, sense of space (where is everything) and time (when is everything). Also, some consistency.
I see you got the editing skills, which is great. More isn't always more. I wished you wouldnt overflow my brain with that amount of short-lived information.

Great you seek feedback and great how you put together a video in the first place! Hope I was not too negative.
Cheers!

MobiusBE wrote:
I very much like the style of your videos. Only feedback I could give is maybe turn down the 'speed' of everything flashing along the screen a bit. Before I had the time to read what was being typed, it was already gone . I think this is close to the feedback you already received. Anyway, nice job! Really good content

Rowey wrote:
i have a few tournaments coming up if there are any good replays ill shoot them you way