Criticize my filming of porthcawl beach

Martin_Man · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:00

What do you think of my video of porthcawl beach?

Recorded this in 4 hours with the typical british weather changes

http://www.vimeo.com/5614474

ps, please watch in normal size for best quality as it did not upload in (HD) =s

Amp34 · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:17

Looks nice, however there are a couple of criticisms.

1. Get a tripod, the waving around during scenes is a bit annoying.
2. A bit of post processing wouldn't go amis, more contrast and saturation would be my suggestion, at the moment it looks a bit flat.

Martin_Man · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:50

I got a £60 vanguard MG-3 tripod it’s amazing and stays dead still but it’s something inside the camera which makes it wavy or it could have been the freakishly fast winds we had that day

I do not understand your criticism number 2! post processing, flat? This is new to me please explain?

RIZZEE · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:52

i really liked it, though i do agree with the tripod part

good work though, can i ask why you made it?

Martin_Man · 16 Jul 2009 at 17:58

RIZZEE said:
i really liked it, though i do agree with the tripod part

good work though, can i ask why you made it?

Good question lol my best answer would be because I was bored

And to be honest I didnt say the truth, while I filmed that I used a cheap crappy tripod costing me £10 years ago. I realised how bad it was and purchased the vanguard MG-3. It’s an amazing tripod.

Jotun · 16 Jul 2009 at 18:56

Do you have image stabilization turned on for it? I think if you're using a tripod you shouldn't need it.

Martin_Man · 16 Jul 2009 at 19:05

i do yes?

Amp34 · 16 Jul 2009 at 20:00

Martin_Man said:
I got a £60 vanguard MG-3 tripod it’s amazing and stays dead still but it’s something inside the camera which makes it wavy or it could have been the freakishly fast winds we had that day

I do not understand your criticism number 2! post processing, flat? This is new to me please explain?

Flat in photography terms means lacking contrast/colour and impact. It happens a lot for photos, and just a little boost of the contrast and saturation normally sorts it out.

As for the wavyness some of it was really bad (which is why I assumed you were hand holding), but the combination of cheapy cheap tripod and wind will probably be the cause. For that sort of conditions you need a good sturdy tripod with some weight, which that new tripod looks like it has.

mark66 · 16 Jul 2009 at 20:11

Nice video and the music goes very well - it makes me want to go to the sea! What editing software did you use?

There are a couple of scenes where you can see the horizon and its not horizontal. This happens on so many home videos, just something to look out for next time you film.

I would also look at putting in a few some simple transitions to break up the change of subject. Something like fade to black or dissolve.

Martin_Man · 16 Jul 2009 at 20:20

Are there any decent sites you could supply me with about contrast and colour correction tutorials or lessons? I have been looking none stop on google and these days you can never get any help for free.