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The clips were decent. Not to take anything away from the players or anything, but some of the clips we're eh, Multi-team, need I say more?

Regardless, on the player side, better than most montages advertised on these forums-Not trying to sound rude.

As for the editing. Far too much. The intro was good, but the color effects and constant shake really took away from it. Sometimes, more isn't better. I'd refrain from using those color effects so much. The first few times we're nice, but mid mark, I felt like It was being forced just for the sake of having it.

I'd work more on just getting the content to flow better.

Gameplay-7
Editing 6.5

Solid effort though.
Great to see the community do something..for once.

  • 03.10.2012 10:06 PM PDT

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I'll just copy and paste what I said on TheHaloForum:

You better hope no epileptics watch your montage.

The gameplay was pretty sick, or at least I think it was. Here's the problem. I don't mean to sound harsh, but you're clearly suffering from what a lot of new montage makers are suffering from: drowning the gameplay in effects. I couldn't even tell what was going on most of the time with all the roiling flame, random flares, and jarring color changes. Some of the flares were fine: enhancing natural light and such. But most of them were completely unnecessary and very, very distracting, often literally obstructing the screen. Almost every effect felt like it was just thrown in to add coolness. Don't take this the wrong way, but this really felt like Vegas effect -blam!- rather than an actual montage.

I liked the flow and some of the actual transitions. And the gameplay seemed really good, I just couldn't tell for sure when I was being bombarded by effects. It was severely overedited.

Next time try raising the game audio and syncing with the beat. Screen shaking is (almost always, with the exception of a few truly insane kills) juvenile and annoying. You'll find that if you time the shots with the song, it will not only be satisfying but also far more effective. The simple effect created by timed shots far outclasses anything that anyone can do with screen shakes.

I hope this critique helps. I don't mean to discourage you from making more montages. I see potential for something cool in your editing, but, at present, it was just too inundated with effects for me to like it. This montage could have been great had you just stuck with the little things I saw: cool transitions, nice flow, etc. Keep it simple. Strip all the effects.

Keep at it. I know you worked very hard on this considering how long you spent on it, so, in any case, good work. :)

  • 03.10.2012 10:07 PM PDT


Posted by: MythicSniper
I'll just copy and paste what I said on TheHaloForum:

You better hope no epileptics watch your montage.

The gameplay was pretty sick, or at least I think it was. Here's the problem. I don't mean to sound harsh, but you're clearly suffering from what a lot of new montage makers are suffering from: drowning the gameplay in effects. I couldn't even tell what was going on most of the time with all the roiling flame, random flares, and jarring color changes. Some of the flares were fine: enhancing natural light and such. But most of them were completely unnecessary and very, very distracting, often literally obstructing the screen. Almost every effect felt like it was just thrown in to add coolness. Don't take this the wrong way, but this really felt like Vegas effect -blam!- rather than an actual montage.

I liked the flow and some of the actual transitions. And the gameplay seemed really good, I just couldn't tell for sure when I was being bombarded by effects. It was severely overedited.

Next time try raising the game audio and syncing with the beat. Screen shaking is (almost always, with the exception of a few truly insane kills) juvenile and annoying. You'll find that if you time the shots with the song, it will not only be satisfying but also far more effective. The simple effect created by timed shots far outclasses anything that anyone can do with screen shakes.

I hope this critique helps. I don't mean to discourage you from making more montages. I see potential for something cool in your editing, but, at present, it was just too inundated with effects for me to like it. This montage could have been great had you just stuck with the little things I saw: cool transitions, nice flow, etc. Keep it simple. Strip all the effects.

Keep at it. I know you worked very hard on this considering how long you spent on it, so, in any case, good work. :)


Thanks for the honest critique.

  • 03.10.2012 10:32 PM PDT

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Lost interest two minutes into it. sry


What didn't you like about it?
Didnt really like the effects. Kept me from seeing most of the kills. Also, maybe get a wider variety of gameplay. Felt like I was watching Team Snipers most of the time.

  • 03.10.2012 11:36 PM PDT
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Faceripper is baaaaaaaaaaaaaad

  • 03.11.2012 4:47 AM PDT

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I watch montages to see skill, not abuse of strobe-like flashes brought about by overediting.

Problem is a lot of montage creators have the skill to make montages and instead abuse their recorded footage to crap. Please, someone who makes these types of videos, to not "hyperedit" their work to the point where it feels like I'm a vampire having a stare-down contest with a sun that likes to cause epileptic seizures.

  • 03.11.2012 4:59 AM PDT

-Teraz Twoka kolej "Life is like a double-edged sword, you are one [side] of them"


sh­eithings, lolol
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Posted by: MessedUpPancake
Faceripper is baaaaaaaaaaaaaad

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  • 03.11.2012 5:00 AM PDT

shouldn't have put the bad clips at the beginning.
But it is decent overall

  • 03.11.2012 5:32 AM PDT

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  • 03.11.2012 6:03 AM PDT

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Posted by: GenisisX77
its passed, not pass


Nope, past.

But I liked it.

  • 03.11.2012 6:20 AM PDT

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