my vids are getting plenty of views on youtube honestly... getting featured in the EA blog three weeks in a row helped that out a lot....

but i can't get any feedback whatsoever....

"dope vid" feels nice to hear, but doesn't help me gain perspective on filming/editing/or skating.

Anytime I comment on a vid I try and leave an insight to my views on what I liked/didn't like.


As for the music... it was just something different.

I don't want to paint myself into a corner by only editing to hip hop... And I kinda feel it's necessary to edit to off brand music (punk, ska, metal, etc) every once in awhile to really capture a feeling of IRL vids...

I chose this particular song because of it's "elevator music from hell" quality... meaning, its a back round piece (but no doubt metal)... there are lyrics, but you hardly notice... and there are ebbs and waves in the music that lend themselves to natural transitions in the edit. I knew going into the edit that some wouldn't like the song, but i felt it was vanilla enough to not be distracting.



I do watch my old stuff, usually right before I start a new edit, I also take notes. ( I've been a P.A., Ass. tech director, A.D, and an actor... I'm well versed in direction notes)
Because I don't like to make the same mistakes video to video...

Like this vid's big mistake that really bothers me is that the credits come in too soon, i wish i would have had a fade to black screen, and hold that a second or two before the credits roll in....
Kinda feel like I squashed Rubbface's ender by rolling the credits that early.