Belize Videos

[ronscuba]

Just got back 3 days ago from the Nekton Belize trip.

It usually takes me a good month to make the final version, but I'm a glutten for punishment. I always seem to post links to my 1st draft videos to get feedback and share what I've seen.

Feedback and critiques are welcomed.

Part 1





Part 2

 

[robint]

Nice job!! Very steady camerawork and good editing.
More please!!! I can't wait to hear how you liked the liveaboard experience compared with land-based, especially as a videographer. To me, liveaboards are sooooooo much more photo/video friendly.

robin

 

[BTravlin]

Very nice videos. I especially like your choice of music. Too often the music is too hurried and it should be more relaxing like the dives themselves. I'll leave the technical critiques to the videographers out there.

 

[Empty V]

So far I've only watched the 1st video. Great job Ron! Very solid camera work and nice job with editing. The few things that I would do, and this is just how I would do things myself are:

I would add a zoom to your first image of the map just 2 simple keyframes to add some motion and maybe do a dip to color(fade to black) at the end.

I also really like the composites of the people talking over the footage, I think those are pretty cool. The first 2 I would extend them by a few frames and add a dissolve (fade out) to the audio to give it a better transition I would also make sure that the locations of those composites are in areas where there isn’t anything going on such as open blue water or sky like you did in the beginning. For example I would move the one of the gentleman talking about the walls to the top left corner.

I would also try to mix up your shots a little bit. Put some shots of you tracking a fish, like the ones of you following the trigger in the beginning. If you intercut motion and static shots it keeps thing interesting, not that I wasn't interested.

And maybe put in a 2nd song for the last half of the video.

Overall I think you did an excellent job and I wasn't bored even for a second. Which isn't the case for most dive videos I've seen. I really got a taste of what it was like to be on those dives.

Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. I'm going to check out the 2nd video in a few.

Billy

 

[ronscuba]

Music taste is a funny thing. On another board, someone said my music drove them up a wall. I'm still not sure on the soundtracks. I may make something up in software. That is what I did for my Roatan videos.

Keep the comments and suggestions coming. Like I said, this is just 1st draft stuff and I already know I will trim down the last scene in the 2nd video. It's way too long.

This was my 2nd liveaboard and I'm sold. It will be liveaboard or a place with good easy shore diving for me.

 

[robint]

This was my 2nd liveaboard and I'm sold. It will be liveaboard or a place with good easy shore diving for me.

tehehehehe.............. spoiled allready??? Liveaboards are sooooo easy. I have very little interest in doing dive trips where I can't do 3-5 dives per day.

robin

 

[ronscuba]

I totally agree with you Robin.

Part 3 is now done. Another nice octopus sequence at the end.

 

[robint]

very nice once again! Very steady, nice editing. Good choice of critters, nice variety.

What rig are you using? I am jealous!


robin

 

[ronscuba]

very nice once again! Very steady, nice editing. Good choice of critters, nice variety.

What rig are you using? I am jealous!


robin

Thanks. I have a Sony FX7, Gates housing and a cheap halogen canister light. Topside it's a little heavy and bulky. In the water handles great.

 

[H2O Photo Pros]

Looks great Ron! Glad to see you are getting good use out of the system. I look forward to seeing more footage