jarmor

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Ok I think its time for me to give my take and opinions about the videos. First and foremost I want to thank everyone for sending a video and congrats to the 26th finalist. I want to also thank R&E for hosting this contest because without it all of our talents, rather big or small would probably go unnoticed. Now on to the video reviews. Overall I really enjoyed the videos and there were no bad videos at all. I didn't want to read anyone elses reviews about other people videos prior to watching because that tends to steer you to a certain mindset even before watching the video. Now while that can be a great thing, it can also be a diabolical one also. Im just going down in order from uploaded to uploaded because im going to watch each video several times before I can say which one would be the top anything! Connor Thompson's Magic Springs Video Contest Entry WOW is all I can say about this. Not only because its a great video but because you are this young making great videos! Connor, you and your crew looks like loads of fun to hang around. I really did admire your take on the park because it truely leaved up to the title "magic springs video" rather than "magic springs COASTERS...and some park footage video". Your mix of coasters, atmosphere, onrides, and antics really made this park look interesting to say the least. I really did like the transitions from scene to scene because sometimes the straight cut to another scene just isn't enough. The video is in-synch and you gave just enough on each clip for it to not be over done. Oh yeah, the kid in the green shirt totally made the video for me lol. he seems like a riot and whenever I watch the video I always manage to laugh at him waving his arms with his shirt over his head on the coaster! The song choice was perfect. Actually, song choice is gonna be the theme here because that is what can really make or break a video. And this video is a perfect example of mixing music w/ video audio because while the music is louder you can still hear whats going on in the background without feeling like the audio and music are fighting each other. Well anyway great job connor and what a way to start off my video watching! Julian Johnson's "Don't Look Down 2005" Video Contest Entry While it seems like you went to the park with an idea in mind of how you wanted to do the video, the video still had lots of moments of impromtu antics in it! I liked how on one segment you featured the many animals of powered coasters (yeah I notice small things like that). But what really stood out in the video was the "record stratch" effect! Looks like my video found its brother lol . I do feel that it was borderline used too much. Im not trying to say that it was used too much but for an effect as great as that one, it kind of looses its punch because it got to the point that whenever I heard the stratching starting I knew what was gonna happen. What would have been cool is doing a little more like you did with the kraken shot. The song choice was perfect for the video and there was never a dull moment. I really dig songs that have a life of their own, as when it slows down and gives a different feel then speeds back up. Alot of people cant master editing to songs like that because its hard to change the pace of a video and catch back up and you seem to have it together man! One thing I really liked about the video is how it showed tons of footage from around the world and this is a perfect example of what a "coaster" video should be like! Justin Saxe's Silverwood Video Contest Entry If im going to be honest here I have to say the song choice killed this video. That score only works well on the "chips ahoy" commercials . I enjoyed watching the video its just that I think that park didn't seem to have enough to really grasp my interest, or perhaps it could have been the song choice that really threw off the whole thing. I would suggest exploring other transition options because when using the same one (especially when its not a great one to use) seems to get boring. I myself is guilty for that when I started making my videos but I try to balance it all out! But you know what...towards the end the video really picked up the pace and I feel that if you had to just focus on tremors and did the fast clip change thingy in the beginning insynch with the video, in my opinion, the video would be even better! Paul Ruiz De Miquel's Parque De Attactiones Video Contest Entry I have a theory, the first few seconds of a video generally lays out the whole video, and in this case this video had impressive first seconds! Its obvious this person went above and beyond to edit this video from the 4 video screen. Thats something you dont really see that often in coaster video editing. Lots of good footage in the video and any video that starts off with a POV is alright in my book. The song choice was very nice, but it would have been nicer to have the music have the edge over the audio quality. Im sure you have heard it a zillion times but the flick was the best thing I have ever seen in coaster videos! Well other than fake boobs...but still it's what really gives this video its edge. Now back to the song choice...love the attitude change in the music, even I dont know what the hell they are saying it sounds like they dig coasters lol. I Absolutely loved the ending! I dont know if it was 2 different songs or whatever but you ended your video very well! Dennis "Park Junkie" Kolodzeizik's Slagharen Video Contest Entry Well...i'm sitting on the fence with this one because I want to say its the song choice but then I want to say it was just the park lacking. But I think harder and really listen to the song and I think w/ the right editing that song would work. Did you use 2 different cameras because some of your video quality looks different from the rest. I also feel that you could have eliminated some repeat scenes by making the clips longer so you wouldn't have to go back to the same clip. Sometimes shorter videos have more standing power than longer videos! If I had to give a suggestion I would say just explore your editing options and dont restrict yourself! Nicolas Chavance's Efteling Video Contest Entry Cant blame a man for trying with this video but this video didn't seem like something I would put in a contest. Obviously it made it this far, but it just doesn't seem to have it to me. I loved the tree fly-over and it would have been nice to see the actual pov of the coasters! Now dont get me wrong this is NOT a bad video at all but it just didnt do it for me...but I don't count ! Jonathan Hawkins' "Midwest Conquest" Video Contest Entry Two words describes this video - Kick ass! It's amazing what having good friends to share the theme park world can do for a video. It's pretty evident that you guys always enjoy a park regardless of where you are! The song choice was a very nice pic and went well with the song...even the dancing ride op making love to the mike! Your camera angles proves to me that you not only have a camera but you KNOW your camera and how to use it. The rides featured where great for the video and contest. I sometimes sit back and think...for a coaster video, especially one for a contest a person should try their hardest to feature the "happening" coasters and whats hot during the time and you pulled that one off hands down. Its pretty evident that the star of the video is dave. He doesn't just steal the show, he makes the show. My only gripe is that I wish the video was longer! Lars & Cornelia Theissen's "Coaster Season 2005" Video Contest Entry Ahhh...I just love videos titles that have the word "season" in it because it means im in for a real good treat and this video didn't dissapoint. The beginning is very professional and basically sets the pace for the video. it wasn't in-synch by like a fraction but it was still well done and I very nice touch to the video. What I would have like to see more was action for the cameraman/woman. What I mean by that is some more pan shots and zooming in and out shots. It brings character to your video vs. just the regular still shots. The song choice couldn't have been better. That was a high energy song but at the same time calming and cool. And also a notable thing is that evident from this video, it doesn't take POV to make a great video. This video features not one single POV but still it reigns supreme . Not too much glitzy glamor transitions which is fine because that stuff is icing on the cake but I felt that you had just enough to make a very good quality video. I would have saved the clip of california screaming launching for the final clip and fade to black from that point on to give it a lasting impression but thats just me. Jim Williams' Six Flags Magic Mountain December 2005 Video Contest Entry I hate to say it but this video leaves alot to be desired. After looking at that video I was left with the though of "ok...when are we gonna see the actual park?" I feel a little more effort could have went into this video to make it a great one. Little things like synching the video to the audio. Also it looked like mother nature wasn't on your side because it looked like it was very overcasted throughout the whole video, but I know thats out of your control. To sum it up, I think a great park like SFMM has soo much more to offer than just coasters and it should have been showcased in that video. Tom Mueller's Port Aventura Video Contest Entry The beginning of this video scared the crap outta me lol lol. But it made it clear who the star was going to be. This video was very professionally done and the clips were very nice. I liked how you made good usage of panning shots and the zoom effect on the drop tower. The song choice was fitting because the video was very enteraining. One thing im starting to notice about the finalist is that EVERYONE has friends lol lol. Another notable thing about this video that stands out is that it features night shots, a common feature not shown on a majority videos! its not always easy to get good night shots but it seems like tom has make it look it! Not much more to say about this vide just that its very solid and its what the contest is all about. Mark Owens' Busch Gardens Tampa/Cypress Gardens Video Contest Entry Whoa...did I make this video lol. This is totally the kind of work I dig. High energy, non-stop fun. Love the song choice. At first I was like...where have I heard that song...then I realize I had used it for a video featuring " wild one" at SFA. You could have had a crapy video but that song would have given it life. My only gripe is that I feel you could have shown more animal footage and garden footage to kind of balance out the scope of the video. At first I was nervous that you weren't going to show ANY animal footage but then you came thru. I love your video set up though. How you show several off ride clips then go to on ride. That is professionalism at its best. Another good thing about this video is that it shows more flatrides in several minutes than some parks have shown its whole life time! Flat rides are becoming rare to see in videos and im glad you came thru. I was totally digging the video and I forgot all about shekira then you pulled that off very well. I think that point is the climax of the video. Great job man. Erik Johnson's "Expedition Everest" Video Contest Entry Im not usually a big fan of soundtracks but this one really fits the purpose. You happen to catch one of the most talked about coasters today on film and I too would have used it to my advantage to enter it into the contest. I was about to call you out in the beginning of the video because it looked like it was done by disney until I saw you in the video . I really like how you encorporated the whole area so the viewers could get a feel of the whole ride. Speaking of the whole ride...what happen to the full POV. I know the video had to be within some limitations but hey, dont tease us w/ bits and pieces of it. But it would have made the video much better than what it was if you had to include the full POV. You could have still included the off ride but just break up the pov, show the off ride of that section, and pick up the pov from there. But still a pretty good video. So there is my take on the first 12. Gonna do the rest when I have time inbetween work since half the power i my house is out and it has to be the half where my pc and media stuff is!

What would disneyworld be w/o the theming...

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Lets see... 1)the traveling doppel looping 2)"good" goliath 3)great american scream machine SFOG 4)the wildcat models thats all I can think of right now!

can we gat a link...im at the site but i dont see it ok i did see a video that looks like it had a MCBR on it (mid course break run)

TPR, I'm dissapointed in you!!!

I was always told that IOA was a better location because of the small paths and they can use the enviroment to make it feel like your immersed into the theme rather than just having the studio buildings around you...

no problem man...it looks difficult just reading but once you actually apply it you would see its very easy.

Hey man first of all thanks for your interest in my videos. And my apologies for not seeing this sooner. Im gonna try my best to explain it as simple as possible for you man... For the carolina cyclone (the purple coaster) I had the clip play unil 2:00 secs then I took it back to 1:00 and let it play to 1:08 secs and used that clip twice...still follow lol...then I used another clip that I started from 1:08 secs and played the clip out. Thats how I got that effect. For the acrophobia clip I started the clip at 15:13 sec into the first clip then ended it at 17:13, the second clip started at 16:13 sec and ended at 16:21 secs to give it that "jump back" effect and the third clip started at 17:04 sec to give it the "push down" effect. Thats how I got that effect. The dancing chucky clip was done the same way as the carolina cyclone where I start a clip stop it, go back a few fractions of a sec and play for a fraction of a sec copy that a few times and finish out. The vortex (red coaster) started out the same was at the cyclone effect but I added a "jump" clip where I started about a sec or so back from where the previous clip ended to make it seem like the train jumped back. Now for the one that gave me the most problems...the twoface effect (the backwards/foward clip). That was actually 2 videos in one but taken at the exact same spot in the exact same light. What I did was start clip A and ended it where the coaster was at a particular spot. Then I got clip B and started it where the train was at the same position as clip B ended. Copied each segment and BAM (in my best emeril lol) it looks like im rewinding the clips but its actually 2 different clips. The boobs heh heh I said boobs...the boobs clip was just a shot of me zooming in and ending the first clip thru the zoom in and then making shorter segments of that and ending it where it would be close to the zoom out segment. THe splash clip was done the same as the cyclone! So as you see its no smoke and mirrors here just patience and precision AND a tripod! It would have been hard to do a majority of the clips especially the backwards/foward coaster clip because it required the 2 clips to be synomous. Now as far as the POV fusions....thats just an act of God lol lol! I hope that helped you out and and im looking foward to seeing some of your work! Jarvis "does this mean I have your vote? " Morant!

last year i wasted my money on the express pass...there was no lines for anything! I went on a thursday or friday night (cant really remember) and I used my express pass only for one house and spidey and hulk. everything else was basically a walk on and walk thru!

So far I only have SFOG but will be getting some SFA's soon...anyone wanna trade SFOG for any SF map hit me up!

thats too much for me! I would get soo pissed if that stuff messed up my hair! Also has anyone heard anything about the hollywood version. Come to think of it...I haven't really heard anything about it even when it was "alive". Was it themed like orlando's or just random stuff?

Top Gun- the jet coaster Georgia Scorcher- put your feet to the fire! Goliath - bad to the chrome Volcano - the blast coaster

still dont believe it until I see some proof or read a more crediable article where it quotes B or M stating that rumor is infact true. If B&M designs the coasters...they dont actual build them.

I hate to sound negative but that whole article is a bunch of rumors. None of that information has been confirmed especially the on going rumor as to b&m building drachen (from what I saw a while ago that was declared false). I just find the article to be well...it was entertaining but I couldn't help but wonder how can anyone take it that serious.

OMG that was awesome! The spoofs on the songs and the satire was just perfect! I now see why universal is my fav park chain!

Dude give it a rest ...like he said they just cant go around pointing fingers and trying to figure out if every video on this site was taken w/ permission or not. They can only assume that it is and if its brought to their attention (probably by the park themselve) then it will be taken off. Enjoy the site for whats it worth!

What...you mean this photo...

^ Exactly... Everyone needs to stop posting this picture!

Is this the same park?

Hate to break it to ya bud but thats "joke" has been around every since the ride open! So in my best soup nazi voice... "no credit for you!" Crap! I didn't even think about that! Dude, that would have ROCKED!!! --Robb Yeah so next year you guys have to come back down so you can get the 360 of black bike week! And I can show elissa how to shake her "laffy taffy" while dropping it like its hot !

And here I was the whole weekend doing nothing...when the beach is like 1.5-2 hours from me lol... Jarvis "next time I can give you an indepth look at black bike week!" Morant