robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hey everyone! So today we watched all the entries and I have to say that we were overwhelmed with all the great work out there. Here is it, the list of the finalists for the first "Pick N Mix Video Contest" Arrowfanman BPM4President Clint Dulieu Coasterfanatic Coasterrider1998 Colincoon Chissie DailyBugle DisWiz Erik Johnson J man Jarvis Jew KevinT Loopy Luxo Piso Twister II Wes ZachLewis Start downloading them, then vote for your favorite here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/picknmix/picknmix1.htm Overall we had 43 videos entered, three of which had to be disqualified for going over the time. One of which, while only 1 second over, but unfortunatley rules are rules. (Too bad, this video would have actually made the cut too!) Congrats to all of you. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 from that list looks like things are gonna be pretty interesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 :shock: Thanks u guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hattuchili Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 That looks really interesting! I can´t wait to see the videos! --Sören Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterviper Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Yes its things like this is what keeps me comin back to tpr for more and more.......... well and that people here rock....... um and that Robb and Elissa prolly run the best damn coaster site I have ever crossed! I am such a TPR fanboy!!! Well back to the matter! Congrats to all of you that made it this far!! Good luck to you all for the winner spot!!!!! Cant wait to see the Vids and who the winner is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nijgreen Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi Robb OK, OK, Guilty as charged I think that I may have been one of those individuals that had just very, very, only slightly crept over the 3mins on my Tarzan & Jane contest video entry it fitted so well that I thought I might just get away with it Yep rules are rules, but I`ll be there for the next one. Regards nijgreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Force_4_ever Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 ^I watched your entry, which was pretty good...sorry to hear it got disqualified...ok now lets all vote for my video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwick Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I guess you guys aren't Darkness fans. Thats a shame. Oh well, good luck to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 ^It actually wasn't the music. It was just too many effects if I remember correctly. I have a list of notes that we made on each video if anyone has a question about why they did or didn't make the cut. In general here are some of my thoughts overall on all of the videos as to which ones made and did not make the cut: Negatives - too many effects - no real editing, just putting the pov to music - stuff that just didn't stand out - using the entire lift hill footage - bad, cutoff endings Positives - Creativity - using clips in ways we hadn't - NOT using the entire lift hill footage! - adding in funny bits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 - no real editing, just putting the pov to music Yes, this was a big negative for me also. There were quite a few entries that basically just took the entire POV including the ENTIRE lift hill and just set it to music. I don't really like to tell people how to edit or what to produce, but a 'creative' use of the video WILL make your entry stand out above your common "music video." I think when you all see the entries today or tomorrow, you'll see. --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Im curious to know on what criterias my submission was chosen, or should I have sent a PM asking that? Jarvis "not that im upset it got chosen but just wanna know what the masses like!" Morant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loopy Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hey, Glad I made the cut. I had a ton of fun making it and I'm looking forward to seeing the other entries. Good luck to all! Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Since you put it out there Jarvis, let me give you a quick few things... - It almost didn't make the cut because of all of the effects!!!! We honestly thought you would have had one of the best had it not been for the 'cheesy premier effects'. I want you to understand that this is just our personal belief, and please don't take it has negative criticism, but it is one of those things...as you watch TV, how often do you see effects like that? Not just the Discovery channel roller coaster shows, but television in general. Sometimes an effect can enhance a clip, but when they are used so common, it kind of loses the effect. (Does that make sense!?!?) Again, you had one of the best videos, but sometimes you go over the top with effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 My original video mentor once told me.... "Effects are like salt and pepper. The right amount can make a bland meal PERFECT, but too much can ruin it." And by "effects" I mean, stuff like wipes and fades, filters, slowing down or speeding up clips, "picture in picture" windows, adding text or graphics, etc... In our videos, we almost NEVER use wipes and fades and we only change the speed of video clips when it enhanced the story we are trying to tell. Hope that helps! --Robb "It's a food reference so I felt it would make sense to everyone!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Force_4_ever Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 if anyone has a question about why they did or didn't make the cut. since you said that, why is it that my video made the cut (yes I am happy about it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 ^ It's actually going to be harder for us to give comments on the videos that DID make the cut as that might only skew the final results. But after the contest is over, we're more than happy to tell you our thoughts! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterrider1998 Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Yess I thought mine would not make it. Guess I was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarmor Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Since you put it out there Jarvis, let me give you a quick few things... - It almost didn't make the cut because of all of the effects!!!! We honestly thought you would have had one of the best had it not been for the 'cheesy premier effects'. I want you to understand that this is just our personal belief, and please don't take it has negative criticism, but it is one of those things...as you watch TV, how often do you see effects like that? Not just the Discovery channel roller coaster shows, but television in general. Sometimes an effect can enhance a clip, but when they are used so common, it kind of loses the effect. (Does that make sense!?!?) Again, you had one of the best videos, but sometimes you go over the top with effects. Thanks for the feedback. And I greatly appreciate the input! I understand the effects are kinda used alot these days but from watching various clips (since im still trying to grasp videography) I thought that was the way to go lol lol. But over time I realize that, as robb said, it can kinda take away from the video so im using less and less but try to make the video "unique". Jarvis "I guess my introduction over did it huh lol lol" Morant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm actually surprised mine made it. I edited it really quick (like half an hour) and had some cheesy effects and lift hill footage. :shrug: I'm really looking forward to seeing the other videos. I'm sure there's some awesome stuff in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillMontu Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I'm surprised that mine did not make the cut. I had it synced up to music well and decent transitions. I didn't go overboard on the effects, and I trimmed it so it fit exactly within three minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DailyBugle_JL Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 I made the cut thats a surprise. That makes me feel good considering that it was my first edited video ever. Thanks Rob and Elissa for giving me something to do that boring wednesday before thanksgiving. Goodluck to the other 19 members who made the cut. -Jeremy "who thinks he was # 20 out of 20 to make the cut" Lynch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Negatives - using the entire lift hill footage This made me laugh for some reason. The next contest should be nothing but lift hill and brake run POV. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 I will say this about some of the entries that didn't make the cut.... Many of them really were "on the fence" and so close to making it. The problem was there were a lot of "music videos" which is a GREAT format (obviously we're fans of it!) but even though there were some that were synched up well, used really good music, etc, there were others that did that AND went one step beyond for example used text or art to tell a story or add a humor element to the video. There were a lot of really good "music video" style entries, but we had to go with the ones that stood out. I wish we could make it so that all the entries could be downloaded, but that would be a bandwidth nightmare! --Robb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nijgreen Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hi Robb My disqualified Tarzen & Jane entry how did the contents match up to what you were looking for apart from the obvious it was to long. --nijgreen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J man Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Hey I made it into the top 20! I didn't think mine would make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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