Travis
I really loved your video. I am always amazed as to how you synchronise the music to the video shots. How do you do this Travis? What editing program are you using? Is this done visually? I mean do you see the sound wave forms on your NLE and cut to that?

Stelios

Thanks, Stelios. For editing I just use Final Cut Pro. Syncing to the beat is a matter of just scrubbing methodically in the timeline and listening for the beats. Keep in mind that sound travels slower than light, so you don't want your cut to be right on the beat. A frame or two after the beat is more appropriate. Otherwise you'll see the cut a moment before you hear the beat, and it won't look right. In my editing the music drives the visuals, not the other way around.

Nice work Travis. Most of what i would have commented has been covered. I will say as a newbie to the industry I am inspired by seeing what you and others do.

I've been teetering on the edge of getting the "Reception Light" but what do you use for lighting? Is it something from the photography side (because your photographer already has that equipment) or is it something specific for your video shoots (like a big softbox, etc)?

Regarding the highlight, I really liked the style. Your are killing me here!

j/k

I can see why you used the reverse forward effect as often as you did, because the music made use of that triple beat sequence all the time, and since your style means the music dictates much of what happens on screen, then that is a natural outcome.

But I will say that I also thought there were a few too many of the reverse effects. BUT.... that doesn't mean the bride won't like it! The snooty highbrow videographers may want more variety, but that doesn't mean a bride will. I had one bride who wanted the B&W effect all over the place and i was thinking "but I'm shooting in color, why throw that information away!" Instead I compromised and used a color pass on a few shots. She loved those and as far as I can tell, completely forgot about the request for lots of B&W shots.

But back to your video. I could see how you made use of the low light dancing scenes with the color effects. I have done the same thing on a client's video many years ago .... and as much as I thought it didn't look good, the client's loved it. So who am I to second guess my instincts. Some times what you choose to do in the edit suite is just the perfect thing for the clients!

And that is why you make your living doing this, and the dozen other "guys with a cam" in the valley are part time weekend video guys.

Very nice. I thought it was fun, upbeat and edited very well to the music.
At :08 what is the effect causing the glow around the card? Also the transition at :17, how did you get the nice white flash, looks to good to be a plain additive dissolve.

Thanks for the kind words, Phillip. I'm honored to be an inspiration to you.

Jason, I use a standard 300-600 watt light on a stand. I don't use a softbox because it cuts the light so much and seems to make the light more obvious if that makes sense. I've never had a photog setup that helped me since they just use flashes.

Thanks for the comments on the video. I find it very interesting that the reverse-forward is the effect that people seem to feel was used too often. I though for sure it would have been the 'bump' effect. This edit sure has been a learning experience.

I totally agree that everyone needs to take the comments they receive here with a grain of salt. Fortunately and unfortunately all of us here watch videos here with a completely different mindset than a customer would. Sometimes we include a shot that isn't the best shot for example, but it reveals something that was very important to the client, so at the end of the day it actually WAS the best shot to use. Still, I think it's REALLY important to get feedback from professionals simply because they WILL watch things with a more critical and understanding eye. How you use the feedback is a bit of a balancing act.

Anyways, thanks for watching and thanks for the comments. Hope you're doing well. Things are REALLY slow this year .. scary slow.

That's a basic 'light rays' filter. I backed it down quite a bit for a more subtle look. The other transition is a combination of things. First, I have the clip exposure ramp up quickly, and then I have it also quickly cross-dissolve into a pure white clip and then it transitions out with a lens flare filter.

Thanks for watching!

Very true, which makes professionals the worst clients to have. I hate doing shoots for the video pros but when they come back saying they love it, well it just has all that more meaning.

Loved it Travis, not your average wedding vid which is what you need to help avoid becoming a wedding factory.

Thanks, Danny. One of the reasons I pursued this edit was to just do something out of my comfort zone. That's how you grow ultimately.

Great work! It's nice to move away from the usual stuff we do, it evolves you to become better

I completely agree, Raphael. Glad you enjoyed it.

WOW! I really, really enjoyed this style. Stunning quality/color/shot composition. Video keeping beat with the music is superb, kept me glued to the screen. This is one great highlight vid. I'm amazed at what you have created. Thanks for sharing. Headed out to shoot a wedding/reception in an hour and this really inspires me.
Thanks,
Randy
P.S. Not far from you in Hooper Utah

I think the bump is more subtle so the frequency of use is not as evident.

Yeah I hear you. It feels like this is October, not April which should be about the busiest for bookings.

I've got only 2 bookings AND my grand prize winner from the wedding show give away didn't book! That was $350 off of a wedding and she still didn't take it!

Hey, Randy, glad you were inspired! I hope you have an amazing wedding shoot today!!