Hey New Producer Here w a Question

Snowstormbanana · February 3rd, 2014, 23:48

I personally don't like the slowmotion effect. I don't care too much about angles. But something i do mind is when the zoom lasts too long, i like to see the entire bodies of the people in the video but ocassional zooms i don't mind. It's just i've bought many clips where i later discover the entire clip is basicly just zoomed in on the legs or lower body.

dendrin · February 4th, 2014, 01:07

Another vote for themed videos if you have the talent on hand to do a little acting. The market is getting pretty saturated with what we call the "robotic" lifts with girls lifting someone with a blank stare and no emotion. Adding a theme takes some time and imagination but think its preferred.

TheWolfe · February 4th, 2014, 05:39

I agree with no slow motion. It makes the action seem less real and the lack of sound is distracting, obliterating whatever vocal reaction the girls have.

I also agree with a good view of the entire lift scene so I can look at whichever part I want to as I watch, which may be different each time I view it. If there was a multi-camera shoot, closeups and different angles could be cut together with a full-length establishing shot for a cool dramatic effect but I wouldn't expect such an elaborate production. I'm not opposed to some creativity in the camera angles as long as it still conveys the essence of the lift. An unusual angle I thought of recently is a mirror selfie, where the liftee holds the camera and shoots into a mirror but also flips the camera around to give a view of her legs and other interesting perspectives as the lifter holds her.

I also prefer themed videos. It maximizes the anticipation if some sort of storyline is established and you have a chance to want the lift to happen. Of course that can backfire if the talent can't pull it off. The ideal, though, would be if it looks more or less like a scene excerpted from a movie. Maybe browse through the still photo threads and pick a photo that tells a story, then recreate the moment captured in the photo in a video that brings the story to life. Demonstration videos where the girls just do lift after lift for no reason other than to make a video to me are rarely worth purchasing but I'm sure there are those here who prefer that.

Thanks for the link. I look forward to checking out your work.

smallwm · February 4th, 2014, 14:00

I prefer to see a sample clip of one lift or even a combination of lifts that would be in the video. I look forward to see what you will have for us in the lift and carry lifts

February 3rd, 2014, 23:48	#1
Snowstormbanana VIP Honored Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 227 : 1 For This Post 342 Total	I personally don't like the slowmotion effect. I don't care too much about angles. But something i do mind is when the zoom lasts too long, i like to see the entire bodies of the people in the video but ocassional zooms i don't mind. It's just i've bought many clips where i later discover the entire clip is basicly just zoomed in on the legs or lower body.

February 4th, 2014, 01:07	#2
dendrin Administrator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,033 : 3 For This Post 11,154 Total	Another vote for themed videos if you have the talent on hand to do a little acting. The market is getting pretty saturated with what we call the "robotic" lifts with girls lifting someone with a blank stare and no emotion. Adding a theme takes some time and imagination but think its preferred.

February 4th, 2014, 05:39	#3
TheWolfe VIPOS Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 1,711 : 1 For This Post 3,580 Total	I agree with no slow motion. It makes the action seem less real and the lack of sound is distracting, obliterating whatever vocal reaction the girls have. I also agree with a good view of the entire lift scene so I can look at whichever part I want to as I watch, which may be different each time I view it. If there was a multi-camera shoot, closeups and different angles could be cut together with a full-length establishing shot for a cool dramatic effect but I wouldn't expect such an elaborate production. I'm not opposed to some creativity in the camera angles as long as it still conveys the essence of the lift. An unusual angle I thought of recently is a mirror selfie, where the liftee holds the camera and shoots into a mirror but also flips the camera around to give a view of her legs and other interesting perspectives as the lifter holds her. I also prefer themed videos. It maximizes the anticipation if some sort of storyline is established and you have a chance to want the lift to happen. Of course that can backfire if the talent can't pull it off. The ideal, though, would be if it looks more or less like a scene excerpted from a movie. Maybe browse through the still photo threads and pick a photo that tells a story, then recreate the moment captured in the photo in a video that brings the story to life. Demonstration videos where the girls just do lift after lift for no reason other than to make a video to me are rarely worth purchasing but I'm sure there are those here who prefer that. Thanks for the link. I look forward to checking out your work.

February 4th, 2014, 14:00	#4
smallwm VIP Honored Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oshawa Ontario Canada Posts: 230 : 0 For This Post 44 Total	I prefer to see a sample clip of one lift or even a combination of lifts that would be in the video. I look forward to see what you will have for us in the lift and carry lifts