Put your style into words

Just an interesting idea for a topic I had while being bored. The line "This is my style" has been seen / said and used everywhere, but what is your style really? If you are to explain your style in words now how would you do it?
As for me I could start by saying i'm a Raw editor, and i'm left literally speechless when told by someone that my works are too raw. My style is 50% footage treatment. ripping and preparing my footage is my top priority in AMVs. Editing wise I try to maintain solid action (my favorite category) while also making sure that every scene I use can be viewed clearly. Not going too fast, nor too slow (Can't say I have mastered the style yet) I'm always finding new means to add for better action, like Peter's suggestion of making use of the pan tool, I know I don't master them immediately, but you can see what I want to reach while editing now :)
What about you? what is the "core" of ideas that you always have when starting a video?

995Gabber wrote:

As for me I could start by saying i'm a Raw editor, and i'm left literally speechless when told by someone that my works are too raw. My style is 50% footage treatment. ripping and preparing my footage is my top priority in AMVs. Editing wise I try to maintain solid action (my favorite category) while also making sure that every scene I use can be viewed clearly. Not going too fast, nor too slow (Can't say I have mastered the style yet) I'm always finding new means to add for better action, like Peter's suggestion of making use of the pan tool, I know I don't master them immediately, but you can see what I want to reach while editing now :)

so you will not be smoking over you videos ??

whut da heck? I don't smoke @__@

If I could describe my style with one word, it would be D33P.
Nah, in reality, my style is basically raw editing with benefits. After like 2-3 years of editing with WMM, I can't say I am used to all the effects and variety advanced programms like SV or AE provide. Recently I have started to dare more complex and time consuming stuff, but I am still an average editor. What I focus on is sync (always, I have mastered that thing since I edit for 4-5 years), and maybe the only relatively rare thing is that I focus more on impact rather than flow. At least that's what I want to believe.
I dare to say that I am a good AMV maker, but a mediocre editor.

Spoiler:

old-style mediocre editing style(hardcuts, fades) , i almost never sync and my flaw is variant, this is me
i have spent so maaany freakin hours at practicing and polishing my audio editing skills that I dont remember the last time i practiced video editing

insec...flawless jumps.

Ror0noaZoRo wrote:

insec...flawless jumps.

as for you, you can just write "Being Godlike as Hell!" and we'll get it :P

insec is a god i dont know what you talking about...

Ohh, wasn't aware of that so I didn't get it, anyway it was a joke :)

random flow + overlays

this is an interesting topic!

Well mine is "follow the song". Create a story based on the song and find the fitting anime for it. Depending on the music track i adjust both the scenes i will use and the effects (if i will) use. I don't have a variety of effects nor masks or transitions because i think that i don't need them to make my video look good (+ masking is tiring). you can call me lazy or whatever else you want but i can assure you i am not, i prefer spending too much time watching my "raw" edits to see if anything is missing/is wrong rather than add FX and ignore everything else. (mostly i prefer admiring my videos lol :P) Lately i managed to improve my impact while maintaining the flow (you will see that in my next video uploaded). Anyway too many words for me and i think i missed the point -_-

Hmm when i started editing (with sony vegas) i was doing about 30 sec videos (yeah i had a bad pc) full of action that included good scenes  from different animes and tried to do a decent flow between these scenes and maybe add some kind of overlay to look cooler and make the colors fit better.Now i can't use footage from different animes, i don't know why, when i do an amv i take one and only anime that probably i have seen lately and liked it.So my footage is only one anime and when i edit it, i try as hard as i can to fit the lyrics with the scenes..The thing i try my best  is the transition between the scenes. Lastly i want to say that in every amv i try to make  a start and an ending, not a good storyline with deep meaning etc,i just try to make it complete.I don't know how my style is called, but this is what i like to do and i use almost raw footage cause you can enjoy the actual scene and not an fx spam.




(sometimes i do some maskings too :p)

I always try to have good flow and have a song that fits the anime that I'm editing and i personally like raw editing , I only use fx when i can't find good masks for transitions.

To have fun. :D

UpcomingDread wrote:

To have fun. :D

You win this round with a massive point difference
 

I dont even know how to describe it...Hmmmm lets say i like to follow the dynamics of the song and the only effects I use are for the sake of colour correction and transitioning. Pan crop is my only real friend in vegas xD

Pan and crop, masks and light leaks.That's about it for me.

Pan/Crop Nakama Productions

No Crops Gayber

He called me Gayber. He Called me Gayber D:

Do not click on this my Mastah:

995Gabber wrote:

He called me Gayber. He Called me Gayber D:

Do not click on this my Mastah:

he actually pronounces your name as gayber everytime he talks about you :P

I'll ignore the Gaybear part and focus on the fact that he talks about me <3 Me loves you mastah

perfect timing, trying for something creative and different, big number of masks, noobish editting skills (i can never really achieve what exactly i have in my mind cause of low editting skill)

My style is flow lol :) i like to flow with the music and use masks when needed i think :D