[xAkinaNozomi] Black & White (26/02/2014)

Video: Black & White
Editor: xAkinaNozomi
Anime Used: Sword Art Online
Song/Artist: Nico Grund - Black & White
Contest Participating: Second Audition Video for AerisStudio



Description:
Hey minna :),
this AMV is my second Audition video for Aeris Studio^^. This one was not as difficult as my first one but still a little challenge...so I hope you like it :).
Content:
Loosing someone or saying goodbye is very difficult. But never forget that this person will continue living in your heart when he's far away. Keep the memories of this one person inside and you'll never be alone ;).
Dedication:
This video is dedicated to all people who had to say goodbye to someone. Secondly I want to dedicate this video to AerisStudio^^. Thanks for this great chance to try out myself! Even if I don't get in it was a good experience ;).

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Again nice stuff Akina :) Lyric sync was superb! Cool stuff really.

Now I recommend that you apply a bit of weak Gaussian blur and a flash on spots like the transition between the 1st and 2nd clip in 0:01. Such moments are too precious to be left without transitioning like that.
Also the camera direction swing @ 0:10 was not very pretty if you ask me, mainly because it seemed rough. I suggest you try maintaining your camera as a weak zoom / pan going in 1 main direction. Small rotations / spices etc can make it prettier but better not go completely off the track.

The sequence of zooming in and out constantly can look cool, but its not really the case here since the zooms are being slow then fast and keeps on changing the velocity, therefore making it random. It is also followed by a crossfade afterwards which is not the best thing to follow a zoom. What you can do is follow it by a blur instead, and also maintain a somewhat similar velocity for all the zooms as long as it is all with the same music pace.

I hope that was a little bit helpful. Good luck and allow me to see you again!

Yo!

I liked the lyric sync, but try working on that camera movement. I didn't like it at some places (example 0:10). Also the crossfades while you're zooming didn't look that good in my opinion. Also try experimenting with some other kind of transitions. Overall pretty nice, and good luck :)

Avoid using the ready zoom in/out transition that vegas got. Create them on your own, you will see they are hell better! (in case you used the ready-made transitions)

In case you didn't, try not making them look like the ready-made transitions that vegas got :P