more fs700 footage edited in FCPX

some edit i did in the past summer

Hooke - Beautiful intro down thru the trees, don't like any of the footage inside the vehicle, but all the fishing scenes are gorgeous, the slomo absolutely perfect, suits the music wonderfully, dreamlike, ethereal & of course the proper politically correct finish of letting the fish go.

I pine for the days when the final shot was the wife frying up the fish as the smiling man leaned back with a cold beer.


Car Racing - Here you have the perfect combination for your skill & gear set; exotic location, exciting action, ideal situations for your camera & abundant opportunities to show off your Twixtor speed ramping. The GoPro footage is integrated effectively. Though many in our action movie age would think this your showcase reel, I feel it's not as professional looking as the fishing one. I think your editing skills look more polished in the fish vid, here there are certain shots of the people I would have preferred trimmed by half & others left out completely. The fish vid achieves a higher standard, except for the interior vehicle shots. Of course the racing car action is going to showcase the slomo in a way the average person could appreciate more, but for me the fish vid is far more artistic & filmic. Both vids display your great sensitivity to blend the pictures to the music.



Fountain & Dog - This feels like a test run for all your gear, let's try out the new slider, etc. Since I'm a great lover of slow-motion I naturally like it, water dancing in slomo is mesmerizing, fountains are beautiful, as is sun thru the trees. Again you've set your visuals appropriately with the music, & there's a certain joy we feel with the playful dog. Maybe the early fade to black stayed black for few frames too long. The other people brought some interest, as did the horse. Perhaps my love affair with slow-motion makes me biased, finding everything more interesting in slomo. Others might not be so forgiving, demanding instead, more compelling subjects.

Your work is good. So what are your aspirations? Do you dream of doing features? Do your creative ideas extend beyond shooting cutting & ramping? Do you write concepts too?

Thanks for sharing.