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Originally posted by Mic

Ive not had any reviews so was wandering what you think of the style. http://www.scenewon.co.uk/scene_movie.php?movie=55

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This may sound cruel and I do not mean it that way, but I found it a bit annoying--it made me dizzy, the typewriter sound effect got annoying, then I could not read the pink font titling, then I quit watching it. On a plus side it is good theme to bring awareness to. It think your video could be reworked. What it needs is contrast (and not the pink)-- slow down the speed to contrast with the fast forwards, or insert normal speed white title on pure black in between the actor doing his jerky fast stuff. Maybe add some comedy scenes somehow (in shower with soap, water runs out from overuse by society, he is stuck with soap in his hair and eyes, etc; or better yet a hairy dog or cat stuck with soap and no water to rinse, something along that line or whatever.)

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Thanks, That type writer seems to be a problem with coming on when i record from camcorder to computer and only when i am fast forwarding. Im not sure why it does it as my panasonic g280 is brand new.?:)?

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Originally posted by Mic

Thanks, That type writer seems to be a problem with coming on when i record from camcorder to computer and only when i am fast forwarding. Im not sure why it does it as my panasonic g280 is brand new.?:)?

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You should be able to edit out that typewriter sound in your editor, replace some more pleasing foley or soundtrack/soundeffect.

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I like the idea. What you seem to have done is captured the tape as it was fast forwarding in your camera? That's the noise you're getting, and also why you've got those lines appearing. Capture it in whilst it's just playing, then speed it up in post- much better quality that way 🙂

I'm not a fan of PSA's. I get the feeling I'm being preached to. So I watched with a chip on my shoulder.

I liked the fast motion. Perhaps you could counter it with a little more normal or even slow motion. I, too, was really annoyed by the clicking sounds. As Beowulf suggests, redo your sound track. That's what your editing system is for. You have so may creative options - use them. I think I would have liked it better if you used voice over and not text - or maybe a creative combination of both.

Even a PSA can have a story. That usually makes them more appealing. What you have here is statistics over various images. the fast motion made the images more interesting so my suggestion would be to make your point more interesting. It's one thing to spout statistics - it's quite another to actually entertain and inform at the same time. If you can do that, you will even reach people like me - people who don't usually like these kinds of movies.

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