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UER Forum > Archived UE Photo Critiques > Dever Video (Viewed 445 times)
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Dever Video
< on 6/2/2006 12:05 PM >
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Hey, Im starting work on doing a little documentary on Paul A. Dever State School in Taunton. Its not accually picture but it still deserves criticism.

Let me know what you think. Thanks.

heres the link: http://www.youtube...atch?v=PEkJ-CuoCi8

P.S. - Sorry for the "Youtube" quality.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 1 on 6/2/2006 2:23 PM >
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Cool bit to show your friends but...

1. looks like 100 other amatuer UE highlight reels.
2. too dark
3. doesn't really show anything, just some quick room pans
4. contains no history or real educational information,
despite it being a "documentary"

Images of decaying buildings has a negligible amount
of initial shock value to the mainstream, but past that
you're going to need to work a little harder to hold
attention.



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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 2 on 6/2/2006 2:27 PM >
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I understand what your saying. and thank you. but thats not the documentary thats just a quick preview. its supposed to be a trailer.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 3 on 6/2/2006 6:23 PM >
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oh boy.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 4 on 6/2/2006 6:50 PM >
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sucktastic.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 5 on 6/2/2006 7:00 PM >
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I dont really get a good vibe from it,

1) The Captions are difficult to read
2) If its a documentary why spin on the roundabout?
3) The soundtrack could be better,
4) Its overly grainy in places.
5 The clip seemed to be more about the explorers and less about the place.

It might stand up as a video for friends / whatever but its by no means inspiring me to watch a full 10 - 20 minuite documentary of you. Your trailer should be aiming to get across more than clips of the final video, It should challenge someone, make them want to know more and have enough impact on them to make them want to watch a documentary of the place. I'm not really getting that at present.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 6 on 6/2/2006 7:52 PM >
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Posted by Leviathan
sucktastic.


i second the notion.

i am now not only confused as to what this is exactly about, but i have a headache.

if you want an "old film" effect, i suggest you go out and buy a Super 8.
in the meantime, i am going to find some ibuprofen.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 7 on 6/4/2006 7:18 AM >
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Posted by Leviathan
sucktastic.


Agreed.

The shakey camera angles, the cheap video effect to make it look older, and the cheezy music... Oh, and let's not forget the captions... Ruin it completely. Get a tripod on wheels, don't add cheezy effects, and actually include a good amount of history, and you'll have me sold.
I'm not trying to be an asshole, i'm just saying it's boring at the present time, and you should seriously re-edit and re-shoot... And do a little bit of re-thinking.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 8 on 6/5/2006 6:30 PM >
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its hard to make abandoned buildings in videos interesting.
thats coming from somebody who is currently working on a documentary about UE.
However, like the others said, there isnt much history in it, but understandable if its just a trailer.
I dunno, UE isnt that glamourous.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 9 on 6/5/2006 7:19 PM >
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Posted by tron_2.0
its hard to make abandoned buildings in videos interesting.


WRONG.

http://www.handcra...mes/Met_Halls.html

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 10 on 6/5/2006 8:09 PM >
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Posted by robdobi


WRONG.

http://www.handcra...mes/Met_Halls.html


Yeah but other than that one, what other videos are there? That one dates back from like...2000??

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 11 on 6/5/2006 10:12 PM >
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Mike Dij had one a while ago; nothing fantastic, all "PBS" type music. I think it was at Met State or one of them Masshole locations.

I got some entertainment out of it because it sounded like I was watching "New Yankee Workshop".


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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 12 on 6/6/2006 7:06 PM >
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Posted by robdobi


WRONG.

http://www.handcra...mes/Met_Halls.html


I really enjoyed that one.
The music is what made it work.
"Danse Maccabre", what a great piece of classical music.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 13 on 6/7/2006 5:14 PM >
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I, for one, liked this. Other than the sometimes shaky camera and the semi-hard to
read captions, I thought it made an excellent trailer that made the place look really creepy and interesting.

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Re: Dever Video
<Reply # 14 on 6/8/2006 4:53 AM >
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Thank you very much. its good to know someone appreciates it. lol. and honestly, im upset with the titles too. they look alot better on a full good quality tv, but otherwise they do suck

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