Welcome back! Don't worry too much about the technical aspects of your content; the important thing is that your enthusiasm comes across. Everything else is gravy.
This video was shot by the band almost on a whim. The 'stage' & camera setup is from their anniversary livestream show and was shot almost straight after the stream finished, presumably just with a short break to freshen up for any close-ups. They were vibing heavily during the set and decided to make the most of the situation (cheap MV given everything/everyone was already paid for) and positive energy. Welcome back, the teething difficulties/learning curve of figuring out your new setup and getting back into the swing of things really doesn't bother me. Your genuine enthusiasm and desire to figure out why you're enjoying what you hear is what brings me back each time, much more important than the polished aspects of the video. I would say something to bear in mind for next time is the dynamic leap in level between your voice and the MV was perhaps more extreme than was ideal, though I get the MV can't be too loud for copyright purposes. On the microphone front, a good all-rounder that might suit your purposes without breaking the bank is the Audio-Technica ATR2500x. USB powered 24bit condensor with direct headphone monitoring built in.
Thank you! This train runs on enthusiasm. It has to because I shot 4 videos yesterday and I'm certain I made mistakes in all of them ^_^ I hear you on the microphone thing. My voice sounds very different coming through this headset. It's a bit jarring for me. It won't be forever though.
Glad to see you got the new comp setup! I'd like to meet the editor of the music video in a dark alley. I'd ask them politely not to make such fast cuts. Anything under a second is too fast! It cuts around so fast I get dizzy and dizzy hats are no fun. Still love seeing the band rock out and I can always close my eyes and listen when I can't take it anymore.
I think the fast cuts will be there always. But it makes a big difference, if the video is shot by a director, who has an artistic vision and otoh this short notice MV, where the cuts are probably made by the editor, since no director was involved in the production. What drives me nuts is the cutaway when somebody is holding a note or in the middle of a riff and then it's interupted and switches to somebody else. ofc since they shot this MV on a whim without rehearsal and maybe didn't have more than 1 or 2 takes, the editor had to avoid stuff that was out of sync (you can see that a lot of scenes in this MV that is performed "close but no cigar" sync-wise). Buuut: Rather have a fast cut and not so perfectly executed MV than no vid at all. cheers :)
It's entirely possible that Angie & Koga were responsible for the editing, I know Angie in the past has edited some of their live footage diaries for the GS channel.
Someone explained it to me like this: The majority of visual editing follows the 5 second frame rule where there is always a cut to something with in 5 seconds or less. I don't get the philosophy behind it but that's how things seem to be done. What is great about GS is they do release individual parts (as shorts) or the rare six frame individual video. They're good like that ^_^
