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http://youtube.com/watch?v=TFcTWUlw9fw
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TFcTWUlw9fw
Casual // Cardistry By Juhana Viitamo
- Thread starter Esa V.(1)
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0:02 - Problem number one. You're not showing your face.
0:12 - Lighting is a bit severe here with very sharp shadows. Clashes with the soft tone of the music and distracts from the action on-screen. This sort of thing works better in a horror movie.
0:22 - That's a terrible shot because your crotch takes up more real estate on the screen than your hands, which at this particular time stamp have partially left the frame. That should not happen.
0:31 - Congratulations, you learned how to pan the camera. Now frame the shot better.
0:52 - The music is repetitive as are these shots. There's really nothing different enough to hold the interest. The bookshelves aren't really helping the shot either because they distract and also break up the composition.
0:55 - To repeat, your junk should not take up this much space in the shot.
0:56 - Focus please.
0:59 - Well, that shot was going nowhere. Let's try this one instead.
1:17 - The tempo of the music is super slow, but your hands are moving at a decent pace so isn't much in the way of flow here. The haphazard cutting isn't helping matters.
1:30 - Was there any reason that shot couldn't have ended with your face in the frame?
1:37 - That was a nice aerial move, but the fact that it wasn't in the frame half the time kind of screwed that up.
1:46 - Stop cutting!
1:57 - Okay, I know the majority of videos on YouTube take the editing philosophy of, "Don't linger on anything for very long, it doesn't look good enough." That doesn't mean you should do it too.
0:12 - Lighting is a bit severe here with very sharp shadows. Clashes with the soft tone of the music and distracts from the action on-screen. This sort of thing works better in a horror movie.
0:22 - That's a terrible shot because your crotch takes up more real estate on the screen than your hands, which at this particular time stamp have partially left the frame. That should not happen.
0:31 - Congratulations, you learned how to pan the camera. Now frame the shot better.
0:52 - The music is repetitive as are these shots. There's really nothing different enough to hold the interest. The bookshelves aren't really helping the shot either because they distract and also break up the composition.
0:55 - To repeat, your junk should not take up this much space in the shot.
0:56 - Focus please.
0:59 - Well, that shot was going nowhere. Let's try this one instead.
1:17 - The tempo of the music is super slow, but your hands are moving at a decent pace so isn't much in the way of flow here. The haphazard cutting isn't helping matters.
1:30 - Was there any reason that shot couldn't have ended with your face in the frame?
1:37 - That was a nice aerial move, but the fact that it wasn't in the frame half the time kind of screwed that up.
1:46 - Stop cutting!
1:57 - Okay, I know the majority of videos on YouTube take the editing philosophy of, "Don't linger on anything for very long, it doesn't look good enough." That doesn't mean you should do it too.
I agree with every point except the parts about the face. Who cares? We're here for the cards.
I do think that you perform flourishes very, specifically cuts. Just try to add more variety to your flourishes, as it gets boring after a while. And work on your editing, make it a little more clear. Especially your camera angles, don't need to see your man-junk all the time.
Correction: you are. Do not presume to speak for the wants of an audience that you've never actually performed for and don't be so arrogant as to believe everyone wants the same things you do. If you want to be seen by anyone who doesn't believe cards are an acceptable substitute for human companionship, you can't be just another anonymous wannabe. People watch performances to see people. You are not your hands alone. Show your face or be lost amid the crowd of other anonymous card-spinning wannabes.