"MV Showcase #5" - NGN

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[Omega]

Great Edit, love the song and effects used. Great Re-Edit NGN

[[pain]]

Solid edit, good song, work more when going from one clip to another but it complies with the entertainment. I'm imitating the boy above, it seems that I didn't really want to write.

[dead sarcastic]

I honestly haven't seen much of your edits, but this was really fantastic. There's some flaws to it. However, most of the video was pretty damn good. Some of the flaws would be the weird CC changes, and there were parts where it wasn't well synced. Another one would be the replay clips. You should try to zoom in a bit more so the borders of the small screen aren't shown. Although, good job on using the replays. They're very usable, especially when the original clip has multiple camera cuts which WWEs production is known for. Good job on working with camera cuts as well. I like how some match with the beats of the song.
Aside from one CC change at around 1:40, which I thought wasn't really necessary, I was fan of the other CCs later in the video, like the desaturated look, and the one near the end. Though I recommend lowering down the saturation a bit so the wrestlers dont look orange hehe.
Also, if you plan on using voice overs, you should try to include them throughout the video or in a large section. It kind of feels odd hearing the short voice overs once or twice at random times. And you should put a small fade at the ends of them so they dont end abruptly.
Great job on structuring this! Love how nothing feels too rushed or long. The match is split into perfect sections.
Cant wait to see what you do next NGN! We're sorry we weren't able to put you in a match after your opponent wasn't able to make a video. Please participate in the next event.

[CHARI]

Okay, I have many things that I want to comment on and I'm excited!!!
First of all it is a good detail that you show the promo between the two of them and fit it with the rhythm of the song that makes the viewer understand the rivalry and what the match means, it was very well achieved that the promo ended just when the song turns off and comes back along with Gargano and Cole's inputs, I liked the little mix of near and far clips at 0:47 that were well matched to the song and also the flashbacks to their match at TakeOver New York when Adam I was trying to apply the Last Shot to him. From what I see, the video from minute 1:14 has many details following the rhythm of the drums (I don't know what instrument they use in the song) and the vocalist's voice that is very well achieved but at 1:43 you put the Solf and Constrast effect I think, when the song broke out a few seconds before, I don't know if it would have been a mistake but anyway it doesn't look so bad. The transitions you used seemed very adequate and also the voice overs in the slow part of the video, the color change was well executed at 3:05 with the transition you used was fantastic. The subject of the text was fine but you should have put them in white like those of "keep me" since in black they are not appreciated well by the darkness of ringside but I still liked them, in the 3:36 to 3:42 me It seemed that you lengthened the clip a lot to make the end look better, I didn't like that much but I understand it and the interference effect that you used plus the color that you added was very well done. Great highlight and tremendous edition NgN hope and participate in upcoming events.

[Storm]

Urghh why do I have to watch their matches twice this competition, someone save me please!! Tho it's nice to see you here NGN, I hope that we will see more of you. This was really well done edit, from technical side I really don't have that much to say, there are some little things that could be improved (which I will point out later) but overall this is good! Promo was pretty well done, it was synced, audio choices were good and you could here them. Entrances were also good and now when it comes to overall match editing, you are spot on there, everything has a nice flow to it and it's synced. There aren't too flashy effects which I really appreciate, my main tip is that you need to be careful with cutting moves, there are some places where you cut the move too quickly or cut something during motion so it looked very odd. 0:55, 1:07, 1:45 and 1:49 are perfect examples because they just look rough and very odd, so you should pay attention to that more IMO. Also when you choose replays you should try to not include any borders in the frame but I know how weird their resolution of those clips are so I understand if you weren't able to get it perfectly. Really loved how synced this was and part with text was honestly such a wonderful touch, probably my favorite part in this highlight. I also loved that TV/sin city effect for in the dark part and honestly I wished it was used for all parts with that sound, it looked so nice! I honestly had no idea what was said in the last voice over and I tried to hear it good 5-6 times but I couldn't pick up anything, so if you are using voice over be careful about that. Overall this was such a well made edit, really entertaining and so synced. I had a good time watching this even tho I hate this match, impressive work NGN and honestly I really want to see more from you here.

[N.g.N]

thank you for those compliments, I am very happy to know that you liked (at least most of it) my video
I will take all your advice and improve certain things, thank you

[stylopz]

Well, I think this match is nothing but a thigh slap fest but still doesn't take away you made it look somewhat good. I think everyone gave their feedback on what you need to work for next highlights. One thing I can say about it is maybe like thegoodguy told Omzy yesterday, I think it's time for people to build up matches their own way, instead of using promo packages with pretty much everything done like back in the WNB days, I am someone who used to do this and honestly looking back, it's something I really am not proud of, LOL. Maybe some effects like a masking, or maybe some promo you work on for some time to build up the match can actually be something considered of True God's work. So, I found some technique mistakes but that's all fine, like the replays could used some more crop to get cleaned up. One tip I can give you is to "disable resample" the match you are about to edit, so you can get rid of the ghosting and get a way cleaner look of the video, just like that. I thought the flow of the cuts was quite nice, you managed to make the match important, nothing was confusing and your editing was straight to the point. That Sin City TV effect was quite awesome and I wish you had used it more times because the aesthetic of it was quite nice. Calm part could've had a better CC IMO, that contrast was quite high honestly that Sin City CC would've been IMO the perfect CC for it, making the video even better. Also, that text you showed could've been avoided it absolutely added nothing to the story of the match and aesthetically it didn't look too good IMO. Sync and pace you got it right, no reason to go there you master those at this point, since you got the basics on lock, now go further not only creativity but also polishing wise so you can enhance the quality of your videos. Great video N.g.N.

[Storm]

Oct 31, 2020 4:19:30 GMT N.g.N said:

thank you for those compliments, I am very happy to know that you liked (at least most of it) my video
I will take all your advice and improve certain things, thank you

Glad to see this response, that's the right mindset to have! 

[peterkowalski]

Oh god, not another Gargano vs Cole match.

Putting that aside,this was solid.

When it comes to editing "mistakes" you will become better with practice (Although in general I didn't see a lot of them) you are really good when it comes to that part, but I do think that you should try and do new things, I don't know how many times I've seen edits with BMTH (And with that song) they are what Skillet or Breaking Benjamin were to old highlights, putting the promo at the beginning it's also something that you see everywhere, And I don't think it's the best move since you take precious time from the match and it kinda feels unnecessary. If you want to tell a story instead try to add voice overs during entrances, or through music. Try to be more creative with it.

Like I said editing wise you are great but it really comes like a highlight you can see from every editor, try to give it your vibe and your own style so when they see the highlight they absolutely know it's a NGN edit.

Also don't be afraid of making the video long, if it comes long it will be long so don't worry about it, better to have all the time in the world to tell what you want to tell.

You have a lot of potential and I'm looking forward to see more from you.

[omzy]

This edit was right up my alley, you know how highly i think of you as an editor and this vid was a joy to watch.
Song choice was good but I would have preferred something slightly more intense to reflect how much this match meant to cole and gargano. Also at the end the clips were too long and uncut, you could have cut the song shorter if timing was an issue.
Your sync was great and i loved the cc, (the b and w effect was a bit too dark however), the audio also needs to be slightly higher,
But the pacing was great and you showed all the crucial parts like the limb work from each wrestler, the kick outs, all the drama, which i thoroughly enjoyed.
Well done ngn can't wait to see more edits/ re-edits

[p1]

Another Gargano/Cole edit. Interesting. Anyway, this edit was pretty damn good. The opening portion with the pre-match promo package was well done, although I do agree with Stylopz that it has been overdone at this point. It's not really your fault, it's what I think about it in general. The match had very good pacing, sync that was on point, and everything flowed extremely well. The part with text was great. I don't want to repeat what everybody has said regarding the video's flaws, I see that you have the right mindset about criticism and that's so rare to find these days. It's not because I am your father, but I see a bright future ahead of you.