"Highlights Exhibition #1" PK vs Chari

[stylopz]

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PK:
ok.ru/video/3131741571709

Chari:

[N.g.N]

PK: The choice of the fight was quite good, I didn't quite like the song but even so, your edition is still a very clean one.
The only "bad" point was the quality, maybe it's the page you uploaded the video to or maybe it's me, but it didn't look as good as I would have hoped.

Chari: Another great fight choice, the edition was the best, the song is very good and above all things the minute 1:21 WAS MY FAVORITE PART AND THANKS TO THAT, ENTER MY LIST OF "VOTY" EDITION 2021.
muy buen video, chari.

[Storm]

PK: First of all I really like the video name lol. How funny that you and I both used the same transitions for our videos too! You have a really unique approach to highlights, they are very relaxing with a nice slower pace. This highlight in my opinion is on of the best I have seen from you and key point here was the aesthethic. Video was full of many little details from CC changing to the beat, CC changing during the speech section or just well done overlay transitions. I absolutely enjoyed this highlight and how you built it as their mindset difference and big ilja's fight, it made finish mean so much more. This really has been one amazing video that is always nice refreshment compared to many same-ish highlights today. Awesome work!

Chari: You made me care about a match that I found a parody how bad it was so kudos for that! This gave me vibes of your older highlights which is great because I always loved those. I don't have to talk about your pacing or syncing because we all here know that you have no issues with that. I found your use of songs in the highlight very creative, it's something not done so much and you did a very bold move by choosing them for finish of the match, I really liked it. This honestly was kind of a nostalgic trip back to NJPW highlights I use to watch a few years ago from everybody and I absolutely loved it. Incredibly fun video!

[peterkowalski]

Apr 25, 2021 23:19:21 GMT N.g.N said:

PK: The choice of the fight was quite good, I didn't quite like the song but even so, your edition is still a very clean one.
The only "bad" point was the quality, maybe it's the page you uploaded the video to or maybe it's me, but it didn't look as good as I would have hoped.

Chari: Another great fight choice, the edition was the best, the song is very good and above all things the minute 1:21 WAS MY FAVORITE PART AND THANKS TO THAT, ENTER MY LIST OF "VOTY" EDITION 2021.
muy buen video, chari.

Maybe it's you mate, It looks fine on my PC and in the settings section says you can see it in top quality. Most of the times in the website the standard settings are in the lowest quality so maybe it's that. Sorry you couldn't see it in top quality.

[Storm]

Apr 27, 2021 18:38:50 GMT peterkowalski said:

Apr 25, 2021 23:19:21 GMT N.g.N said:

PK: The choice of the fight was quite good, I didn't quite like the song but even so, your edition is still a very clean one.
The only "bad" point was the quality, maybe it's the page you uploaded the video to or maybe it's me, but it didn't look as good as I would have hoped.

Chari: Another great fight choice, the edition was the best, the song is very good and above all things the minute 1:21 WAS MY FAVORITE PART AND THANKS TO THAT, ENTER MY LIST OF "VOTY" EDITION 2021.
muy buen video, chari.

Maybe it's you mate, It looks fine on my PC and in the settings section says you can see it in top quality. Most of the times in the website the standard settings are in the lowest quality so maybe it's that. Sorry you couldn't see it in top quality.

Site compression rates are very mean to videos most of the time

[peterkowalski]

I don't think I have ever given feedback to someone I'm having a match with... But I think it's great that we are finally having a proper match (Sorry about the last one tho).

I wasn't feeling like editing anymore but doing our Eddie video and loving your part, It did make me feel nostalgic and with enough inspiration to edit again, (We should prolly go for the Tag Titles if that's still a thing). Anyway.

This was great, you also have an approach to highlights that I love...It feels like you are just having fun and playing with the match and song. Love the use of Paramore and even though this match was not my cup of tea the editing for sure was my kind of flavor.

Thanks for the match Chari, glad to see you not using Serbia anymore.

[CHARI]

Apr 27, 2021 19:00:44 GMT peterkowalski said:

I don't think I have ever given feedback to someone I'm having a match with... But I think it's great that we are finally having a proper match (Sorry about the last one tho).

I wasn't feeling like editing anymore but doing our Eddie video and loving your part, It did make me feel nostalgic and with enough inspiration to edit again, (We should prolly go for the Tag Titles if that's still a thing). Anyway.

This was great, you also have an approach to highlights that I love...It feels like you are just having fun and playing with the match and song. Love the use of Paramore and even though this match was not my cup of tea the editing for sure was my kind of flavor.

Thanks for the match Chari, glad to see you not using Serbia anymore.

I share the same PK, it is nice to have a match against you although the previous one was my fault for delivering a bad video, I tried to make amends with this
I am glad to know that you enjoyed our video together and it has motivated you to continue bringing us works of art, you are probably right and we should give trouble to the tag team champs

[[pain]]

I found a good name for this match "They no longer have anything to offer the community but they are stubborn" I should shorten it

PK: I did not expect anything from you and I was correct, every time I see a video of you it gives me a headache because I never understand your timing or your transitions, even your damn CC changes and do not come to me with that strange or unintelligible thing it's art. Hope you're happy you made the most violent match in WWE history look like a pillow fight.

Chari: I have not expected anything from you for a long time, what good is so much synchronization if there is no content? I only saw hits with bad camera cuts and black blinks, please someone stop this guy.

[omzy]

PK: Honesty is key, that being said I don't think you served this match its justice this go around. For starters I did not think the song choice made sense, the CC was quite alright but it felt odd paired with the song it just didn't click, this fight screams for a heavy metal song or anything more rock. The timing was quite off at many points of the video, some transitions were just plonked in without any synchronisation or meaning, and the regular faded cuts were too painful because of the CC, I just didn't understand the tone you were going for it was confusing. The voiceovers from Ilija and Walter was a smart idea but poorly executed, they were randomly put in during the middle of the matches most intense moments, it didn't make sense why it was put at that specific moment, it could've been put anywhere and would've still been weird. I feel like you could have chosen a song with more pacing, and choose a relaxed slow moment to insert the voiceovers, and change the CC as well. I did quite like the ending with the referees voice, it worked very well considering there was no crowd and we saw Ilija fading out as all he heard were the refs final call, a nice touch, i would have had the edit finish then and there with that bell ring. Ultimately I am glad that some people did enjoy your video, and perhaps it is just my taste and you could choose to ignore my opinion and listen to these more experienced editors but my feedback is needed and this is genuinely what i think, from your older videos that I've watched you're quite brilliant but it seems this video didn't hit the same heights.

Chari: Wooo very cool rendition! I knew these two had sequels, I did watch their WK13 matchup and i loved it but somehow never got around to watching some of their newer bouts, you made me wanna check them out more so props. The synch for the most part of this edit was very top tier, your cuts are very good as well as your flashes, they aren't too heavy or too light that they have no effect but they were able to be utilised very frequently without pain on my eyes, also your flickers were very good, mine never turn out as crisp as that. I say "most part" because I didn't like those frozen scene bits in the middle and towards the end, they didn't match well with the song in my opinion and the transitions between them felt a bit random. I think freeze framed scenes would worked very well very briefly at around 2:44 with that special beat, it would also be neat if you could make them look more appealing, I'm not sure what you added to them but they came out looking worse than the rest of the edit, well that is to be expected when freeze framing. I enjoyed your CC and the overall vibe, well done for contributing two very solid videos to this comp, i struggle with one so you should be very proud of yourself!

[stylopz]

PK: Really good video work on the video. I thought this is definetely not your strongest video although I did find myself enjoying this. You have a really unique taste when it comes to color corrections, they are always so different from what most people nowadays use, but honestly they always look so clean, it reminds me a lot of Rev. One thing I found interesting is how you also used those transitions just like Storm did, it's great to see two people bringing new stuff. I found myself a little confused on why you would choose a song like this, as it didn't quite match the intensity of these two stiff as hell wrestlers, not even lyrically I got the sense like you chose the proper song but hey you do you, you choose what you listen to so I respect that. I thought you went a little overboard with the transitons, IMO that's something most editors should avoid as transitions only suit better for the most part when there's a change of pace or when you go to a moment, it can look quite amateurish and I definetely think transitions put out that way won't bring anything better or even add up to what you already did. Also, constant CC change with those light cross dissolves honestly weren't my thing, IMO you should have stook around with one. Overall I feel the pace and overall flow of the video was good, nothing I can say for real in terms of that. I thought use of voiceovers was a good idea although the execution of them was poor, like I thought the intensity of the recap went a little off with that sudden attempt to make things emotional I guess, not all videos need to be emotional to be great for the viewer and you can't have everything in a video so I guess would've been better if you didn't use them, but honestly it is a really good video. Good work PK.

Chari: Damn this is awesome man. This was what I used to listen to back in the days so it felt nostalgic listening to Paramore here, although this match is one big fucking joke LMFAO. Thanks to your editing though, I could just watch this and not feel so bad about how much NJPW fucked up this year. Sync here was so good like you hit like almost all beats for what's quite a fast song and you don't mind not editing it as much when a good looking move shows up which is great. I found the CC really dope even if it's quite a subtle one. The B&W color correction you used was pretty cool and combined with the slow motion it looked really nice, I dug how it looked in the footage and yeah overall such a fun watch. Next time you do a video, you can just go to project settings and "disable resample" literally takes less than 20 secs and you a way cleaner look in the video. Wasn't a big fan of those freeze frames, especially in the end, as felt tacky to see that you didn't even the best of the part. But, overall this was such a fantastic experience and I can say I will watch your video few more times because it's just so fun to watch each time. Freaking awesome work!

[p1]

PK: You always had that very unique approach towards editing highlights, in a sense that you would use a genre of a song almost nobody uses for highlights, and then work around it. Sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn't, but I like the fact that you always keep doing unique things. In this case, the video worked for me. Even though the match seems like it would not fit this type of a video, I think two styles blended really well and the result was a really good package. It looked aesthetically pleasing, small things like CC changes during different parts were well done, and I dig the voiceover where the video starts to focus more on Ilja's quest to become a champion and finally beat the big bad bully. Very good job.

Chari: Not a big fan of the match or this pairing itself, but that's not what I am supposed to rate here. You made me enjoy the match a lot more throughout the video so kudos on that. I remember you underdelivering in the last competition, so, as I could tell, this video was kind of a redemption for you and I really love to see that you took criticism positively and responded to it in the best way possible. It was paced pretty well, I dig the CC choice and although the choice to end the video with freeze frames might seem odd as you didn't show the ending of the match in a conventional way, I enjoyed it as it was something different and it kinda went well with the rest of the video. Really good work, this is Chari I know.

[bluevinsmoke]

PK: I really liked it, it was more softer and aesthetic than a lot of highlights that I’ve seen. I prefer to watch things like that instead of too much effects and transitions personally. Great video!

Chari: I really hated this match and all of the recent “NJPW epics”, but you really managed to make this enjoyable and superb. The pacing was really well done and I loved the last part a lot!

[dead sarcastic]

PK: Haha, this shit's epic. Noel Ghallager sucks tho lol. Just kidding (not really), I thought you made the song fit well with the matchup. It had a somewhat fight feel to it, and it matched Dragunovs point of view during this match.
The editing was great as usual. In the past I found your WWE edits to have a particular problem with camera cuts. In this case you did well at not showing them much and when you did they didnt look bad. Probably cause you were following a slow editing pace throughout most of the video, with the camera cut clips breathing a lot longer.
I'm big fan of the way you use effects and overlays in your videos, and this was no exception. The red overlays fit the contrast and classy look you went for. Plus it fits with the reddish aesthetic of the arena. I thought the voice overs were placed at the right moments. Although, I do think some of the audios volume could have been adjusted so all of them can be on the same levels , as some sounded a bit louder than others.. But yeah these voice overs made the vid feel a lot more emotional. And that subtitle for the last v.o was neat and helped emphasize how important this match was. And the audio switch to the tapping out ending was sick. Added a lot more drama, that's for sure.
This was nearly as great as those videos you brought for your pain match.

Chari: This might just be my favorite video from you ever. There were a few things that I think could have been changed up a bit but overall this was super fun and its probably the best edited video you've made since your Ibushi V White G1 Highlight. And ironically it's set to a Paramore song haha.
I like the contrasted and side blurs look you gave it. Kind of gives me late 00s to early 10s vibes and it's most likely because of the song lol.
I enjoyed the bits of experimentation throughout the video. And I'm mainly talking about the freeze frames. I would have liked to see some voice overs during those parts however, since it kind of felt like they needed something more to give it a more emotional feel. Regardless, I thought the idea of the freeze frames was fantastic. Another nitpick was the 5 second black screen before the last freeze frames. I think you could have added something to those seconds of black screen to keep the momentum of the video going, especially since it reaching the last moments of the edit. The colorful text graphics at the end was also something surprising but lovely. This video felt very special and so different from your past work in a way.
I like this match, but I think I love this highlight a lot more than the match itself lol. I would probably recommend someone this recap over the match.

Would absolutely love to see a rematch between you two cause I feel like you guys brought the best out of each other. Wonderful edits you two.

[peterkowalski]

May 7, 2021 5:29:10 GMT dead sarcastic said:

PK: Haha, this shit's epic. Noel Ghallager sucks tho lol. Just kidding (not really),

[Arguden]

PK: First of all, I fucking love that title. Great match choice with an interesting song and they worked pretty well honestly. You had some good effects, even though it might seem like you overused them I didn't feel bored throughout the video at all. 5 minutes seems long but when you get into the video you don't even think about it, which means the video is great.

Chari: Man, I really missed the vibe of highlight videos like this one. This could be my favourite work from you, (I said this thing in almost all of my feedbacks this comp lmao) it has everything you'd expect from an highlights video. I absolutely loved the thing you did with freeze frames, especially in the ending, it was just amazing. Overall this was amazing man, I love it.