SSJ vs SOULFROST X

[Storm]

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SSJ:

SOUL:

[Jakey]

Soul really snapped on this one!!! I Vibed with the CC’s throughout and the song choice was just a masterpiece!! Everything was such a blast

[Sami]

SSJ : Your clips look not synch, a lot of slow mo not needed, when the song actually "starts" you puts a lot of fade out and slow mo which breaks all the pace and doesn't match the song.

More detailed :
There is a problem of cut at 1.22, I don't get why putting a crossfade at 1:24, another badly cut clip at 1:30, change of camera angle in the same clip at 1:31, problem of cut + not needed fade out at 1:56, effects with black and white are put randomly, shake effects could have been better done, and in not needed moments. Also looks like you put the same clip like 3 or 4 times with Miz kicks. I don't really get the point of this snowing effect at 2:46. Problem of cut at 3:39.
You didn't focused on main point which was Maryse's help and Miz attacking him with it unfotunately. You should have centered the edit around that very moment it coud have been great.

To sum up I'd say :
-clips badly cut
-fade out and effects put randomly
-not synch at all
-structure kinda weird
-unnecessar snow effect


SOUL : I think it takes a bit of time to start, I would have crossfaded at 1:18 it would have look a bit better I think, I like the change of part at 2:40 it was well made and then how it go back but your cut does not feel smooth at 3:09 it feels like a big jump cut. There are some clips that may be a bit longer in my opinion and some clips not very necesar.
With that being said I liked how you edited it and the vibe you tried to put into it

[soulfrostx1]

Soul: Absolutely incredible mate, your edit was the best I have ever seen in my life.

Jacob: I prefered this over the rumble edit tbh, this was a good edit man but you know as I said in the other review, the real problem are the slow mo’s imo, other than that, banger edit.

[Storm]

SSJ: Song starts off with the explosive intro and your first clip is in the slow motion... I really don't know what you are trying to do with your slow motions as they are all over the place and you use them way too much. I figured that you use them to sync to vocals like I do it but there are parts when vocal goes slower and you don't do it so I don't know what's the point, your chorus had more slow mos than the slow part of the song. I guess you think it's cinematic and use it to make the edit more cinematic and if that's the case then it doesn't work at all. Your spam of slow mos first of all hurts the pacing of the edit and nothing feels connected to each other, when you reach towards the slow motion you try to put more emphasis on what you've shown but if you do it all the time flow is non existent and 2 moves in the sequence have no connection because of your slow mo splitting them. And other thing is, because you always use your slow mos, slow parts of the song which you obviously want to be emotional fall completely flat and have no emotion whatsoever because it's the same thing viewer has been watching throughout the entire edit just with a different CC, nothing is different. And please for the love of God don't use a slow motion in the breakdown, that's the most energy filled part of the song that has the fastest pace and you start it off with a slow mo... Completely killed the moment. Your CCs are pretty good and I especially liked that dreamy like dark one, it was very fitting for what was going on. But man, that overlay... What were you going for with that? That felt so out of place that it completely threw me off and I wasn't sure if you were fucking with me at this point or not, also when you use an overlay and fade out the video then fade out the overlay because it breaks the immersion completely. So what I do think overall? It's not a bad edit, your editing got smoother and I love how your CCs now gradually change instead of you just slapping them randomly like you used to. Your clip choices and cutting are all good but man you gotta work on your flow and pacing, they are just horrendous, they took this edit from something promising and really good to something mediocre and completely butchered the match because when you are done you don't remember anything.

Soul: Editing NJPW again?? That's so weird man, first of all I love you attention to detail, that Bea clip caught me off guard and it was a cool little detail because she is the only personality that Billy has. This edit had a CC so I immediately knew that you weren't fucking around and it was a really fucking goo looking one! I really don't have to talk about your basics, you made over hundred of videos and we all know that you had mastered basics ages ago. Really loved that split screen transition, don't remember seeing it before or at least not much, it was really well done and like I said I loved it. Man that chop part with slow mos synced to the beat was honestly my favorite part of the video and I replayed it a bunch of times, for some reason it's so satisfying and your execution of it was superb! One thing I wasn't a big fan of was the 2:07 part with a dropkick counter, you got a bit too carried away with camera angles and it became a bit confusing to follow. You improved it immediately tho, that suplex on the table was a highlight of the match and you made it a highlight of this video, your use of angles really elevated the moment and made it be a big deal. As expected your highlight had fantastic and you portrayed the match really well, the only thing that IMO held this highlight back a bit was the lack of commentary, song itself wasn't really that filled with energy and it gave you a lot of space to add commentary, that definitely would have made big spots even bigger deal. Nevertheless this was super fun and I had a fun time watching it and I will watch it more for sure. 

[stylopz]

SSJ: I don't know dawg this was hella weird. There was stuff I considered good and stuff I didn't. I noticed you've implemented the slow mos spam and man that doesn't look cool at all. It's awkward especially when song is fast, I undertand that maybe you don't want to go fast but not like that, it's just so tacky. The CC changes are really good and tbh the strongest part of your editing here. I feel you should aim for less is more approach and there you will reach a higher level in your editing.

SoulfrostX: This was honestly the best highlight by you IMO. Fall Out Boy is a nice addition to it and the edit was really kick ass. I thought the pacing you went for was right as the drumming was fast. The match was controversial but I still find it awesome and so was the edit. Only thing I could remember critiiquing would be the snares, nowadays it just doesn't work with my style and it's just IMO very tacky. Great job man

[bluevinsmoke]

SSJ:
Not gonna lie, I liked the Rumble edit more but it wasn’t bad.
I just think that many of the slow motions were unnecessary and dragged it down for me.
You have potential, just try to pay attention to how much you use effects.


SOULFROST X:
I’m not familiar with your works but I have to say that you really impressed me.
I looks like you know what you’re doing and it shows here.
I loved the part were you cut the screen to 2 screens synced with song.
Great stuff.

[leomercyeditorking]

SSJ: BAHH GAWD !!! WHAT A WAY TO SHOWCASE THIS AMAZING RIVALRY ! DIS VIDEO IS STRAIGHT UP BUSSIN' MADMAN ! MY MAN REALLY EDITED THIS IN HIS MAGIC PLACE! I LIKED HOW YOU USED THE SNOW TO LINK IT WITH THE TEARS THAT DANIEL BRYAN SHED WHEN THE MIZ TRASHTALKED HIM AT TALKING SMACK, IT WAS THE CHERRY ON THE TOP OF THIS DELICIOUS CAKE, GOOD WORK MY G ! THIS EDIT SHOULDN'T BE EVEN LEGAL !

Soul: Your edit is good too.

[p1]

SSJ: Other people already said a lot, and I'm kinda burned out from doing a lot of feedback at once so I'm going to make this quick. There are positives in the video, but you really went too overboard with slowmos here, to the point it really did kill the vibe and the flow of the entire video. I couldn't really get into the video because it distracted me, so I couldn't really enjoy this very much.

Soulfrost: This was a really good highlight that showcased this match very well. I really dug some of the transitions and effects, pacing was really well done and it was structured really good. Aesthetically talking, this looked great and made the video more enjoyable. Big spots felt big and it's good, but I feel a bit of energy was lacking at some points, it could've been improved with the usage of some commentary. Anyway, that's a pretty minor thing that might be just a personal preference but overall, it was a really well done and enjoyable highlight.

[Arguden]

SSJ: As I said in my other feedback, you should reduce the amount of slow motions you use because it feels repetitive after some point. Other than that editing was good, CCs and other effects were also cool. Good job.

Soulfrost: Really good video, you know a video is good when it reminds you of old Soulfrost. Awesome CC choices and smooth transitions, overall a decent video mate.