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SuperCat · May 19th, 2011, 11:11 AM

Shot mostly with 5D with 7D as b-cam.
Its a commercial for a major fastcraft operator in my country.

SuperCat

Robert Turchick · May 19th, 2011, 01:44 PM

First off, let me say the footage looks great! Nice combo of shots.

Gotta be honest...the jingle is not nearly at the same production level and for me brings the piece down. The singer is terribly out of tune in a couple of spots and doesn't have the right voice for jingles.

There's a couple of strange edits (VO vs visuals) that stick out to me.
The opening VO looks like it was an attempt to match the lady's lips. Need to shift the VO and choose a shot where the talent isn't mouthing any words. Or use a female VO properly synced.
The part where the VO says "exotic destinations", the visual is a sandwich. Rather swap that shot for either some killer broll or at least the shot of the TV.

Just my two cents...once again the camerawork is awesome!

Ted Ramasola · May 20th, 2011, 03:31 AM

Robert,

I really appreciate your constructive comments, I went back to the edit, moved things a bit and changed the VO to make it match.
I share your sentiment on the jingle, the company had that made a year ago and I told them almost the same comments you had,
I didnt even like most of the lyrics thats why i ask for the music bed so I can replace it with a VO instead.

Thanks a lot and its one reason I post it here to gain feed back.

I updated the video with the changes.

Again, thanks.

Ted

Robert Turchick · May 20th, 2011, 10:40 AM

No problem! Those little changes worked for me! Spot looks very nice.

Danny Winn · May 22nd, 2011, 01:17 PM

Yeah I'd have to agree, the jingle demeans the great video.

May 19th, 2011, 01:44 PM	#2
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: SuperCat First off, let me say the footage looks great! Nice combo of shots. Gotta be honest...the jingle is not nearly at the same production level and for me brings the piece down. The singer is terribly out of tune in a couple of spots and doesn't have the right voice for jingles. There's a couple of strange edits (VO vs visuals) that stick out to me. The opening VO looks like it was an attempt to match the lady's lips. Need to shift the VO and choose a shot where the talent isn't mouthing any words. Or use a female VO properly synced. The part where the VO says "exotic destinations", the visual is a sandwich. Rather swap that shot for either some killer broll or at least the shot of the TV. Just my two cents...once again the camerawork is awesome! __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

May 20th, 2011, 03:31 AM	#3
Ted Ramasola Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Allen, Texas U.S.A Posts: 1,117	Thank you Robert, I really appreciate your constructive comments, I went back to the edit, moved things a bit and changed the VO to make it match. I share your sentiment on the jingle, the company had that made a year ago and I told them almost the same comments you had, I didnt even like most of the lyrics thats why i ask for the music bed so I can replace it with a VO instead. Thanks a lot and its one reason I post it here to gain feed back. I updated the video with the changes. Again, thanks. Ted __________________ Ted Ramasola http://ramasolaproductions.com

May 20th, 2011, 10:40 AM	#4
Robert Turchick Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,389	Re: SuperCat No problem! Those little changes worked for me! Spot looks very nice. __________________ The older I get, the better I was!

May 22nd, 2011, 01:17 PM	#5
Danny Winn Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 291	Re: SuperCat Yeah I'd have to agree, the jingle demeans the great video.