Warning: Wall of text, this is a topic I look into greatly.
When I watch maple videos, here are a few things that I look for/dont look for:
1. Originality-Is the video original? I mean, we've seen 5452143 videos of people soloing pap, so what makes YOUR video so much more special than the other ones that Im going to watch your video? If your video is EXACTLY like the 4511342 videos out there, why watch yours and not theirs?
2. Music-the music has to fit the tone of the movie. If you're trying to inspire someone, dont have emo "I WANT TO KILL MYSELF" or "SCREW THE WORLD! I DONT NEED ANYONE! Y U BREAK UP W/ ME" music. Everyone has different flavors of music. Some like rock, others like classical, some hate rock, others hate classical. The ONLY way you can appeal to your complete audience is if you find music that matches with your video. The time you know when you've found the right music is when you use a certain genre, and even those who hate the genre agree with your musical choice for the certain video. In terms of overused music, you have to remember, music has to have it's start somewhere. You cant criticize a 4 year old MS video for using Linkin Park because 4 years ago, it wasnt overused yet. What do you expect them to do? Go back and put new music in?
3. Content/Editing-Depending on what the content/purpose of the video is, sometimes editing is not needed. If the purpose of your video is to showcase a new area or place (Ex. Time Temple, Neo Tokyo, etc.), then minimal editing is plausible...hell, no editing is okay or could be even better, as the editing might take away from the purpose, which is to show your audience a new area. Personally, I dont think making a video PURELY about control is wise. Let your control/damage be a part of what makes your video good, but not the focus. There are better things to focus on, though having that damage and control doesnt hurt.
4. Editing part II-A lot of people scream at "ZOMG EDITING FAIL" or "ALL EDITING IS EVIL" (well, exaggerated but... you get my point) but that's not in the least true. Editing is only wrong "when used in the wrong context". One has to realize that the simplest things can be called editing, this includes throwing in text, fading in and out of scenes, etc. Editing isnt just the massive color inversion that you sometimes see in videos, it includes the subtle things as well. If you're going to refer to past memories, use greyscale; that's appropriate editing. Dont just full random effects and hope to get lucky, stick the effects in with purpose.
Other points:
"I was bored, so I made this video"-Yeah, okay, I'll watch your video when Im as bored as you were when you made that video...which is probably virtually never.
"I only spent xx minutes on it. Dont criticize me too hard!"-okay, that's nice...tell me when you actually try then. "Dont make excuse for not putting forth your best work".
Lastly, I leave you all with this, a wonderful video made by our beloved mod, Magus:
...It was a lot cooler when the Linkin Park music was left in
When I watch maple videos, here are a few things that I look for/dont look for:
1. Originality-Is the video original? I mean, we've seen 5452143 videos of people soloing pap, so what makes YOUR video so much more special than the other ones that Im going to watch your video? If your video is EXACTLY like the 4511342 videos out there, why watch yours and not theirs?
2. Music-the music has to fit the tone of the movie. If you're trying to inspire someone, dont have emo "I WANT TO KILL MYSELF" or "SCREW THE WORLD! I DONT NEED ANYONE! Y U BREAK UP W/ ME" music. Everyone has different flavors of music. Some like rock, others like classical, some hate rock, others hate classical. The ONLY way you can appeal to your complete audience is if you find music that matches with your video. The time you know when you've found the right music is when you use a certain genre, and even those who hate the genre agree with your musical choice for the certain video. In terms of overused music, you have to remember, music has to have it's start somewhere. You cant criticize a 4 year old MS video for using Linkin Park because 4 years ago, it wasnt overused yet. What do you expect them to do? Go back and put new music in?
3. Content/Editing-Depending on what the content/purpose of the video is, sometimes editing is not needed. If the purpose of your video is to showcase a new area or place (Ex. Time Temple, Neo Tokyo, etc.), then minimal editing is plausible...hell, no editing is okay or could be even better, as the editing might take away from the purpose, which is to show your audience a new area. Personally, I dont think making a video PURELY about control is wise. Let your control/damage be a part of what makes your video good, but not the focus. There are better things to focus on, though having that damage and control doesnt hurt.
4. Editing part II-A lot of people scream at "ZOMG EDITING FAIL" or "ALL EDITING IS EVIL" (well, exaggerated but... you get my point) but that's not in the least true. Editing is only wrong "when used in the wrong context". One has to realize that the simplest things can be called editing, this includes throwing in text, fading in and out of scenes, etc. Editing isnt just the massive color inversion that you sometimes see in videos, it includes the subtle things as well. If you're going to refer to past memories, use greyscale; that's appropriate editing. Dont just full random effects and hope to get lucky, stick the effects in with purpose.
Other points:
"I was bored, so I made this video"-Yeah, okay, I'll watch your video when Im as bored as you were when you made that video...which is probably virtually never.
"I only spent xx minutes on it. Dont criticize me too hard!"-okay, that's nice...tell me when you actually try then. "Dont make excuse for not putting forth your best work".
Lastly, I leave you all with this, a wonderful video made by our beloved mod, Magus:
Spoiler
...It was a lot cooler when the Linkin Park music was left in