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[PrincessSparkle]

I submitted a vid called Praise You...it didn't get a silver or gold which I get cause it isn't that good. lol. But I'd really appreciate any critisism or comments that'll make my next vid better So if you can, have a look at it and comment Thanks

[KajaM]

Here's my review on your vid. It's all constructive criticism only, so please don't feel offended by anything I say.

A big problem with the vid is the song itself, to tell you the truth.
Don't get me wrong, I like Fat Boy Slim and the song is ok, too, but the lyrics are repeated all over again. All you really have is this bit:

We've come a long long way together,
Through the hard times and the good,
I have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should

I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you
I have to praise you like I should

That's not a lot to work with, unfortunately.
A song as simple as this one is a bit risky because the vid might get kinda boring just because of the lyrics.

Another point is that you've been repeating certain C/C moments several times and you've been using almost only the "popular" C/C scenes. Both things can have the effect that the viewer might think "I've seen this so many times before".

Third point: more beat use! If you adjust your clips to the beat of a song, you can even make great vids to songs that have no lyrics at all.

So, summing things up, these are my little suggestions:
1.) For your next vid, try to find a song with a little bit more complex lyrics. As a vidder you need some stuff you can "play with" if you know what I mean. Saying this, I don't necessarily mean that the song has to be very poetic or so, but a song like "Praise you" where the lyrics are repeated all over can ruin the best vid, IMO.
2.) Pay attention to the beat and adjust your clips to it.
3.) Try to vary the clips you're using, try to not repeat them and try to use some clips that haven't been used many, many times before.

I hope that was at least a bit helpful.
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[Fan4Lost]

Karolina, I totally agree. When I first started making vids, I wasnt very in-tune with ceratin aspects of the art of vidding. When I look back at some of my first vids I cringe because now I can pick out all the mistakes I made. It took me months to fine-tune myself with vidding. Now I'm more comfortable making a vid because I'm a little more aware thanks to friendly advice and observing other peoples work here at LVI.

So, basically, you can only get better with time and practice. The best thing to start with is your own creativity and if you have that, then it's easy after that point. All the other stuff is just details and can be sharpened up.

[KajaM]