Please critique 3 new videos

deanjohnson · #1 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 03:40 AM

I'm a new video producer for pianist Justin Sanner and would appreciate a critique of the production aspects of the following videos:

Ponce:
YouTube - Manuel Ponce: A Pesar de Todo

Schumann:
YouTube - Träumerei

Garner:
YouTube - Misty

I shot these videos with a Panasonic AG-DVC30P Digital Video Camera-Recorder.

I'm using Premiere Elements 3 for editing, then I upload to YouTube with video format options of MPEG1 and 2. The format I chose was MPEG1, because MPEG2 made the videos exceed YouTube's 100MB limit per video.

Any ideas on how to get the picture clearer on the videos? They look a little fuzzy to me.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dean Johnson (Production)
Justin Sanner (Pianist)

Chapman Photography · #2 (**permalink**) 07-09-2007, 05:26 AM

I only seen the first one so I will comment on it. I grew bored pretty quick, The pianist was great he deffently has talent, The problem is the filming. You only have one angle you need more. I would use at four diffrent positions, close up on face from the side, close up on the hands and keys, wide shot and a shot from the front of the piano directly facing him, Then cut it to the beat, so you'll end up filming the whole thing 4 times. Tell him if he makes a mistake to keep going you can fix it in editing. You'll only use the sound from one take anyway. If he has a CD that he had made use that instead of the on camara audio.