Hi,

Just starting out on youtube and have a video of a 2013 Fabia Monte Carlo

Please check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNbISwf14VQ

Tell me what you think.

Thank you very much

That was shocking! Camera work was horrid and you really didn't think about what you wanted to say before saying it did you?

Sorry!

oh right, thanks

Maybe I was a little harsh lol. Nice car though!

Grapo you are harsh - kid don't quit your day job and be a car reviewer.

Nice looking Monte.

thank you he was a bit harsh but its what I needed, the video was a bit crap..

Take two coming up?

Yes probably

No point just telling you it's bad unless there are some suggestions to go with it!

There was the germ of a good video in there but one very important thing was missing. Planning! Planning is everything. You need to make it look as though you put some effort in - not just something you did on the spur of the moment because you were bored and had 10 minutes to fill.

1. Write a story board - a sequence of 10 or so stills showing the different areas you will concentrate on in the video
   
2. Write a script - a few key words and phrases attached to each still. Don't write something to be read - it will sound awful. use the keywords and phrases as prompts as you "ad-lib".
   
3. Don't try to shoot the whole thing in a single 5 minute take. Break it down into small scenes (see story board) each of 15-30 seconds. Don't have them all the same length
   
4. Video each scene several times and select the best. That way you will lose the black under-exposed moments and views of your feet as you move from one area to the next. You can also reshoot the out of focus bits again!
   
5. Edit together on your PC
   
6. View your masterpiece.
   

Some general suggestions - in no particular order

1. Don't use a couple of pieces of A4 to blank your number plate. Use a single piece of card cut to size or. better, print the car make and model (or something else relevant) onto it.
   
2. Get a polarising filter for the lens for when you are shooting glossy surfaces - it will kill the reflections and show the detail better. Avoid getting your own reflection by choosing the angle. Couldn't work out the camera type - bridge camera of some sort? May not take filters.
   
3. Clean the floor mats
   
4. Get in some good long shots from different angles
   
5. Find a better location - anything but in front of your house! Out in the open country, a forest clearing, by the sea, a derelict industrial estate - use some imagination.
   
6. The camera flicked about too much - hold it on the key areas a little longer
   
7. Watch the exposure - the camera, like your eyes, cannot react instantly to changing light levels. For example - as you pan from the black dash, across the brightly lit windscreen to the dark roof, the exposure can't keep up - dash is exposed OK. view through the windscreen gets burnt out then the roof liner ends up as a mass of grey while the exposure compensation catches up. Part of the planning of the shots.
   
8. Don't walk with the camera - it is good in some circumstances but not when you are trying to show the details on the car.
   

Do it again and let us see the results.

Hi Thank you everyone for your comments, especially eccleshill, you were very helpful and I will take the comments aboard and do another video. To shoot that video I just ran outside and took the video because I was bored but this time I will take more time and effort on it. I am just going out to shoot it again so hopefully it will be up tonight.

Thank you

Decent first effort for an off-the-cuff random attempt. As others have said -abit of planning will improve it a lot.

Might be worth cleaning the mats. I wouldn't mention the boring stuff all cars have like door handles. Also remember to turn the radio off again after you've demonstrated it the first time otherwise it drowns out what you are saying!

Looking forward to the remake.

I thought it wasn't too bad.

Didn't get a BBC production here but wasn't expecting one.

Voice was clear and did not speak too fast - all good.

Get an iMac and use iMovie to shape your film and you will be good to go. Everything else can be worked on.

Good attempt.

Cheers.

Can I just add, put some shoes on!

Get an iMac and use iMovie to shape your film and you will be good to go. Everything else can be worked on.

I have a macbook pro but I still don't know how to use iMovie! YouTube here I come!. I have filmed the video again and it should be up on youtube tonight, I will link it so keep posted! Thank you everyone for your feedback it's been really helpful!

its still not brilliant but tell me what you think of the new one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgpX3eQSRw&feature=youtu.be

How high is your handbrake!!?

Lol this is brilliant. I love the double attempt at trying to put the key in and turn it. Those frame changes were so noticeable I switched off after the key palava

Also what is the blue light on the dash?

blue light is cold coolant goes off when operating temp is reached amber when to hot and red when overheating no maxidot so no temp gauge

oh christ i just saw the key incident! That looks terrible, must have missed that bit during the editing!

you could have hoovered it out

Key incident made me laugh. How many clicks is that handbrake on mate?!

Overall much better tho.

Edited 11 May, 201313 yr by Furbytom

This video is a good concept for people who maybe want to see the car before actually viewing it in a showroom. Showing every feature in the real world not a glossy brochure or promo video.

Concept is good, but production, editing and content would need improvement to really be taken seriously. Especially here of all places.

Conservative criticism, not a personal attack. :-)

Thank you guys, I will try to make some more videos and hopefully they will be better than the last