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Posted by chad on February 24th, 2009

Hey guys, I edited this show entirely in 3 days. It’s like Talk Soup for web video.

Let me know what you think, good or bad.

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4 Responses to “The Better and Bestest Show”

February 24th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
brad says:

Good work dude! It reminds me of Talk Soup. Overall it looks nice and polished. That is, the editing makes it look nice and polished… which is much more than I can say for the acting. I didn’t really notice the editing for the most part, which is good, right?

I watched again and paid closer attention, and came up with some laymen thoughts.
I think the “set up the clip for us” cut/cutback (~0:45) was a little disorienting… but after watching it again it doesn’t look like there’s much else you could do there.
I really like the transition from the “over the shoulder” clip footage to the center-screen playbacks, and how it kind of ‘knocks’ the actors off screen (1:45). 3:20 confused me, looks like a blooper? Also, I wasn’t able to make out the dumpster in the background of that last scene the first time around…
I also like the moving square background… its smoooooth.

At some points, they are almost painfully embarrassing to listen to.
February 25th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
kyle says:

Cool Chad, did you pull the keys for all those green/blue screen shots as well?

Oh and that dude was annoying as f-ck. Please get him fired if you can :p
February 25th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
chad says:

Thanks for the comments, guys.

@kyle: yes I did pull the green screen simply using a chroma key in Final Cut. Nothing fancy cause it didn’t really have to be. Also, I think the background color helped hide some of the imperfections.

I’m numb to his annoyance factor since I had to listen to his voice over and over, but I agree. No good.

@brad: I can’t take credit for the moving background but I’m glad you think it works. Nonetheless, I appreciate the comments specifically catered to editing.

Overall, I think the show can be good but the writing needs to improve. It’s been getting a decent response so far but it needs to be improved as a whole for it to be accessible for a larger audience.
February 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
kyle says:

Wow Chad that is some clean ass green screen, very well done man! I am impressed. What resolution was the captured footage you edited? And did you have any problems with green screen spill?