Originally posted by Ewokmonster
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I'm making a McKay video and I have a quick question, if anyone's around today. I'm starting it off with a clip from The Shrine, the first scene actually. I like it so far, but the clip is almost a minute before the song starts, and then it goes over the song intro about 10-15 more seconds. Does that sound too long? I like it, but I don't want people to get bored before the song even starts. My problem is a) I like it lol and b) I don't know where else to start the clip except at the beginning. And it goes until Jeannie's first line is over. I can't go any farther until I figure this out because if I cut the first clip short later, it will be hard to sync up the song again.
I hope this is enough info, I don't want to give away too much until I'm finished with it.
I hope this is enough info, I don't want to give away too much until I'm finished with it.
That being said, the reality is that using over a minute and a quarter for a single clip is generally considered very long for a vid. (More, spoilered for length) . . .
Spoiler:
When you watch vids and count the timing of the cuts (remember one mississippi, two mississippi . . . ) you will generally find the clips are much shorter, on the order of seconds (less than 4-8s), not minutes. 10-15 seconds is a really, really long time in a vid, as vid songs are generally only 3.5 to 4.5 minutes long.
General vidding practice is to change the clip at each line or change of meaning in the lyrics of the song. The frequency of the cuts should also vary with the tempo and mood of the song (faster for faster and upbeat songs, slower for slower and moodier songs). Sometimes you get lucky and a cut in the original clip will match your needed timing, but this is rare.
Unless you are doing something really abstract and artsy, clips are generally selected to match the meaning of the lyrics. Having a full minute of clip before the song even starts may well confuse people who haven't seen the show and bore people who have, depending on your audience.
One way to get around this is to use the full clip, but cut it based on POV, etc., and/or mix another clip into it, to get the scene change frequency that keeps an audience's interest up.
Once again, you should do what seems right to you, but if you are interested in submitting to a con show or something, you probably want to give consideration to the above suggestions, and maybe get some people to give you a beta review, like with fic. There are also vidding LJ and other groups out there that you could link in with and get some different insights as well.
General vidding practice is to change the clip at each line or change of meaning in the lyrics of the song. The frequency of the cuts should also vary with the tempo and mood of the song (faster for faster and upbeat songs, slower for slower and moodier songs). Sometimes you get lucky and a cut in the original clip will match your needed timing, but this is rare.
Unless you are doing something really abstract and artsy, clips are generally selected to match the meaning of the lyrics. Having a full minute of clip before the song even starts may well confuse people who haven't seen the show and bore people who have, depending on your audience.
One way to get around this is to use the full clip, but cut it based on POV, etc., and/or mix another clip into it, to get the scene change frequency that keeps an audience's interest up.
Once again, you should do what seems right to you, but if you are interested in submitting to a con show or something, you probably want to give consideration to the above suggestions, and maybe get some people to give you a beta review, like with fic. There are also vidding LJ and other groups out there that you could link in with and get some different insights as well.
SGA is cool.
Cancellation is not
I see it as a form of art but I am not precious about it either, rules and art are fine but only to a point, you would never have innovation if people didn't break "rules" 
I'd be way too shy and nervous to think much less speak! The words starstruck, dumbstruck and awestruck come to mind. Not to mention gobsmacked, speechless and tongue-tied. 
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