Video Editing

[ScubaBaby]

Those of you who know me from my comments(which is probably only a few)know I am one for changing the subject - I decided I wouldn't change!

I am a college student and have been doing a project in communication studies to fill a gap in communication. 16-19 yr olds dont really get introduced into the delights of diving so I decided that would be my project - to inform 16-19 yr olds of diving in my area.

Anyhow, I took 10 students on a try dive to take a few photos and stuff and also played around with a video!

I now have the video and am working on editing it which is no problem - except - does anyone have any good ideas on music that has connotations of water?????

Any ideas?

 

[John Reinertson]

I have one video done with music from Enya's shadow moon album. Cut 2 Caribbean Blue and 3 How can I keep from singing worked very well in the video.
It's definitely New-Age stuff, but evokes the mood well.
I've also used some snatches of calypso or reggae music for the Caribbean videos.
I have a project in mind with some yellowhead jawfish video coordinated to Irish dance music a la riverdance, but haven't gotten it assembled yet.
Pick music that fits with the mood and the tempo you're after.. Teen agers probably are going to do better with medium tempo classic rock, or some of the Beatles early stuff would fit well.

Have fun- play with what interests you.
John Reinertson

 

[caymancase]

Everybody is different as far as what they like (of course!) but I've been using Ottmar Liebart(latin guitar instrumental) and Kitaro (beautiful instrumentals)lately for my videos. The music just seems to blend well with everything. But not being a teenager (I'm 39-AGHH!) this might not appeal to college students? But maybe...
Most important... Have fun as John said! Casey

 

[DEEP SEA]

Finding good music that flows nicely for underwater life is hard unless you cheat and use copyrighted music. When I am making a video for myself and not for sale, I like to use cuts from "The Big Blue" by Eric Serra or "Dolphin Smiles" by Steve Kindler - Teja Bell. They both have great cuts that move nicely with underwater scenes.

However, if you plan on selling the video or it is intended to promote a business/product, you should consider using production music. I buy my music from the Music Bakery. They put out a new CD every month (many different styles of music on one CD). On the CD, each cut is in 9, 15, and 30 second cuts then they go out to around 2:30 minutes (this is done for each selection). This gives you a nice selection ensuring the music fits the scene.

After you purchase a CD, you are licensed to use the music as much as you like. The cost per CD is about $50.00. Sounds like a lot but it is well worth it and saves you from having someone cause you a head ache down the road. Some production music is sold by the needle drop. That is, you pay for one song only. I hope this helped.

 

[Nathan]

hi ScubaBaby
Well being part of the younger crowd and doing a lot of video editing myself I tend to start off with a list of shots and what they tend to incorperate as far as the mood that I am trying to strike with a perticular sequence/ group.
Then I tend to go to the mp3 library and try to find a song to match the sequence. I have about 3500 songs recorded so it takes a while. But I would suggest that what ever you think matches that perticular shot/sequence.

 

[DEEP SEA]

Nathan, what type of video editing system do you have?

 

[anotherscubavideo]

Dave Matthews Band works great, Bob marley is always a crowd pleaser.

 

[BIGG_BUDD]

Jack Johnson ScubaBaby. We met a monk seal in Hawaii and I put the video to one of his songs...really perfect.

Check it out: http://www.ulichnie.com/video/MissMonkSeal.wmv

 

[BIGG_BUDD]

Wow. Just saw that this thread is like 6 years old!