Maximum length for a frag video?

2007-12-06 04:51:55

#1

danCer: teh m0nsta; +314|6944|Germany

I'm in the process of making a video, got all footage (~140GB) and I'm doing the editing atm.
An I got so far almost 20 minutes. I could easily go above 30 minutes....

My question is: What would you guys recommend as the maximum length?

Btw, it's going to be a AF little bird frag movie. <-- If you need that info to judge the length...

Replies would be appreciated!

Last edited by danCer (2007-12-06 04:52:39)

2007-12-06 04:57:08

#2

shadowcell_01: How 'bout dem Cowboys?; +45|6774|Flower Mound, TX

I prefer 4-5 minutes.

2007-12-06 05:02:01

#3

kn0ckahh: Member; +98|6967|netherlands, sweet lake city

if it's just public servers, 5 minutes but if your a real pro in a pub 10 minutes if it's a movie with a little story and good humor 20 minutes.
if it's sick sicks sick sick skills could go up to 30 minutes, good story sick stunts and good humor up to an hour

2007-12-06 05:10:15

#4

danCer: teh m0nsta; +314|6944|Germany

I'm editing each scene individually. the beginning has a little story that will be around 5 minutes.
But after that it's mostly frags. I'm editing it not the way so you can see every 3 seconds a kill I'm rather going for good scenes.

Last edited by danCer (2007-12-06 05:10:57)

2007-12-06 05:11:15

#5

^*AlphA*^: F*ckers; +3,135|6967|The Hague, Netherlands

I say about 10(15) minutes

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2007-12-06 05:16:24

#6

Hope_is_lost117: Psy squad; +49|6225|Belgium

^*AlphA*^ wrote:
I say about 10(15) minutes

Yeah after that my attention dies a bit, look forward to your vid though, bring it on

2007-12-06 05:19:03

#7

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6936|67.222.138.85

10 minutes absolute max

2007-12-06 09:23:56

#8

elite.mafia: Banned; +122|6683|USA

No one is going to watch a fucking 30 minute frag movie. Big wast of time.

2007-12-06 09:26:05

#9

ZeqTr: I BELIEVE I CAN FLY....; +121|6429

1337 elite mafia said it , your so liekpr0zoR

2007-12-06 09:47:17

#10

danCer: teh m0nsta; +314|6944|Germany

elite.mafia wrote:
No one is going to watch a fucking 30 minute frag movie. Big wast of time.

That's not what I asked for.... you rather would prefer 40 minutes ?
Please tell me what time you would suggest .... kthx

2007-12-06 09:48:28

#11

']['error: Banned; +630|6873|The Netherlands

10-15 Mins

2007-12-06 10:00:44

#12

PrivateVendetta: I DEMAND XMAS THEME; +704|6420|Roma

If you have 30 mins of footage, make sure you have the BEST of the bunch and make it 10 mins. IMO it will make a better video

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2007-12-06 12:39:58

#13

Snake: Missing, Presumed Dead; +1,046|6795|England

15mins tops. Look forward to it

Dancer....does that vid include me? I forgot about our ownage until this post, and havent been on AF since those days

2007-12-06 12:41:07

#14

Obiwan: Go Cards !!; +196|6923|The Ville

shadowcell_01 wrote:
I prefer 4-5 minutes.

yah, after that I just close it

2007-12-06 13:22:36

#15

LiGaLiZe: k?; +82|6348|sweden

15 and please upload it on stage6

2007-12-06 15:09:51

#16

elite.mafia: Banned; +122|6683|USA

LiGaLiZe wrote:
15 and please upload it on stage6

Yeah please upload it somewhere where you need a 5mbit connection or higher to properly stream it.... right. Or use filefront.

2007-12-06 15:16:34

#17

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6884

I've done loads and loads of editing (I've taken a film class and I currently work at my university's tv station) and here's my advice to you:

Don't have a specific length in mind. That will only ruin the project. I've done it before and it sucks. Just go through and find the best footage (great kills, things that make you laugh) and throw it in. The most important thing for a frag video is that it's fast-paced. Use quick cuts and don't show any boring or uninteresting setup. Make sure you show the best parts and then move on, we don't need a 3-minute setup to a simple kill, the audience will lose interest. If your kills are good and the movie has a great pace, it could be 30 minutes long and no one would be the wiser. So long as it has a good pace, it'll keep the audience sucked in.

Also, trim it down as much as possible. It's better to cut something out than to keep something in. If you're wondering as to whether or not to keep a certain kill, get rid of it! I'd rather watch a 3-minute frag video of some insane kills and great action than a 10-minute video with good stuff here and there, but mostly shit dragging it down

2007-12-06 16:10:39

#18

Safrguns: Member; +105|6360

Make sure you go out and watch a LOT of frags to see what NOT to do.
I would say 3 minutes tops on a inf frag unless there is something really unique about it that warrants 5.

2007-12-07 01:18:22

#19

danCer: teh m0nsta; +314|6944|Germany

Snake wrote:
15mins tops. Look forward to it

Dancer....does that vid include me? I forgot about our ownage until this post, and havent been on AF since those days

I don't think so.... not that I've seen you so far. But..maybe... Btw I haven't played BF2 since the end of september.

elite.mafia wrote:
LiGaLiZe wrote:
15 and please upload it on stage6
Yeah please upload it somewhere where you need a 5mbit connection or higher to properly stream it.... right. Or use filefront.

I'll go with the three commons at the same time: Stage6, YouTube and filefront... to give a bigger range for the audience.

mtb0minime wrote:
I've done loads and loads of editing (I've taken a film class and I currently work at my university's tv station) and here's my advice to you:

Don't have a specific length in mind. That will only ruin the project. I've done it before and it sucks. Just go through and find the best footage (great kills, things that make you laugh) and throw it in. The most important thing for a frag video is that it's fast-paced. Use quick cuts and don't show any boring or uninteresting setup. Make sure you show the best parts and then move on, we don't need a 3-minute setup to a simple kill, the audience will lose interest. If your kills are good and the movie has a great pace, it could be 30 minutes long and no one would be the wiser. So long as it has a good pace, it'll keep the audience sucked in.

Also, trim it down as much as possible. It's better to cut something out than to keep something in. If you're wondering as to whether or not to keep a certain kill, get rid of it! I'd rather watch a 3-minute frag video of some insane kills and great action than a 10-minute video with good stuff here and there, but mostly shit dragging it down

That's the pitty, but I'll keep editing and then throw out everything in the end that's no premium stuff and doesn't fit together.

2007-12-07 01:19:46

#20

FloppY_: +1,010|6515|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

It has to be some real hardcore sh!t and pro editing if you want people to watch more than 5 minutes...

Last edited by FloppY_ (2007-12-07 01:19:58)

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2007-12-07 01:25:05

#21

aLi3nZ: Member; +138|6736|New Zealand

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
10 minutes absolute max

2007-12-07 01:27:06

#22

Catbox: forgiveness; +505|6945

less is more... 3 to 5 minutes max... leave em wanting more... lol

Love is the answer

2007-12-07 03:15:10

#23

AWSMFOX: Banned; +405|6692|A W S M F O X

10 mins, but if its l337 enough, and i mean EVERYTHING in there, heli, jet, inf, sniping etc etc etc then i could stand 15+

2007-12-07 03:22:06

#24

Johnny_Extremer: I Am McLovin!!!!; +22|6490

danCer wrote:
Snake wrote:
15mins tops. Look forward to it

Dancer....does that vid include me? I forgot about our ownage until this post, and havent been on AF since those days
I don't think so.... not that I've seen you so far. But..maybe... Btw I haven't played BF2 since the end of september.
elite.mafia wrote:
LiGaLiZe wrote:
15 and please upload it on stage6
Yeah please upload it somewhere where you need a 5mbit connection or higher to properly stream it.... right. Or use filefront.
I'll go with the three commons at the same time: Stage6, YouTube and filefront... to give a bigger range for the audience.
mtb0minime wrote:
I've done loads and loads of editing (I've taken a film class and I currently work at my university's tv station) and here's my advice to you:

Don't have a specific length in mind. That will only ruin the project. I've done it before and it sucks. Just go through and find the best footage (great kills, things that make you laugh) and throw it in. The most important thing for a frag video is that it's fast-paced. Use quick cuts and don't show any boring or uninteresting setup. Make sure you show the best parts and then move on, we don't need a 3-minute setup to a simple kill, the audience will lose interest. If your kills are good and the movie has a great pace, it could be 30 minutes long and no one would be the wiser. So long as it has a good pace, it'll keep the audience sucked in.

Also, trim it down as much as possible. It's better to cut something out than to keep something in. If you're wondering as to whether or not to keep a certain kill, get rid of it! I'd rather watch a 3-minute frag video of some insane kills and great action than a 10-minute video with good stuff here and there, but mostly shit dragging it down
That's the pitty, but I'll keep editing and then throw out everything in the end that's no premium stuff and doesn't fit together.

Youtube doesn't allow anything more than 10 minutes.

2007-12-07 09:57:08

#25

iD: Hates most server admins.; +7|6885

if there are just single kills, maybe 4-5 minutes. if you got some good times with multiple kills in a row + some funny scenes, maybe 10 mins max.

i watched some quake3 videos which were 20 mins long, but those had awesome kill and long kill streaks

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elite.mafia wrote:

shadowcell_01 wrote:

LiGaLiZe wrote:

Snake wrote:

elite.mafia wrote:

LiGaLiZe wrote:

mtb0minime wrote:

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

danCer wrote:

Snake wrote:

elite.mafia wrote:

LiGaLiZe wrote:

mtb0minime wrote:

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