1st attempt at filmmaking: Requiem For A Gopher

[OnTheWarpath15]

When the Ferris Buehler parody video "Requiem For a Day Off" was posted a while back, it got me thinking.

What other comedies would be funny to tie to that epic music?

So, I thought I'd make an effort at putting one together. Keep in mind that I had no previous experience with the editing software - had to kinda learn by doing - so it could be much better, but I think it's a good first attempt. Let me know what you think.

OnTheWarpath58 productions is proud to present:

"Requiem For a Gopher"

[POND_OF_RED]

Nicely done, especially for a first time thing.

[stumppy]

Pretty good.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by SEA_OF_RED

Nicely done, especially for a first time thing.

Thanks.

I'm open to suggestions for a follow-up with the same music.

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Thanks.

I'm open to suggestions for a follow-up with the same music.

Requiem to the Dazed and Confused

Requiem for a Football Coach (The DV Story)

Requiem for a Bad Santa...

[irishjayhawk]

Pretty solid first go.

Question: What software DID you use?

Suggestions: I'd shorten some of your scenes. When he's playing with the explosive creatures he's made, it lags with the build up music. THey don't match.

However, it was a pretty good match with the explosives at the end. I'm curious because I've never made it all the way through Caddyshack (yes I know....) was that all one scene with none of your editing?

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by Rausch

Requiem to the Dazed and Confused

Requiem for a Football Coach (The DV Story)

Requiem for a Bad Santa...

Animal House?

Anchorman?

Old School?

Tommy Boy?

[Jewish Rabbi]

Here's something kinda similar to this that my friends and I made about a week ago (sorry for invading your thread, I can't start my own yet). It starts out kinda slow, but I thought it turned out to be pretty decent.

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Pretty solid first go.

Question: What software DID you use?

Suggestions: I'd shorten some of your scenes. When he's playing with the explosive creatures he's made, it lags with the build up music. THey don't match.

However, it was a pretty good match with the explosives at the end. I'm curious because I've never made it all the way through Caddyshack (yes I know....) was that all one scene with none of your editing?

Adobe Premiere Elements - and I'm not sure I'm following the question.

I took clips from the movie and chopped them up to fit for time/music.

The "final" scene is much longer in the movie - so I cut a ton of frames out.

And thanks for the suggestion. The part you're speaking of was at a point where I was getting frustrated with the process and kinda half-assed it. A light bulb kinda went off and made the process MUCH easier after that.

[irishjayhawk]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Adobe Premiere Elements - and I'm not sure I'm following the question.

I took clips from the movie and chopped them up to fit for time/music.

The "final" scene is much longer in the movie - so I cut a ton of frames out.

And thanks for the suggestion. The part you're speaking of was at a point where I was getting frustrated with the process and kinda half-assed it. A light bulb kinda went off and made the process MUCH easier after that.

Sorry, I don't know why I emphasized DID. Hmm.

I wondered if you took out scenes. That was clearly your best work in the piece. Mostly because the music fit.

Having said that, it doesn't have nearly the effect that Bueller's did. I don't mean that in a bad way, but it doesn't feel like you're transforming it to another genre. It does, however, feel like a trailer. In that respect, I think you win.

[FAX]

Very well done, Mr. OnTheWarpath58. Compliments from the cheap seats.

FAX

[OnTheWarpath15]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Sorry, I don't know why I emphasized DID. Hmm.

I wondered if you took out scenes. That was clearly your best work in the piece. Mostly because the music fit.

Having said that, it doesn't have nearly the effect that Bueller's did. I don't mean that in a bad way, but it doesn't feel like you're transforming it to another genre. It does, however, feel like a trailer. In that respect, I think you win.

I definitely wasn't trying to "top" the Ferris vid, I was just trying to see if I could even put something decent together.

I literally had never used the software before - didn't even have instructions - just learned on the fly. I'm sure there are a TON of things I've yet to discover that would have made it much better.

I can tell you this: I have even more respect for GC's videos now that I know what goes into it.

I'd really like to do more, but my source video is pretty limited.

[irishjayhawk]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

I definitely wasn't trying to "top" the Ferris vid, I was just trying to see if I could even put something decent together.

I literally had never used the software before - didn't even have instructions - just learned on the fly. I'm sure there are a TON of things I've yet to discover that would have made it much better.

I can tell you this: I have even more respect for GC's videos now that I know what goes into it.

I'd really like to do more, but my source video is pretty limited.

FTR, I didn't think you were trying to top Ferris. I just thought you should know the distinction in case you were going for Ferris.

Here's an example of a sweet trailer:




Yours felt more like that, is what I was trying to say. Not a bad things, unless you were specifically going for Ferris-like.


And yeah, software is best learned on your own - at least in my experience.

[Discuss Thrower]

Dialog from Spackler would be good to have in the video, at least. Any other dialog that helps lift the "epic" atmosphere would help as well.

Great job for a first time vid, rep will now be dispensed.

[Slayer Diablo]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Animal House?

Anchorman?

Old School?

Tommy Boy?

Dodgeball