Our two-day visit to Shanghai was cut in half by the Air Rage incident, so there are just a few short clips of that city. Then we fly to Wuhan on the Yangtze River. There are nice close-up shots of rug-making, but views of the archaeological museum are confusing.
Highlight is the stage show featuring ancient bronze bells. I like the way exotic music is in the background from the beginning of the video, but the "live" musicians are not revealed until the end. And of course, there are "gag" titles at the beginning and end.
Highlight is the stage show featuring ancient bronze bells. I like the way exotic music is in the background from the beginning of the video, but the "live" musicians are not revealed until the end. And of course, there are "gag" titles at the beginning and end.
This is a reasonably good vignette that quickly takes the viewer out of Alaska/Air Rage mode and clearly establishes the Chinese destination. Less than three minutes long, it helps to set expectations for viewers who will watch the DVD's thirty remaining chapters.
Lessons Learned:
Use live music, that was recorded on your trip, for background music.
Be careful not to confuse the audience with unclear video clips. (Maybe use titles or voice-over narration?)
The close-up of the yarn spinning & rug making was a nice variation compared to mostly wide and medium shots. These "accidental gems" create interesting edits, be sure to flag them for use in your edit!
Be careful not to confuse the audience with unclear video clips. (Maybe use titles or voice-over narration?)
The close-up of the yarn spinning & rug making was a nice variation compared to mostly wide and medium shots. These "accidental gems" create interesting edits, be sure to flag them for use in your edit!
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The close-up of the yarn spinning & rug making was a nice variation compared to mostly wide and medium shots. These "accidental gems" create interesting edits, be sure to flag them for use in your edit!
Just in case you want to see more of Shanghai, here's a link to my blog post which discussed video edited in 2008.
Just in case you want to see more of Shanghai, here's a link to my blog post which discussed video edited in 2008.
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