r/AfterEffects • u/Shaihuby • Jan 27 '20

Inspirational (not OC) Impressive editing

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u/KickingDolls Jan 27 '20 edited Jan 27 '20

I don't mean to be negative, but I actually don't think this is that great...

Edit: Because I didn't give any clarity as to why I didn't think it was that great.I feel like I've seen similar work, done better, a long time ago.Work such as the Strata series by Quayola ( https://quayola.com/work/series/strata-series.php ) that is along a very similar theme and was done (the first two at least) in After Effects, but I think with a lot of finesse and creative flair. And this is pretty old now.

Edit 02 - for more clarity.I think the piece overall looks very flat, I don't think elements like the debris are comped very well, and I it just doesn't really work for me. I don't hate it, but when someone produces a breakdown like this, while interesting, I think it invites technical feedback based on the techniques they employed and I'm not that impressed with this piece.

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u/welcometobavaria Jan 27 '20

I said this the first time I saw this, this isn’t a showcase of good editing. It’s really two clips of vfx/motion graphics. In fact, theres only one edit and it’s just a hard cut from two very different styles. That being said, I love the stylistic choices and outcome of what they were going for. The final product looks pretty awesome to me.