My First Sequence Ever

[bravado67]

With a bit of dedication and some meticulous effort this is what I did. I have a few things to tweak before I try another song. Let me know what you think of the use of effects and musicality. I apologize for the hand held recording but I was too lazy to dig out my tripod and real camera. ;-)

www.ronhowardphotography.com/Holidays/My-First-Sequence/n-9bXrrG

[Gilrock]

Cool.  Nice job!

[bravado67]

Cool.  Nice job!

Thanks Gil. It's a start.

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[drlucas]

Good stuff!!

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the sequences you put together.  Always interested in hearing how long did that take to put together? Note to self I do think next year I need big Coro stars or snow flakes on my roof so I can have them dance around. 


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[bravado67]

Good stuff!!

Looking forward to seeing the rest of the sequences you put together.  Always interested in hearing how long did that take to put together? Note to self I do think next year I need big Coro stars or snow flakes on my roof so I can have them dance around. 


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drlucas, I worked on this for probably 30 hours over a week and a half. I created 3 timings. In that time I learned you can never Save too often,  F10 is your best friend and 1/4 sound speed playback can really speed up the process. Also, the Off effect is great at fixing mistakes when you apply a whole house effect and later want to remove that from a prop. This software is extreme user friendly.

Ron

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[JonB256]

I'm impressed. It is more "musical" than most of mine. I'm more of a hardware geek than an artist, though I occasionally surprise myself.

30 hours may seem like a lot, but you will get quicker with practice (and software improvements on the way)

[bravado67]

I'm impressed. It is more "musical" than most of mine. I'm more of a hardware geek than an artist, though I occasionally surprise myself.

30 hours may seem like a lot, but you will get quicker with practice (and software improvements on the way)

Thanks JonB256! Two things:  I have been a drummer all my life so musicality is everything to me. At 45 I went back to college for a year in a certificate program for videography. My midlife crisis hit early and convinced me I should start a production company to make commercials for small business. Lesson learned! But I did take away great storytelling techniques by studying color relations and a lot of Alfred Hitchcock films. The funny think is I am partially colorblind. Go figure!!!! LOL

Ron

[mararunr]

Very well done.  What song is that?  Think I would like to take a crack at that for Halloween.

[bravado67]

Very well done.  What song is that?  Think I would like to take a crack at that for Halloween.

Thanks! Curse of the Ice Queen

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[hearthstonelights]

if that is your first sequence ever, then bravo!! i spent about 100 hours on my first sequence(wizards in winter) on vixen 2.1. this new xlights has really raised the bar on capabilities. very nice work.

[bravado67]

if that is your first sequence ever, then bravo!! i spent about 100 hours on my first sequence(wizards in winter) on vixen 2.1. this new xlights has really raised the bar on capabilities. very nice work.

Thank you very much. I opted out of investing time to learn LOR's Sequence Editor, SuperStar and Pixel Editor after seeing xLights. It allows tou to work in a much more efficient manner.

Ron

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[danj]

Looks great.    I really liked the varying spiral speed on the megatree toward the end.
Nicely done!

[sean]

very nice!

[bravado67]

Looks great.    I really liked the varying spiral speed on the megatree toward the end.
Nicely done!

Thanks so much! I love experimenting with the layering. It's like cooking from scratch. ;-)

Ron

[bravado67]

very nice!

Thanks Sean! I look forward to upping my game after Las Vegas. Pun intended!

Ron