Iceland - Takk.

Iceland Montage v0.1 from Warrenism on Vimeo.

Iceland Video Montage.
Videos and Images courtesy of Craig and Ria and from myself.

Video shot with a Canon IXUS 860 IS / Olympus Tough Mju

My thoughts about this video after the link.
I posted this Iceland video montage some weeks ago on FB and have only just got around to linking it on here. Truth be told, this video editing is all very new to me and subsequently requires alot of time and effort. The current version is a result of 2 months of head scratching and continual recomposing from scratch in order to arrive at this version. I'm not 100% satisfied with this edit, but I thought I might share how I went about creating this montage for those interested.

My approach was to run through all the available video clips and then to identify a music track that bore a similar feel and reaction between visual and aural media.
With that in place, it was then a matter of piecing video clips together for their context in relationship to each other i.e. water themes / rotating theme. Finally, it is placing these clips in section of the song that could be timed with the song. Towards the end of the song you notice a crescendo of beating snare drum, crashing cymbals and squealing guitars with distortion are unleashed. It gets all very intense. At this point that I decide to increase the video frame changes whilst shortening each clip duration to accompany the music for dramatic effect.

So for those of you who are experienced in making shorts, what approach do you take in creating your little masterpieces? What makes an interesting video? And at what point do you stop and say, I'm done!