I posted a quick review on Pinkbike.com last week after watching it http://www.pinkbike.com/modules/news/?op=articleview&id=2408
After watching it again this weekend I can Synopsis wasn't great
I just cant find the words
Stunning might sum it up a little better
Music: This has been discussed in length already no use beating a dead horse. There will always be people bitching about the music selection. I personally like the variety or music used in Synopsis. Some songs were better than others, but for the most part it went really well with the footage.
Footage: Clay is becoming a pro at this! Most of those big budget movies use more than one camera, lines in the trees, etc I think Clay did a fabulous job at picking out the sweet spots on the courses. He did a great job with the zoom ins and zoom outs most of the time this is one area filmers lack at. The only section that I recall being a tad repetitive was Lopes hitting that little rhythm section over and over but then realized that he never hit it the same way.....cool.
Rider interview: AWESOME that is all I have to say. That was so flippin good. There is NOTHING cooler than hearing the riders opinions/perspective!!!! WAY TO GET IT DONE!! And the fact that he inserted those bits right before each chapter/race was nice. + he split them up for DH and DS/4x. I still have a smile on my face from some of John Ks comments he rules! Some of the cussing might upset some parents but it juts makes it pure. Cutting that out would be like speeding or slowing down footage Four thumb up, that was awesome
Format:
- Chronological order +1
- Event name right before footage starts +1
- Nice soft font to identify riders +1, which was displayed just long enough to read, but not too long to distract +1
- always had the name of the people getting interviewed even if they were shown previously +1
- didnt Display the soundtrack name during the movie +20 (I dont like that personally)
- No MX +20
- No BMX/street all dirt +100
- Chapter pages with animated thumbnails + 1 (too bad you cant click on them)
- split screen with video at the bottom for the bonus selection screen +1
- you get the point Synopsis passed this test with stellar ratings.
Editing: nice...no more scratching like on the second spectacle Excellent.
Length of the movie was good I cant believe some people were saying it was too long. Heck I rather have a movie that is 2 hours than one that is 30mins long filled with non riding footage.
Synopsis also use just the right amount of filler. Synopsis is all about riding and that is how I like it! Reason why I kindda like True North its ALL riding.
I personally think Synopsis might be the new benchmark - I might be bias since it's been so long since I've watched a new movie (Earthed, Collective, etc... all have been out for a while now and I haven't seen Earthed 2 yet) - but Synopsis made a first impression like no other movie has - other than maybe Transcontinental, but that is a long time ago. But still I think Synopsis's content is on par.
I'm probably forgetting some stuff...Got to take my had off to Clay!! He should be damn proud - he definitely rinsed it with this one. Please don't mind my spelling mistakes - it's still too early and I haven't had my coffee yet! Okay off to brew come joe...
PS: I'm still laughing at Jared Graves monkeying around at the end (tapping his head then hitting that freeride stunt) hahahaahahha
After watching it again this weekend I can Synopsis wasn't great
I just cant find the words
Stunning might sum it up a little better
Music: This has been discussed in length already no use beating a dead horse. There will always be people bitching about the music selection. I personally like the variety or music used in Synopsis. Some songs were better than others, but for the most part it went really well with the footage.
Footage: Clay is becoming a pro at this! Most of those big budget movies use more than one camera, lines in the trees, etc I think Clay did a fabulous job at picking out the sweet spots on the courses. He did a great job with the zoom ins and zoom outs most of the time this is one area filmers lack at. The only section that I recall being a tad repetitive was Lopes hitting that little rhythm section over and over but then realized that he never hit it the same way.....cool.
Rider interview: AWESOME that is all I have to say. That was so flippin good. There is NOTHING cooler than hearing the riders opinions/perspective!!!! WAY TO GET IT DONE!! And the fact that he inserted those bits right before each chapter/race was nice. + he split them up for DH and DS/4x. I still have a smile on my face from some of John Ks comments he rules! Some of the cussing might upset some parents but it juts makes it pure. Cutting that out would be like speeding or slowing down footage Four thumb up, that was awesome
Format:
- Chronological order +1
- Event name right before footage starts +1
- Nice soft font to identify riders +1, which was displayed just long enough to read, but not too long to distract +1
- always had the name of the people getting interviewed even if they were shown previously +1
- didnt Display the soundtrack name during the movie +20 (I dont like that personally)
- No MX +20
- No BMX/street all dirt +100
- Chapter pages with animated thumbnails + 1 (too bad you cant click on them)
- split screen with video at the bottom for the bonus selection screen +1
- you get the point Synopsis passed this test with stellar ratings.
Editing: nice...no more scratching like on the second spectacle Excellent.
Length of the movie was good I cant believe some people were saying it was too long. Heck I rather have a movie that is 2 hours than one that is 30mins long filled with non riding footage.
Synopsis also use just the right amount of filler. Synopsis is all about riding and that is how I like it! Reason why I kindda like True North its ALL riding.
I personally think Synopsis might be the new benchmark - I might be bias since it's been so long since I've watched a new movie (Earthed, Collective, etc... all have been out for a while now and I haven't seen Earthed 2 yet) - but Synopsis made a first impression like no other movie has - other than maybe Transcontinental, but that is a long time ago. But still I think Synopsis's content is on par.
I'm probably forgetting some stuff...Got to take my had off to Clay!! He should be damn proud - he definitely rinsed it with this one. Please don't mind my spelling mistakes - it's still too early and I haven't had my coffee yet! Okay off to brew come joe...
PS: I'm still laughing at Jared Graves monkeying around at the end (tapping his head then hitting that freeride stunt) hahahaahahha