How to make edit flow better?

[snow temple]

someone mentioned i should fix the flow of my transitions, particularly the scale bounce rotation clips and shakes. anyone have any suggestions on how to make this better?

[snow temple]

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[bitter portal]

well i'm not that much of a transition-pro myself
but it seems kinda... unimpactful
like
the speed is always the same
it's kinda... wobbling thru, if u know what i mean
try to play with the graphs a bit, letting them rise/fall faster right before the actual switch of clips for example
maybe add some sharper, short shakes when transitioning? doesn't have to be a lot, if u have twitch, that much is enough
(also, at the end, are you transitioning from one to the same scene in closeup with a rotation? might not be the best idea imo)
not my preferred style tho so feel free to just ignore^^

[snow temple]

that's what they said, they said it needs more impact. and that the scale bounce rotation doesn't flow correctly. do you think so too?

[bitter portal]

like i said, not my style, but i feel u could use some impact, yes
if u take a look at ur graphs theyre most likely very linear (or basic easyease)

look at the same edit with graphs that look like this

or even sharper

esp the transition with the glowing eyes probably would look much more impactful if it was faster (sharper graph)

[snow temple]

right now this is my graph for the eyes

[bitter portal]

and the one before?

[bitter portal]

hm they do look quite okay
edit looks slower than the graphs look like^^

check ur other transitions for that

[snow temple]

i still have no clue if i need to get rid of the scale bounce 😔

[snow temple]

maybe key frame placement?

[bitter portal]

could be
personally i like it better if the movement isnt always in the same direction with these kinds of edits tbh
like one of the last transitions u just reversed the direction. that one looks better imo

do u have an editor or even just one edit that u like in ur style? watch how they do it to get impact. sometimes that helps too.

[snow temple]

i do, like this one https://www.instagram.com/p/CCQ06gfAjuk/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

but it looks like mine is the same to me 😅

[bitter portal]

i think in this one theres a twitch on like every transition 😄

[snow temple]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqT7gnA16g/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

this one too?

[bitter portal]

also, like i said before, the direction is changed every time, except at the end when it kinda fades out

[snow temple]

yeah i'm thinking of changing the direction of the rotation of the last one

[bitter portal]

this one has lots of flashes, but i still see lots of little twitches

[snow temple]

should i add little twitches to mine?

[bitter portal]

also notice how theyre doing a read quick transition before the glowy eyes?

[bitter portal]

u can try

if u like how it is, u dont have to change anything just because ppl tell u to.
i still have mostly lowkey transitions cause i dont like the extreme ones although everyone told me at first i should do them

[snow temple]

i just got told my transitions need more impact 🥹 i thought they meant my twitch shakes

[bitter portal]

i think the first few would be more effective for impact, since theyre all going "in"

[snow temple]

and that the scale bounce doesn't fit with the zoom rotation

[bitter portal]

im not sure how it "should" look since i dont know what defines a "good" edit in this category, but all i see is that the edges of the clip are visible in the rotation.. not sure if they meant that tho.

[snow temple]

me either, this is my first ae edit 😭

[bitter portal]

i barely notice any twitches in urs tho
i think one or two xD
so either u have too few or too weak ones
if u want it twitching, it should be noticable^^

[snow temple]

i think i have 4? i just didn't want it to be strong. if i add twitches every transition, will it be more impact then?

[bitter portal]

ur still doing better than my first one^^
u'll see urself getting better with every new one cause u learn more stuff

[bitter portal]

look at the ones u linked me and try to find the twitches

cause i think theyre doing a good job at it.

u should add it, see if it looks better or worse, and then decide if u leave it or not.
it doesnt have to be everywhere.

[snow temple]

ngl you've been extremely helpful with this and i really appreciate it 🥹

cause i was like what do they mean with more impact, and they meant the flow of transitions and i was like waaah?

[bitter portal]

glad to have been of service^^

[bitter portal]

if u dont understand a feedback, u can always ask how they mean it yk? 🙂

noone can learn if they dont understand what theyre told. speaking from my own experience, most ppl here really want to help and not just throw around big words^^

[snow temple]

ye, i asked and they just said "scale bounce, transitions and rotations don't flow" and that the shakes don't flow well either

[bitter portal]

i think its just ppl assume u know what they mean cause theyre used to the words and phrases
once u understand as well, u wont get why ppl ask about it either i think^^

of course its difficult to fix the flow if u dont know what flow is

[snow temple]

i still don't know how i feel about the shakes i used but aaa

i got told i need to add a shake in every clip

[bitter portal]

the shakes themselves are okay id say.

[snow temple]

i saw a huge argument that someone said flow isn't a "style" on a different server

[bitter portal]

i repeat, u dont need to do anything
although i would advise to test first if it does look better or not
but then decide with if u like it better or not

[bitter portal]

thats a whole other issue 😄
(and i personally think flow can be used to describe a style )

[snow temple]

and for the last transition i have no idea, i was thinking of doing a mask slide reveal but i'm stuck on ideas 😓

[bitter portal]

only thing to get ideas is to watch lots of edits and see what ppl do
maybe even mix some together

[snow temple]

true, and i'm so thankful for these communities to help me with this too 🙂

[bitter portal]

yup same

[snow temple]

thank you so much for your help ^^

[bitter portal]

yw^^ keep it up

[snow temple]

aa you too! :3

[snow temple]

is this even good im not sure about the eye glow and the clip where shes holding the head

[bitter portal]

yes i think thats better

[snow temple]

i still think it looks weird 😭

[bitter portal]

i cant help with "weird" ^^"
can u define what bothers u with it?

[snow temple]

hmm the twitch with the eye glow and the one where she's holding her head close up, it just doesn't flow right ? i can't describe it. like it twitches too much or not enough amplitude

[bitter portal]

personally i like the eye glow twitch^^
with the head closeup the timing might me off
just experiment with amplitude and timings
but remember, if u like it another way better, do it that way