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Aug 15 2016 04:36pm
Hey guys, I wanted to share this video I created recently. It's a Promo video for my friend Ron Smith and his business RSFitness. His business is centered around online training and helping anyone achieve their workout goal. Whatever that goal may entail.

This is my first attempt at actually creating a short story/montage compilation film such as this. So I appreciate all negative and positive feedback a like.

Thank you.

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Aug 15 2016 07:15pm
1) as if this cunt doesnt snooze his alarm atleast once
2) doesnt lock his door? Just walks the fuk out to his car
3) the flickering lights almost gave me epilepsy at one point. Its a cool effect but i think you overdid it
4) it was a rather uninspiring workout. What is 'heavy' is relative to the person, but this dude wasnt breaking a sweat. Nor was he grinding out any reps, or hitting a 'max'. This nigga saying average stops here but he is the definition of average. Hes not big, hes not strong, hes not ripped, and hes not even trying in the gym footage
5) is this guy a HnF'er? He seems to be living the hnf lifestyle. Wake up by himself, no family no friends no gf, goes to workout no friends, not even other gym goers, foreveralone life. Should of had a short montage of him posting on the misc or photoshopping some pics of his pics or something
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Aug 15 2016 07:57pm
Quote (RyanDyerProtein @ Aug 15 2016 09:15pm)
1) as if this cunt doesnt snooze his alarm atleast once
2) doesnt lock his door? Just walks the fuk out to his car
3) the flickering lights almost gave me epilepsy at one point. Its a cool effect but i think you overdid it
4) it was a rather uninspiring workout. What is 'heavy' is relative to the person, but this dude wasnt breaking a sweat. Nor was he grinding out any reps, or hitting a 'max'. This nigga saying average stops here but he is the definition of average. Hes not big, hes not strong, hes not ripped, and hes not even trying in the gym footage
5) is this guy a HnF'er? He seems to be living the hnf lifestyle. Wake up by himself, no family no friends no gf, goes to workout no friends, not even other gym goers, foreveralone life. Should of had a short montage of him posting on the misc or photoshopping some pics of his pics or something


:Rofl:
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Aug 15 2016 08:02pm
more like average starts here
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Aug 15 2016 08:20pm
That's seems like a pretty unfair assessment. And you seem to be getting rather worked up for no reason. And sending personal attacks to a person you don't even know? pretty low. But I'll respond to them.

1. I'm sure he hit's the snooze sometimes, of course. He isn't some kind of Alien that just stands up right after waking up and floats out of his bed with a smile on his face. But considering this is a video with the intent of displaying working out, not a documentary about how men wake up in the morning, we decided to cut that unneeded stuff out of it.

2. Again, the point is to get to the gym. Not focus on the small things such as unlocking the door. The viewer can assume that he unlocks his door if they so choose to occupy their brain with that train of thought.

3. I too think the cutting of film can be a bit much at times. Going from pitch black to a clear picture creates an illusion that can be overbearing. If I had to do that effect over again, I'd lower the opacity at those points. Rather than cutting them entirely. Perhaps that would make it easier on the eyes.

4. What you interpret as being uninspiring, some could say is, in-fact, inspiring. He wasn't doing his max, but in order to get different angles of shots, the weight needed to be at a level where he could preform several reps. The amount of reps in each exercise represented in the video is much less compared to what he did in reality. With that you must be asking..Why is he not sweating then? Well, in order to get those different shots and angles the person shooting the video had to adjust a multitude of different things. Not just positioning, but brightness and the f-stop primarily. If there was a better more experienced crew behind him, perhaps the video could be shot more in real-time. Displaying the amount of effort being put into the workout as a whole a lot more clearly. However, considering this was my first time doing such work (and being only one person) the shooting time had to be extended. Extending not just the workout, but the sets and reps. This of course means the subjects heart rate was lower than it would be during a normal workout. So you can extrapolate from that statement that that's why he wasn't sweating. Also, this is footage taken from him after a long lapse of going to the gym on a consistent basis as he once did after finishing the Navy. After being "sidelined" from a shoulder injury, working out took a back seat. However, during this time he continued his education to further his knowledge about the body and how it responds to specific workouts and dieting. Now he is getting back on a consistent gym schedule, as well as continuing his education.

5. I do not know the jargon you are referring to. But through your comments I can assume the meaning perhaps. I do not need to get into his personal life, considering that isn't the meaning of this video, nor the meaning of me posting it here. But I can address the location and why there was no one in the gym for most of the shots. Ron is a personal trainer. And at the gym he trains clients at there is a private personal training room. That is where most of the shots were taken place, besides the dead-lifting clip. This just made sense considering what needed to be done to obtain certain shots. A better alternative then interrupting members of that gym that are working out themselves.

I hope this is a sufficient response to your overly aggressive comments. I believe it is okay to critique and even criticize not just the video as it is, but the person being portrayed in it as well as the ability and crew shooting it. However, I feel as if your criticism was purely negative in nature. With the main purpose to antagonize me. I do not feed such trolls. Rather, I'll respond in a much more mature manner.
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Aug 15 2016 08:22pm
Quote (Qwaze @ Aug 16 2016 02:02am)
more like average starts here


I would prefer a better explanation. Rather than a snarky reply. But thank you.
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Aug 15 2016 08:53pm
Maybe next time you could try filming in a more natural way.

Get him to pretend the camera isnt there. Let him do his workout and you film around him. He would probably be doing around 4 sets of each exercise, so even if the camera didnt move around theres 4 angles you can get for 4 sets.

Again, i cant stress enough how uninspiring the workout was. Especially the ending. A little wiggle of the battle ropes? Should of ended with a max out deadlift or something that left him exhausted and finished. The way he performed the exercises looked more like an instructional video of how to lift with 'good' form. I get motivated by seeing blood, sweat and tears - i didnt see any of that. To be completely honest it was over dramatic at the start - making it seem like lifes so hard, having to get up and 'crush the weights" like a spartan warrior. I didnt really listen to the voiceover very loudly because im at work but it sounded like general inspirational quotes n stuff

Also the camera angle used when he did his pullups? Cutting off his legs so you cant see the ground? Makes me think he was actually cheating with his pullups by jumping off the ground (yet he was still struggling to hit 3 reps?)

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Aug 15 2016 09:33pm
Quote (RyanDyerProtein @ Aug 15 2016 09:15pm)
1) as if this cunt doesnt snooze his alarm atleast once
2) doesnt lock his door? Just walks the fuk out to his car
3) the flickering lights almost gave me epilepsy at one point. Its a cool effect but i think you overdid it
4) it was a rather uninspiring workout. What is 'heavy' is relative to the person, but this dude wasnt breaking a sweat. Nor was he grinding out any reps, or hitting a 'max'. This nigga saying average stops here but he is the definition of average. Hes not big, hes not strong, hes not ripped, and hes not even trying in the gym footage
5) is this guy a HnF'er? He seems to be living the hnf lifestyle. Wake up by himself, no family no friends no gf, goes to workout no friends, not even other gym goers, foreveralone life. Should of had a short montage of him posting on the misc or photoshopping some pics of his pics or something


How does waking up and going to the gym make you think he has no friends or girlfriend? By this logic I can assume you were born a goat with Down syndrome.
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Aug 15 2016 09:52pm
Quote (MysticaLLL @ Aug 15 2016 11:33pm)
How does waking up and going to the gym make you think he has no friends or girlfriend? By this logic I can assume you were born a goat with Down syndrome.


How you didn't understand he was making a joke has allowed me to conclude that you're an idiot.

Edit:

Feedback wise - The flashing was just to much for me. Its unfortunate however how it can't really get me hyped up because its jut not enough weight and not my style of music (music is pretty subjective though). Ill go watch Dan greens untouchable videos or Mr rubish do a single pull to some shit song and its great.

I know your's is more directed at short story , but somehow it needs to find a way to get people fired up, its not quite doing that.

This post was edited by wesley123 on Aug 15 2016 09:59pm
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Aug 16 2016 12:07am
Quote (wesley123 @ Aug 16 2016 03:52am)
How you didn't understand he was making a joke has allowed me to conclude that you're an idiot.

Edit:

Feedback wise - The flashing was just to much for me. Its unfortunate however how it can't really get me hyped up because its jut not enough weight and not my style of music (music is pretty subjective though). Ill go watch Dan greens untouchable videos or Mr rubish do a single pull to some shit song and its great.

I know your's is more directed at short story , but somehow it needs to find a way to get people fired up, its not quite doing that.


Thank you for the feedback man. I completely understand where you're coming from. I already addressed the Flashing, I can agree I could tone it down or do something different entirely.

And perhaps if I depicted more raw emotions, such as: more dripping sweat, more grunting, weights slamming (Those aren't emotions, but you understand the gist) -- then it'd be able to rope in more attention and really motivate/inspire more. But I do think even if that was there, you in particular wouldn't still get much out of it. Considering the music.

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