My Second Attempted Music Video! "Concrete Sky"

My Second Attempted Music Video!  "Concrete Sky"
 
Hi, Guys,
 
Here's my second attempt at creating a music video.  This time it's for the song "Concrete Sky" from my debut CD "Face The Fire" that was released last May.
 
Most of you regular Song Forum folks already heard the song here about a year ago, so I thought you might be interested in checking out the new video.
 
"Concrete Sky" Music Video - http://youtu.be/ebNVWU3JwDw  
 
If you happen to get a chance to view it, please let me know what you think!
 
Thanks in advance,
Bob

Great song, Bob-O! 
I like the video too and I have a couple of observations I'd like to share with you if you don't mind... The first time it showed the two guitars, they seemed to be out of sync with one another....you should be more animated, such as bang your head and toss your head around while you're not singing, and I noticed a little sneak peek at the camera near the beginning also that kind of threw off the mood for me. You were probably nervous, so if you could relax and have a great time, your video would come to life. Just my opinion, that's all. I love all of your stuff. This one reminded me of Allison Chains' Man In The Box, which is another great tune that my band plays. Keep on a rockin' Bob-O!

Wow! This sounds really good. I would agree with Scotty on the sync thing, and to me it was even more against the grain with the Acoustic guitar. That said.. non players likely would not have a clue...

Great work. :)

Nice one Bob.  

Rimshot

Nice work Bob! You're getting the hang of this video thing now, good editing and the sound is great fro U-Tube too! Agree with Scotty's comments, if you just relax a little bit more in front of the camera you'd have it nailed my friend! Was that you drumming too? I'd like to have seen more of those shots.

Hey Bob,
 
Sound quality is great even on my lappy. You look more comfortable in the video this time, but what I do find looks a little odd is all the shots of you playing your various guitars without the rest of "the band" if you know what I mean. I know there isn't a band really, so it wouldn't be possible to have the band playing too, so with that in mind, if it were me I would be more inclined to just shoot yourself as the vocalist, maybe a close up head shot and then when you show the guitars etc, do them in close up too as you already did with the drum clip etc. Not suggesting that you re-do this one as you've obviously put a lot of work into it, but maybe something to bear in mind next time out. Also I don't know if you have the facility to do this or not, but I think it would look better if the shots of you were faded/blended  into the background image a little more rather than you just being stood in front of something if that makes sense - you could probably achieve this by making the footage of you a little transparent / ghostly looking. Wish I could explain it better. This is an example of the kind of thing I mean http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT7W58Z85HI
 
Hope you don't mind me pulling your work apart, it's not like your video is bad or anything, just trying to be honest so that with practice your videos can look as "pro" as your music already sounds.
 
 

foxwolfen:
 
 
Hey, Shad,
 
Thanks very much, buddy, I really appreciate you taking time to check it out and also your kind comment!
 
Best wishes, my friend, have a great night!
Bob
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Scottytunes:
 
 
Hey, Scotty,
 
Thank you, Sir, I'm always happy for your good input and observations, and value your opinion very highly!
 
I'm still really in the very beginning of the learning process on this video stuff, and never even had taken a "home video" before my first attempt on the "Hearts On Fire" Video a few months back, so for this one I had to go back and relearn what I did eight months ago just to catch up.
 
Yep, LOL, I can play out live in front of literally thousands of people and never get uncomfortable or nervous acting like a total maniac on stage, but when it comes time to pose for a picture or in his case shoot a video, I get super uncomfortable and feel like a total idiot!  I'm hoping that with much more practice and experience, I'll learn to just relax a little and have fun with it, and it will end up appearing more natural on camera.
 
Thanks again, Scott, it's always great to hear from you!
 
Bob
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ABeautifulVirus:
 
 
Hey, Daren,
 
 
How's it going, bro?  Hope you're having a rockin' week!
 
Man, thank you so much for checking this video out, and for your encouraging words and very kind comments on Youtube.  I really appreciate your input and support!
 
By the way, your new post for "Under The Ground" is awesome!  Killer, raw energy with excellent performance work, just really good stuff!
 
Thanks again, Daren, and have a good one!
 
Bob
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Outstanding tune Bob. Really cool video. My favorite from you. Loved it.

@Robby: True metal needs no 'Big thingies', and this is true metal. :)

Excellent Bob. Song is great and so is the video.

Big thingies make "everything" more enjoyable? And seem to fit particularly well with this Genera? Snew? Your honor? The defense rests... And I agree, Bob's music "rawks..." I'm a huge fan. But... Well, the best example I can think of that would help improve this would be Snew's "Got love..." Those aren't the girls you want to bring home to mama? But those are the girls you want to bring home...

Sorry to hear that? You can still enjoy big thingies "in braille?" That's one of the best ways to enjoy them? "I'm sensing something very special about this one? Oh and this one too!?"

They can be appreciated via several different formats...

"Again... I'm sorry for that right there Lord..."

vechung:
 
 
Hi, Vicente:
 
 
Thanks very much for taking time to view the video and also for your encouraging comments, I greatly appreciate your input!
 
Best wishes for a great weekend, my friend!
Bob
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jamesg1213:
 
 
Hi, James,
 
 
How are things in beautiful Scotland?  Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
 
Thanks for checking the video out, and also for your very kind words and good advice!
 
Yes, Sir, LOL, out of all the decades of playing live on stage, the only times I always dreaded was having to go into the pro photographers studios for the band photo shoots.  I always felt like such a dork when they were trying to get us to pose and "try to look cool"!  It's a riot, on a nightclub stage with hundreds of people, I'm running around like a lunatic and cool as a cucumber, but stick me in a room with just a few people and one stupid camera, and it's like I'm part of a wax museum display!   Hopefully, the more videos I end up doing, the less uncomfortable things will get.
 
Thanks again, James, I really appreciate your input!
Bob
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Lynn:
 
 
Hey, Lynn,
 
 
How's it going, buddy?  Hope you're doing great!
 
Thanks very much for viewing the video, and for your very kind words of encouragement!
 
I'm truly grateful for your friendship and support on my posts and value your opinion highly!
 
Have a rockin' weekend, Lynn!
Bob
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Outstanding work Bob.

You get some amazing tones from your guitars.

Well done sir.

I loved this number when you posted the first time as just an audio.  This is only your second video?  Wow --- you have an incredibly fast learning curve!!!!  Really outstanding stuff Bob.  Well done.

Bub:
 
 
Hey, Bub,
 
How are you, buddy?  I hope you're doing great and having a good week!
 
Thank you, Sir, very much for checking out the video and for your encouraging comments!  I really appreciate you taking time to take a look and comment, and I'm grateful for your support.

If I remember correctly from some of your Coffee House posts, your grew up about an hour from here near one of my favorite places (and world famous landmarks), "Hot Dog Johnny's".  Oh, man, now I'm hungry and thinking about heading down there this Saturday to avoid the 75,000 people coming here for the St. Patrick's Day parade!
 
Thanks again, Bub, I'm truly grateful for your input.  Have a good one, buddy!
Bob
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Clean:
 
 
Hey, Mark,
 
Thanks, buddy, I really appreciate you checking out the video and also your very kind words!
 
Thanks again for watching it and commenting, and have a great night, Mark!
Bob
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The Band 19:
 
 
Robaaaaaaaaay, the robinator!
 
Thanks, brother, and also for for the tip on that band, their song rocks, and they sound a lot like two of my favorite bands, Jackyl and AC/DC.  LOL, Interesting video, too.
 
Have a good one, buddy!
Bob
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Guitarpima:
 
 
Hey, Robert,
It's really great to hear from you!
 
Thank you for checking out the video and your kind comment about the song, and wow, I'm very sorry to hear about your vision problems, and I hope and pray that your doctor can get your vision loss under control.
 
Thanks again, my friend, and very best wishes!
Bob
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