Alright, I'll be the first to say it - I was disappointed.
andyp, all respect to you, of course. I know how much work goes into these types of compilations, especially with all the elements and effects you add in. But I think that's what I really didn't like about it - there were just way too many edits, cuts, graphics and effects added that for me, became a little annoying and quite distracting. And when that happens for me, it becomes easy to get through this version.
First off, the good stuffs:
1) I like the concept a lot of "Anatomy" where you try to focus on specific parts of the female anatomy.
2) The pace and beat changes were really well chosen and well done.
Now the not so good stuffs:
1) Overuse of effects - This really wasn't a problem for me until midway through the video. To be clear, I don't mind the use of effects periodically to spice up a video, when there's a specific cue for it (be it musically or visually) or for a major transition. But the constant zoom ins & outs, static flashes, white flashes, slow downs & speed ups - while they can be cool - take away from the actual focus of the pleasurable scene content.
2) Too many different cuts - Again just for me, I like viewing a scene with as little interruption as possible. I don't have a problem if you cut to a later portion of a scene if the build-up is too slow or there's non-action in a certain sequence, but the cuts were often too quick and didn't flow sometimes; that is, you see a pair of flashing boobs for like 3 or 4 seconds and then, it's on to a scene completely different scene. I just felt the flow of the cuts wasn't there.
3) Anatomy theme: informative or dressing? - As I stated earlier, I like the idea of "Anatomy" and when the video states "let's try to learn something", you then provide a write-up about each stage's Anatomy. The problem is that there's SO much text to read which then gets somewhat obstructed by the background image that transitions in. I think this could've done much better if you're trying to be informative or if you're just using this as "dressing" for the breaks between videos. Minor gripe but added to the distraction and annoyance.
4) Round 1 vs all other rounds - I found it very odd that:
- Spoiler: show
- ... in Round 1 you only used one model the whole sequence for "body" and in the rest of the rounds you used multiple models and cuts. It just seemed really out of place after viewing the entire Anatomy clip and, this is just me, but it would've made more sense to show off all sorts of different "bodies" in the Round 1 Body round rather than just keeping to one.
This is a minor gripe compared to the rest as the girl in Round 1 is foine.
andyp, I'm not trying to rain on your parade; from the feedback above from other members, they seemed to enjoy it a lot. I've admitted before that I'm the usual critical "Russian Olympic" judge of the bunch; just trying to give not just good feedback but good constructive feedback to what I would like to see.
Regardless, I hope you take my feedback to heart and know it's without any malice - and if not, no biggie. I'm probably in the minority in giving critical feedback anyways and of course, I'll enjoy your video offerings all the same.
