Lyrical Play Check In

[lola]

Hi folks--Sorry for the last-moment-of-the-weekend check in.... (that 2nd dose of vaccine was a doozy and I was a little out of it this weekend!) BUT how are the lyrical play vexercises going? This is a funny one, because a) using text is not a thing that some folks do much at all in certain vidding corners and b) the second version, where the text doesn't go with lyrics, can feel especially out-of-the-norm from a vidding perspective. But it can also produce some really cool results!! Can't wait to see what folks come up with this round :) 

Comments

[bonibaru]

I am not a fan of text on screen in general, so I passed on this exercise last year, mostly because learning how to do something I won't be likely to do in the future because I don't prefer the aesthetic doesn't appeal to me. But maybe it's worth the time? Has anyone found the learning curve to be very steep? Is there some sort of plug-in that makes adding text easier?

[nu_breed]

I just added multiple text layers and fucked around with placement and used key frames for opacity - but I did it manually mostly - it took me quite a while to figure out what looked best, just a lot of trial and error.

I'm actually done with mine but I need to make some tweaks and I've been hit with another cold so I need to wait to post until I'm feeling better.

[naye]

The learning curve was...IDK, how steep is "figuring out how to use masks", because that's what I did this year. Last year I learned about keyframes! So I'd say it's worth figuring out the techniques, because you can apply them to lots of stuff that isn't text on screen. The linked video for putting text behind moving objects was super helpful.