Opinions on this MMA promo video?

Mike Pulcinella · Feb 15, 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShSrJ_RDnU

I edited this to be as different as possible from the usual screaming heavy metal MMA vids that you see all the time.

What do you think? Cool...or too artsy fartsy?

Thanks,
Mike

Pekkerwood · Feb 15, 2008

Like it. Not the usual amped up, over the top, more is more view, more appealing to the fighters side of the equation.

SVFootball · Feb 15, 2008

definitaly like it...even though im a big hard rock/metal fan

you have a ton of old clips on there....very nice insight into MMA

Mike Pulcinella · Feb 15, 2008

SVFootball said:
definitaly like it...even though im a big hard rock/metal fan

you have a ton of old clips on there....very nice insight into MMA

Thanks. Hard rock is great for MMA but there's so much of that out there I wanted to be a little different.

Those are actually new clips made to look old!

SVFootball · Feb 15, 2008

thats what i love about that video...that music brings out the art of MMA...i love it

really?! i realized they were made to look like that...but thought the majority of them were older clips

very nice job and very creative

mike1107 · Feb 15, 2008

black and white is a good idea, I think you should try to have it a less blurry and u have it

concerning the music ... I know u want something unusual ... but for sure the hard rock music is something u must add ...

it makes it look wilder, and more entertaining .... maybe u can find some images of the fighters outside the ring in their daily life and use the classic for that and then show them in action on hard rock music

there are fighters highlights somewhere on www.sherdog.com , I dont know if you know about this site but I like the way they create their videos

I like the moment u chose, representative of MMA and his variety of movments

healthfreak79 · Feb 15, 2008

I like the video, about the music I like what you have for an intro then at some point you need to get some rock in there. Maybe before she lets out that big note in the start about 13 seconds in. It would make the video better to watch with some rock in it.

Mike Pulcinella · Feb 16, 2008

steele said:
i like the "old movie" look. made it feel a bit more raw, along the lines of Raging Bull, etc.
i think a possible combo of the classical music transitioning into the hard rock or vice versa would be icing on the cake.
i am gonna pm you soon about some projects. keep up the work!
-STEELE

It was an homage to Raging Bull! I'm glad you got the reference!

Thanks everybody. All good suggestions! I will consider them as I re-edit. It definitely has to be much shorter, that much I know.

paulwigan · Feb 16, 2008

sory think it falls in the too arty farty class.
prefer the thrash metal but thtas just me,

Ashop · Feb 17, 2008

Mike Pulcinella said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UShSrJ_RDnU

I edited this to be as different as possible from the usual screaming heavy metal MMA vids that you see all the time.

What do you think? Cool...or too artsy fartsy?

Thanks,
Mike

I liked it alot. Some great shots in there. GOOD WORK!

Armageddon · Feb 17, 2008

Clear up the Blur, and the music is good to start but I'd fade it into something alittle more upbeat. Maybe not metal. I think a good spot is when you here the sound effects of the chick getting punched in the face.

Mike Pulcinella · Feb 17, 2008

paulwigan said:
sory think it falls in the too arty farty class.
prefer the thrash metal but thtas just me,

That's cool. That's why I asked. I wanted to know.

Mike Pulcinella · Feb 17, 2008

Armageddon said:
Clear up the Blur, and the music is good to start but I'd fade it into something alittle more upbeat. Maybe not metal. I think a good spot is when you here the sound effects of the chick getting punched in the face.

Wish I could clear up the blur but that's how the footage looked that was supplied to me. Had to do the best with what I had. Maybe next time I'll get to shoot my own footage.

Thanks for your feedback!