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DIRECTOR, FILMMAKER & EDITING/KOO-ROD of KOO FILMS
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- Hometown:
- KC MO./ Liberia West Africa
- Current Location:
- Houston TX.
- I'm...
- an aspiring filmmaker.
- Website:
- http://koorod824@my.rawkus.com
- Favorite Music Videos:
- JUSTICE-WAY BACK, SLIM THUG-I AINT HEARD OF THAT, ERIC B & RAKIM-JUICE, 2 PAC-WEND MY HOMIES CALL, MAIN SOURCE-LOOKIN OUT THE FRONT DOOR, NAS HALF TIME, DR. DRE-STILL DRE, DR. DRE-LET ME RIDE, NWA-AWAYS INTO SOMTHING, O.G. STYLE- CATCH EM SLIPPIN, LIL O- GIVE ME 50FEET.......
- Favorite Music Video Directors:
- Mr. BOOMTOWN, Dr. TEETH, Mr. V, HYPE, LIL X, F. GARY GRAY, Gerardo Parra.......
- If You Could Work With Any Artist, Who Would It Be?
- KRS ONE, JAY-Z, SHYNE, DIDDY, M.O.P, NAS, GURU, 50 CENT, RAKIM, Dr. DRE, Snoop DOGG, Slim THUG, UGK, OUTKAST, DIVEN the DUDE, FATLIP, FAT JOE, LIL FLIP, PAUL WALL, 4-DEEP, TOO SHORT, E-40, TECH 9, COLD PLAY, U2......
- Why Should You Be America's Next Music Video Director?:
- Because i came in the game as a roadie then a recording artist so i have the drive hustle know how wisdom insight from an artist point of view from the song 2 treatment and shooting i got this wouldn't quit runnin in my vains....BUMP ALL DA ASS KISSING just let my work speak for it self....KOO-ROD of 4-DEEP for POWERMOVE MUSIC/ KOO FILMS
- Skills:
- FILMING,EDITING,Producing & Directing
- Equipment:
- none your bees wax
- Educational/Professional Affiliations:
- My mind
- Educational Affiliations:
- The Streets
- Professional Affiliations:
- Give me a job and you'll be my Professional Affiliation
- Music Video Credits:
- RANDO, VINNY CRACK, BLACK MAGIC, LIL WHOA & BIG RED-SWING WIDE, SUNNY BLACK of P.I.-BALL TILL WE FALL, BIG BOOM-MIND ON MY PAPER, ILL SON-TIMES ARE GETTIN HARDER, D MACK, TAEDAY & MONEY MOUNT-BREAKIN DA BLOCK
- Other Credits:
- (R.I.P) BIG BOSS of O.G. STYLE & 4-DEEP Documentary-as told by DA INSIDERS, O.G. BABY BUCK puttin an end to gang killings in GREENSPOINT Hou. TX. Documentary-GREEN IS DA POINT, Come take a walk in da shoes of VINNY CRACK tru RAP HUSTLER Documentary-REUP MONEY, P.I. Productions on da come up Documentary-P.I. on da come up
- Accolades/Awards:
- Wend i'm told i did a good job
- Favorite Industry Quote:
- I want whats comin 2 me
KooFilms's Blog
I JUST LIVE THIS, Filming is something i don't have to try to do
It just happens and i document it. heres some pics of my history in this so called GAME 1st as an ROADIE for the group O.G. STYLE that signed to RAP-A-LOT in 1988, then wend the goup broke up (R.I.P) BIG BOSS was the one that gived me that in the frist place for me to learn bout how it is in the biz, then formed 4-DEEP with KLAS ONE{known block figga}, BIG BOSS {Producer/M.C.} and myself KOO-ROD {M.C./future FILMMAKER} we dropped about 6 album ALL NATIONWIDE, you can check us out in the new SCRA… Continue
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Well, anyway, I really enjoyed watching "Swing Wide" and its a pretty cool, upbeat, hip-hop song too! Very well filmed and performed. The guys on the mics got some really good vocals going on SHO NUFF!!! :O)
But there were just a couple points on the post production/edit side which I would try to improve a bit on next time. First of all, in the beginning, you need to SLOW DOWN the text much more as it disappears too quickly and is too fast to read sometimes. Now, I know that there is alot of personal style differences involved here too, but, unless I do a full-on Japanese - English subtitled clip, then text is basically something that I tend to limit and/or save towards the end, if I use it at all. Believe me, it is not easy nor a simple matter and there is an entire school of art involved in text animation and titling. Really, its true.
For example, let's look at Noah's classic clip: The Highclass Elite "Turn of the Century...New York City" and just take a quick look at the first 10 seconds only then stop the video and watch the first 10 seconds only one more time and stop it again. And notice here, how Noah uses VERY BIG brilliant 3D text that is generating right with the music at a speed that we, the viewers, can easily read it. Also, notice how Noah has the text all perfectly centererd right in the middle of the screen. Watch the fist 10 seconds again a few times, and notice how easy and smooth the text flows along with THE BEAT of the music. Yes, this too, is very, very important. And, as he always does, Noah NAILED it to the beat right right on time. That is, indeed, some very professional and truly excellent text animation and titling. And, again, it is not easy to do at all. So, try to keep that in mind next time around.
Also, you may want to try to add a wider variety of effects instead of repeating animated square masks over and over. Try doing composite picture-in-picture editing more and also faster camera switches. You also want to add feather edges to the sides of any masks that you animate. Sharp edges kind of hurt people's eyes, but feathered edges, and blended composites are much easier to watch and also go much better with motion graphics and musical combinations in general. You did that more towards the end of "Swing Wide" and that was good - I could see it all improve more towards the end when you made me more and more homesick! ;O)
Just remember, basically, you want to move the graphics of the video to the beat of the music and be right on that beat every time. And, beleive me, it is NOT easy to do and it takes years and years of trial and error before you can really lock your moving picture totally to the beat all the time. I've been doing video editing for over seven years now and I still miss the beats sometimes and it is frustrating as HAIL! But overall, you did a pretty good job with "Swing Wide" and I really like the song and the happy people and sunshine and nice cars and DANG! You really know how to make a guy feel homesick homey! ;O)
Now, please don't get excited or hurt by this, I'm only trying to guide you in the best way I know how. And when you have time, try to check out Noah's Betzefer "Early Grave" video and notice that even at such a fast tempo, all the camera switches and quick transitions happen right on the downbeats even at such a supersonic speed. And, that, my friend, is, in fact, a professional MTV music video. And I think that is why we are all here, right?!?! Well, we'll get there one day and we can do it. But we got to want it with feakin' passion for years and years, and keep editing everyday and eveynight that we can and then we'll get there, I know we will. But, honestly, in my opinion, I seriously doubt that anyone will ever be as good as Mr. Noah Shulman. Well, I know I won't at least. No way Jose!
CHEERS! <*@v@*>