an awesome video made using Vegas 3

CDM wrote on 2/21/2006, 1:13 PM

this blew me away. Done, basically, by an amateur who wrote and played the whole thing and shot it and edited it himself over 6 months.

do yourselves a favor and turn it up and watch the whole thing.

http://www.ethanwiner.com/rondo.html

enjoy!

Comments

farss wrote on 2/21/2006, 1:38 PM

I take my hat off to Ethan, that's a very impressive effort.

Bob.

Marco. wrote on 2/21/2006, 1:40 PM

Nice stuff. But how do you know it's made with Vegas Video 3 (except of the noise textures which are pretty clear out of Vegas ;-) )?

Marco

Jay Gladwell wrote on 2/21/2006, 1:42 PM

Excellent music, green screen was a tad rough around the edges. Wished he hadn't looked at the monitor so much, for some reason I found that distracting.

[edit]

My bad. He's looking at the music!

CDM wrote on 2/21/2006, 1:49 PM

"Nice stuff. But how do you know it's made with Vegas Video 3 (except of the noise textures which are pretty clear out of Vegas ;-) )?"

he told me. (might have been vegas 4)

Marco. wrote on 2/21/2006, 2:01 PM

Thanks for the info. I find this tune amazing!

Marco

CDM wrote on 2/21/2006, 2:03 PM

me too, considering he retired at 40 and decided to learn the cello as a hobby

Marco. wrote on 2/21/2006, 2:10 PM

Ohhhh ...

... when you talked about him being an amateur I thought you only meant his video work (which is pretty fine too!!!). The music could easily be a top ten tune even with it's instrumental only character. I watched the video once but I listened to the music four times now - more to follow ...

Marco

CDM wrote on 2/21/2006, 2:21 PM

yeah, I think the music is amazing

Logan5 wrote on 2/21/2006, 4:19 PM

Great cello action – very enjoyable!

Some Artbeats footage in the back ground would really add to the video.

There is a rather large looking black cat in the video…could be a danger to small children – that halo is not fooling anyone.

craftech wrote on 2/21/2006, 4:19 PM

I loved it.
Very impressive video. Complimented the awesome music very well. Overall a 10!

John

filmy wrote on 2/21/2006, 4:42 PM

Nice music!! love it! A look at the music page shows this:

Audio software: Sonar, Encore, Sound Forge, ACID, DreamStation software synthesizer, Yamaha Visual Arranger, Jammer Professional, CD Architect, UltraFunk plug-in pack, Sonic Foundry Noise Reduction, and too many other programs, plug-ins, and soft-synths to list individually.

mr.beebo wrote on 2/21/2006, 5:24 PM

Looks like a TRV900 in the final shot. Some of the best things I ever did never made a nickel. Ethan seems to have had a midas touch with whatever he chose to dive into.

Spot|DSE wrote on 2/21/2006, 5:34 PM

Ethan is far from an "amateur."
He's not a video geek, but has been in the recording industry for decades, and musicians migrate to video much better than videographers/editors migrate to music.
It is indeed a masterpiece. Every single sound you hear comes from the cello. Andy Muniz of Sony's pro audio division was showing this last fall on the HDV tour in NYC. Was pretty amazing.

richard-courtney wrote on 2/21/2006, 5:47 PM

BRAVO!

DavidMcKnight wrote on 2/21/2006, 6:43 PM

WOW!

Several years ago Ethan spent time on the prorec.com forums as an expert and manufacturer of acoustic bass traps. I had no idea he could do THIS. If you've read this far and haven't checked it out, I recommend doing so. Cool Stuff!

ClipMan wrote on 2/21/2006, 6:47 PM

What great music! ... Is it OK to use it in my next project? ... JUST KIDDING! ... what a pleasure to see the guy in action ... thanks for the clip.

Jim H wrote on 2/21/2006, 7:30 PM

Great video. Love it when folks give us a glimpse of their workflow as he does here with that bonus footage... Heck, you spend all that time you want some one to be impress...as if the video itself didn't do it.... sweet sound.

CDM wrote on 2/22/2006, 7:14 AM

Douglas -
Sorry for any confusion. I by no means meant he was an amateur - just that he wasn't a professional cellist. I think he himself would call himself an amateur cellist (not that I would). To me, he's a genius!

Ecquillii wrote on 2/22/2006, 1:25 PM

Finally, the music video matures. Ethan Winer's A Cello Rondo is pure grown-up fun. Visually, my eyes couldn't stop smiling, even though often offended in other videos by gratuitous special effects. Somehow here, whatever the effect, nothing is gratuitous, except in being a free invitation to our imaginations to remember both our youth and all the promise of the future. Aurally, my ears still can't stop dancing. What gorgeous layers. How can sound be so filled with light? For the delight and wonderment, thank you.

Tim Robertson

mjroddy wrote on 2/23/2006, 8:03 PM

I just got a note from Ethan and he said to pass along his heart-felt appreciation for what is said here. He said he might be subscribing to this forum, but as of today, he is not registered, so can't reply here. But he seemed touched by the accolades herein.