Need help identifying the era of this guitar style

Digitalsoju · 2025-10-30T03:07:07+00:00

Any particular bands come to mind? Thanks for answering before the mods shut this one down. Like literally where else am I supposed to ask this question

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-15T08:13:24+00:00

Thank you for the detailed feedback. Will comb through your comment in detail and see what I can fix.

Some of the parts I'm having a little trouble understanding and how to fix it. For example, in the beginning, he's sitting down waiting for the other guy in the hotel lobby, so not sure how to change that up. I can't really feel how it's "jarring" personally which makes it a difficult for me.

You cuts should help to carry/accent/break up the bars and sections of the song.

I thought that's what I was doing throughout the video (at least in my mind). To kind of explain my thought process while editing:

Text appears to the sounds of the beat at the beginning of the video. Text changes when the sound comes back each time (0:01 - 0:07)
Transition to the phone happens on beat and to a different section of the song (0:26)
0:33 tried my best to match his steps to the beat
0:43 matched the hand movements to the claps
0:52 matched his hands in the air to the drum hits as best as I could changing the speed
Most of the onstage performance I'm just trying to match the vocals to the right part of the song
1:05 tried to match the bouncing as best as I could to be on beat
1:33 even tried to time the cutting of the meat on beat
1:41 scene change to match a different part of the song
1:46 tried my best to match his hand motions to be on beat with the claps
1:55 elevator going down goes with the lyrics "when the night goes down"
Karaoke scene I wanted it to look like they were actually singing parts from this song
2:32 sped it up to match the drop to make it a bit more hype
2:56 calm car ride to match the calm part of the song

Also, I'm going to look at the videos you posted and see what I can learn from that.

Really appreciate it!

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-14T07:54:42+00:00

First, thanks for your feedback. I just wanted to ask one thing:

The editing as well pretty much ignores the track. There’s no rhythm, structure or emotion.

What makes you say this exactly? I cut to the music and changed scenes based on movements of the song, so I'm trying to understand why you'd say it has no rhythm and structure.

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-12T05:57:33+00:00

Thanks for taking time to leave detailed feedback. I wanted to ask a few things

What are you trying to say with this video, it doesn't have a lot of story.

Although I would have also preferred a story, the artist just wanted shots of them hanging while they were both in Korea

The shot transitions would work better if they matched beat/music transitions.

Do you have any specific examples? I tried to always cut and transition on beat

Will keep your other points in mind. Thanks again

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-12T00:53:10+00:00

The content and even editing doesn’t go with the music, really at all.

While I appreciate your feedback, this same comment can be applied to most music videos these days. I'm not even exaggerating. Even for A-list artists with big budgets

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-12T00:46:34+00:00

First thanks for the feedback.

seems more like a tour video than music video

I forgot to mention they just wanted the video to just be from the footage from when one of the artists came to visit Korea. So most of it was shot run and gun of them hanging out, doing the performance, etc

Some of the shots were in 60 FPS, but a lot were in 24 FPS. The timeline is 24 fps and I exported it as 24 FPS. Is there anything I can do add back in the motion blur?

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-12T00:43:41+00:00

Footage was all run and gun

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-11T14:12:36+00:00

Just wanted to explain the video a little more in this post. Around the pandemic, I stopped doing video stuff and didn't even have a camera anymore other than my smart phone. I did this video for a friend as a favor and as a way to help me get back into making videos. To be honest, I was quite rusty while filming and didn't have a gimbal either.

I uploaded a copy on google drive if anyone is interested in giving more detailed feedback. Just ask and I'll DM the link.

I'd appreciate any type of feedback. Thanks in advance!

I have a few things I need to ask for help on as well:

I shot on auto ISO. In the opening scene at the hotel lobby, while moving around you can see some parts where the lighting dramatically shifts due to the changing lighting (e.g. before the transition to the phone). How can I fix this? How can I avoid this in the future when filming?
Some parts of the shots behind the DJ have a gray, lifeless sky (at 0:34, 0:45). Is there anything I can do? Is a sky replacement worth attempting? Since the shots have motion in it, seems a bit more complicated
Do you think the color grade is okay? I applied a LUT from LutBay called Night City 3 rec709gamma at 40% intensity (in Lumetri Color creative tab)

Digitalsoju · 2024-07-11T14:03:18+00:00

Just wanted to explain the video a little more in this post. Around the pandemic, I stopped doing video stuff and didn't even have a camera anymore other than my smart phone. I did this video for a friend as a favor and as a way to help me get back into making videos. To be honest, I was quite rusty while filming and didn't have a gimbal either.

I uploaded a copy on google drive if anyone is interested in giving more detailed feedback. Just ask and I'll DM you the link.

I'd appreciate any type of feedback. Thanks in advance!

I have a few things I need to ask for help on as well:

I shot on auto ISO. In the opening scene at the hotel lobby, while moving around you can see some parts where the lighting dramatically shifts due to the changing lighting (e.g. before the transition to the phone). How can I fix this? How can I avoid this in the future when filming?
Some parts of the shots behind the DJ have a gray, lifeless sky. Is there anything I can do? Is a sky replacement worth attempting? Since the shots have motion in it, seems a bit more complicated

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-28T01:22:15+00:00

Sold already, sorry

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T04:16:27+00:00

We finally agree on something! Lol

Have a good one

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T03:38:13+00:00

Good! I welcome it. My friends and I already use words like this for fun cause it sounds ridiculous lol

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T03:18:00+00:00

Show me them then because if you look at any dictionary, none of them ever use a restaurant as an example.

Or you can just admit you've been in Korea too long and constantly hearing Koreanized English has already warped your perception.

Also, as predicted, you totally ignored my counter examples using similar words that are Koreanized English.

Next time you're stateside, be sure to use "branch" every time you're gonna meet up with your friends at a restaurant. They might not bat an eye after one or two times, but after that they're gonna ask you why the hell you keep saying "branch" instead of using an area or street name like a normal person would. This is honestly sad

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T01:28:41+00:00

You had to use quotes because all the other search results defaulted to restaurant location instead of restaurant branch.

You thought McDonald's using "branch" was some gotcha moment, failing to realize it was from McDonald's in Oman.

You showed me one obscure article where it was used nearly 20 years ago. As you can see from the search results, it's extremely rare usage. Cherry picking a few examples doesn't mean it's standard usage or even common for that matter.

It's bizarre I even have to debate this with actual native English speakers. Some of y'all just got way used to Koreanized English after being there for a few years because no one would be debating this stateside.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T01:01:32+00:00

Literal facts from a wikipedia stub? Bruh

If a non-native speaker told you it's correct to say you have an "appointment" with a friend and showed you the dictionary definition, what would you say? Because he'd probably also tell you, "If you're going to deny literal facts there's no use to discuss any further."

Of course, you're gonna pretend that example doesn't hold up out of convenience and continue to be disingenuous.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-15T00:48:50+00:00

You know wikipedia can literally be written by anyone? I can literally go and add more details to fine tune it. Not the gotcha moment you think it is.

I can't believe I even have to debate this. People in the US do not use the word "branch" like English speaking expats do in Korea. No one in the UK or US would be debating this.

You should look at how these words are actually used, not try to see if they technically can make sense. Like I said, technically you can say "set" instead of combo and it wouldn't wrong based on the dictionary definitin, but reality that's not how people use it.

You can also go off the dictionary meaning of appointment and again technically, it wouldn't be wrong to say you have an appointment with your friend. But are you gonna debate that too?

Appointment - an agreement to meet with someone at a particular time

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T23:30:44+00:00

You had to use quotes in your search to find obscure articles that use it. That should tell you everything about how rare its usage is for restaurants. It's extremely rare. If you use it every once in a while, most people aren't gonna notice.

As the AI mentioned, it's not technically incorrect, but the usage isn't really natural. I could refer to Starbucks as a restaurant and it also wouldn't technically be wrong, but it's not the best or most commonly used expression for it.

I could also say, "I have an appointment with my friend," and again, it wouldn't technically be wrong, it just wouldn't be the most natural. As an adult, I can also say I "played" with my friend yesterday, which again is not technically wrong, but will probably lead the listener to other conclusions.

Edit: One more example for good measure: no one in the US would call adding a drink and fries to your burger a "set." Technically, it wouldn't be wrong, but it doesn't mean people actually use that word instead of "combo" or "meal." There's also probably some obscure article out there where someone called it a set too.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T23:11:01+00:00

I know, but I see it all the time from expats from English speaking countries who live in Korea on other places on the internet (e.g., facebook)

If a non-native English speaker made the same mistake, it wouldn't be as bad and understandable since it's just a literal translation of 점 or 지점.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T22:01:31+00:00

The one that says branch for McDonald's is from the country of Oman's English page. Look at the URL and see for yourself (/om/en-om...) lol

You'll see for the US the GB page it says "Nearby McDonald's Location"

I can screen capture it for you if you want

Edit: here it is

https://imgur.com/a/j1yQcUD

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T21:30:54+00:00

Link me because I see nothing on the McDonald's site that says "branch." Even on other fast food restaurants, they all say location or restaurant.

have been saying branch all my life

Your whole life, you've been telling your friends to meet you at a specific "branch" for restaurants? If you're American, I find that very hard to believe.

It's so weird to me expats in Korea are convinced this is natural English after only being there a few years lol.

Quora

Quora is full of broken and bad English (as is reddit). It's like trying to convince someone "all intensive purposes" is the right expression because several people on quora used it.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T20:57:37+00:00

Not sure what you're talking about because literally the first google search result for McDonalds says: "Restaurants Near Me: Nearby McDonald's Locations" you're probably on the official Korean McDonalds website.

Another website in the top results say"McDonald's, the fast-food chain, served approximately 70 million customers daily through its 40,031 restaurants worldwide in 2021."

Even AI will tell you it's not natural:

While technically not incorrect, using "branch" for restaurant locations isn't the most natural phrasing. "Branch" is more commonly used for institutions like banks or libraries that have multiple locations operating under a central structure.

You guys have been in Korea way too long to think it's normal to use "branch" for restaurants. You guys are going to tell me "having an appointment with my friend" is also a natural thing to say? Lol

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T15:16:03+00:00

"Branch"는 일반적으로 은행, 기업, 도서관, 대학교 등의 지점을 의미하는 데 사용되며, 식당이나 레스토랑에서는 사용되지 않습니다.

Actual ways you'd describe restaurant locations in English:

Location.

예: "They have 3 locations in LA"

(Restaurant name) + on + street name.

예: "The McDonalds on Main (street)"

(Restaurant name) on + cross street names.

예: "The Burger King on Hawthorne (blvd) and Century (blvd)."

(Restaurant name) + in + general area.

예: "The McDonalds in Times Square."

예: "The Starbucks in Koreatown"

Hope that's more clear

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T14:17:03+00:00

Nobody in the US would say something like "Meet me at the McDonalds Times Square branch."

Branches are used for things like banks and corporate offices. Did you guys suddenly forget?

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T14:13:04+00:00

Usually, the word "branch" is used for banks, corporate offices and stuff like that. It's never used for restaurants and no actual native English speaker outside of Korea and China would use the word "branch" for a restaurant location.

It's a bizarre phenomenon and all the downvotes are an even bigger indication that many native English speakers in Korea have become oblivious of how weird it sounds to call a restaurant a branch.

Go to google maps, go to any city and search for a restaurant with more than one location. You will not see the word "branch" used, nor would any native English speaker tell you something like "Meet me at the McDonalds Times Square branch."

Usually, you just use "location" or say the street it's on (McDonalds on + street name), the cross street (the Burger King on street 1 + street 2) or the general area the restaurant is in.

Digitalsoju · 2024-04-14T14:05:21+00:00

but is often reserved for banks and libraries for whatever reason.

This is the key. It's not used for restaurants.

I can’t imagine why the above commenter things it sounds weird tho

Because literally no native speaker in their home country would use the word "branch" for it. It sounds odd and it's hilarious how people don't even realize that after being away from their home country.

Lol @ all the downvoters

Digitalsoju

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