L2R:
I thought the cat video was pretty funny actually! Maybe could have been about half the length, but I think it is a good example of how putting every day scenes on video is a way of making you stop and look at them closely, like saying "hey, pay attention to THIS for a second!" and making you appreciate how funny/beautiful/captivating some everyday images really are. The music was great, I imagine that is a pretty good facsimile of what was going through the cat's head at the time

. I also liked how at the end it was just like: "meh, i iz bored with that naow, tiem for licking" lolcat. :D
The second one was really well done. I think you do a really excellent, creative job of editing. Whereas Damien's video shows off some really smooth, slick, professional editing, yours is more energetic, where the creativity, pace, and feel of the video is all accomplished by some creative editing, both in the concept of the changing shoes, and in the loops and cuts that you used. It was a really catchy and engaging little clip, I could see it being polished up a bit and becoming a shoe commercial, in truth.
My only criticisms of your video(s) is that maybe you could pay a bit more attention to "production values" if you know what I am getting at. I know that using that term for these short little one-man-shows that we have going on here is maybe a bit puffy, but I think it still applies. I mean the aesthetics of your production, the lighting, camera work, background. The little extras that take it from a hopespun off-the-cuff clip to something that is more professional and artistic, and pleasing to the eye. That is all secondary though, which is the good news, and why it isn't a big deal at all. You have all the core elements that make the clips (moreso your second one, of course

) really good already, so focusing on those other aspects shouldn't be much of a problem.
I really enjoyed them, please don't stop posting. I'll get around to commenting eventually, and it's the only way we'll get more people to get off their asses and join the party

.
Ali:
Great story. It's full of good feelings and makes me feel like I am part of the memories. It looks like great fun, too. I liked the song and how the montage moves to the beat.
As far as criticism (and only because you asked

), only a few things, some of which have already been mentioned:
The scrolling in the beginning is a little too fast to read, especially if you want to pay attention to it and really get into the story. One problem was that the upper half of the photo in the background was nearly white like the text, so once the text got to that portion of the screen, it was nearly impossible to read. Maybe a different photo that doesn't have this problem? Or scroll through several photos over the course of the story, or change the color of the text? Perhaps make the text larger and move more slowly?
I think it would actually be cool to do it documentary style, by including more photos, or using some of the photos from the montage at the end, and tell the story in a voice over while panning across photos from the construction and event, or other personal photos from the time-period of your life that the story takes place during, in kind of a Ken Burns/History Channel/E! True Hollywood Story style.
Otherwise, I love the sentiment of the first part and the energy and colors and music of the second. Well done.
