Michigan Defense 2016: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

Submitted by Christicks on

I'm teaching myself how to video-edit, so I made this 2016 Defense highlight reel of the first 6 games.

 

Michigan Defense 2016: Seek & Destroy

Michigan Defense 2016: Let The Bodies Hit The Floor:  https://youtu.be/Z9oNyxqewfo

 

Let me know what you think and enjoy!

 

*EDIT:  Changed the title, per your wonderful feedback.  Didn't even think about the confusion, but felt Seek & Destroy was such a great term for our D.  Also, this is the first video I've ever made, so I'll take rest of feedback into account for future vids.  Working on an offensive highlight reel, as well.

Yo_Blue

October 26th, 2016 at 8:55 AM ^

Each clip is about 4 seconds in length.  The video is 3:20 in length.  This was made after six games and there are A LOT of plays.  Did we have that many plays for the entire season last year?  I know we didn't the previous two year combined.  The Peppers blitz/sacks look like he was shot out of a cannon.  Well done video.

Wolfman

October 26th, 2016 at 12:09 AM ^

You take a coach with a mentality that says winners get to practice more, losers stay on the sideline and watch and they buy into it? Wow. Mix that with a DC that used the Dare to Stare approach and you're talking about a possible record setting defense. 

glewe

October 26th, 2016 at 12:22 AM ^

Diversify angles more, play more with the rhythm of the shots/music, highlight important things through your editing. You have to tell the story about the defense, not just splice together random collections of cool hits.

Good luck!

funkifyfl

October 26th, 2016 at 9:35 AM ^

Came into post exactly this. Your cuts are clean, but the song especially lends itself to certain synchronized elements. For example, when the singer is chanting numbers, "1, nothing wrong...2, nothing wrong..." that is begging for a hit each time. Use clips of the team lined up, flexing, rubbing their bellies, etc. to get the spacing right, and use the actual hits as accents. Also, I would've saved the first clip of the Peppers timed blitz as the crescendo and not the opening, but that's discretionary.

JDVan

October 26th, 2016 at 3:07 AM ^

The Metallica title while laying over a 2001 Drowning Pool song is confusing... I was assuming age (I'm 27) but using Bodies which is still prime Metallica I don't get

Maizenblueball

October 26th, 2016 at 3:21 AM ^

Nice job on the video. One thing to add would be a quick clip showing Ash almost in tears while showing the scoreboard reading 78-0. That former buckeye thought he could run his mouth, set up a competing satellite camp on the same day as Harbaugh, invite 200 recruits to see an upset "signature win" against Michigan and there wouldn't be any consequences??

The North remembers. Harbaugh remembers.

bacon

October 26th, 2016 at 4:08 AM ^

Nice. The most impressive thing to me has been how you could see that intensity against every opponent we've played. The video has good representation of all the teams I think. It's been amazingly consistent this year.

stetgor

October 26th, 2016 at 5:30 AM ^

The only thing I'd add to some of the other comments is show the play developing just a bit more.  Many of the clips started with the D too close to the QB already and didn't allow the enjoyment of watching the O-lines get beat.  Great first effort, though!

ldevon1

October 26th, 2016 at 6:44 AM ^

Maybe start each take from the snap, so it's a little easier to distinguish whats going on. It was hard to follow with the change of field postion, but otherwise, very good. I could watch highlights all day long. Especially at work. 

Baldbill

October 26th, 2016 at 7:45 AM ^

video of tackling was fine, but I am an old dude so the music wasn't my style but you probably were not trying to hit me as the target audience. Nice work for first efforts otherwise.

 

michiganfanforlife

October 26th, 2016 at 8:40 AM ^

I really liked the vid and if you're just getting started, you'll be really good when you get more practice. I'm a musician, and I love when the hits are timed with the beat. For instance, in this song the prechorus chants 1,2,3,4 and it would be kick ass to have a hit for each number exactly as he says them. Keep up the good work, and you're a brace soul for posting here where the likes of Mello roam. That guy is pure awesome, and you seem to be well on your way to awesomeness. Go Blue!!




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blueblueblue

October 26th, 2016 at 9:31 AM ^

Love watching the D, but the theme song is sooo tired for videos of defenses. Also, I like the chaos you depict, but I would time it with the music. When the music picks up (some other music preferably), such as in the chorus, go with the shorter clips. Otherwise give us longer clips in which the play develops more. Chaos is good - only if we can see it in comparison to non-chaos. 

rikard

October 26th, 2016 at 9:33 AM ^

Watched it again with seek and destroy playing. I feel that this part of the lyrics describe the defense accurately:

"There is no escape and that's for sure

This is the end, we won't take anymore

Say goodbye to the world you live in

You've always been taking and now you're giving"