Looking for some film making (Especially special effects) advice and feedback.

[DEATHROAD]

Let me give some context, I recently began teaching myself some basic special effect techniques through internet tutorials and general monkey see monkey do in an effort to improve the content I produce, I recently filmed a really short action scene as a neat way to test my skills and acquire feedback for improvement. So long story short if anyone has any knowledge of special effects (Or video making in general) I'd really appreciate some feedback and ways to improve this video, I'm mainly looking for advice relating to special effects but any tips are welcome.

Also to make giving feedback easier, rather than saying for example "Oh the second guy could have fallen better" which leaves me trying to work out who the 'second guy' is let's just differentiate the two attackers by height (So tall guy and short guy) and the one in the green shirt is me, so you can just address me as me.

Thanks in advance

 

[Eclipse Dragon]

The only thing that really jumps out at me is the shaky camera...
Do you use a tripod?
It only happens when the camera pans,
so I think you need a tripod that's better grounded and gives you smoother camera rotation.

 

[Lilani]

I think your shot arrangement is pretty good, actually. But there is one transition that's a bit awkward--from 0:34 to 0:35 when the guy in red holds up the gun first in close-up, then the next shot is a long shot with both of them. You break the 180 rule there, which is a bit confusing.

If you don't know what that means, basically the 180 rule is that you shouldn't have two shots back to back that are totally flipped 180 degrees. In the close-up shot you start out with the guy in red on the left, then in the long shot he's on the right. To the viewer, rotating that much in a single shot is disorienting and leaves them unsure of where they are.

But as far as I can see, that's the only time you do it. Especially when he's dealing with the green guy you transition in pretty consistent 90 degree rotations, so keeping your "eye on the ball" as it were is much easier. So yeah, apart from the camera shakiness Eclpsedragon already pointed out, you've done a pretty good job here

 

[Living_Brain]

Get a tripod with attachable wheels. Smooth shots just increase the quality and give it a studio feel. Film on a sunnier day, unless it's the UK, that's understandable. Add contrast. Did I or anyone else mention smooth shots yet?