Original sentence: Some candid footage is shot with the band goofing around, and then the footage is edited into a video.The video was groundbreaking and set the standard for performance videos that directors still try to emulate
Edited sentence: " In an age when anyone can make a video but most bands lack the money and talent to make a good one, these videos have proliferated, and none has lived up to the standard set by Van Halen with "Jump.Some candid footage is shot with the band goofing around, and it's off to the edit room where the footage is chopped up into a video.While it looks kind of ridiculous today, the video was groundbreaking and set the standard for performance videos that hapless directors still try to emulate.While most bands lack the charisma to pull off moves like the "bass player duck under the lead singer's leg" and "point guitar directly into the camera," they try lame versions of it anyway, using such tactics as "run to the camera and stop" and "blow a kiss