can anyone just give me some tips
Apr 22 2024 6:51PM
Apr 28 2024 10:34PM
Apr 29 2024 1:33PM
Here's a few guidelines that I try to follow:
1. film a shit ton of broll. That way you have lots to choose from. I try to be selective when editing because I think broll adds personality to a video but too much can make it boring.
2. switch up the angles. not only will it be boring if too many tricks are shot from the same angle, but also some tricks will look better from certain angles. For example, if someone's doing a grab on a rail you don't want to film that person's ass. In general you want to film the front of the skier as much as possible, especially with fisheye.
3. talk to the riders. not saying you always need to know exactly what everyone's trying, but it can help when you're figuring out where to stand to get the best angle. Sometimes it's a good idea to let people know if you've already filmed someone doing the same trick that they wanna try. That way they can do a different variation or another trick so that you don't have repeat clips or have to cut a good clip.
4. get a fisheye. Opteka make decent fisheyes for a reasonable price. an excellent investment. Not only will it add more variety to your video, some tricks just look better on a fisheye.
5. quality control. This is less about recording and more about editing but i feel like it's important. Common issue I see with a lot of videos. In my opinion, a video shouldn't be longer than it needs to be. The same is true for any individual clips. Sometimes I see broll clips that play for too long, and regular clips where the outrun or inrun could be trimmed. Generally try to cut repetitive clips. I'd guess that most people would rather see a 2min edit with higher quality clips than a 4min edit that's padded out with more broll and lower quality clips