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Follow cam tips ?

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Moses
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Any hints for creating good follow cam shots?
Nov 15 2006 2:14PM
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GANDALF
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dont fall.
Nov 15 2006 4:15PM
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PHNMdesign
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hold you cam as far as you can from your body 
Nov 15 2006 4:59PM
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Snowcase
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OK here are a few tips.
-Don't try to look through the lens when you're moving
-Keep it as steady as you can (A given)
-Get a fisheye (not wide angle) so you have a better chance to get the person in the shot
-If you really want to get into it build (or buy) a handheld steady cam
Nov 15 2006 7:15PM
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Snowcase
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Wide angles are made for viewing a wider picture. Yes they are similar but the fisheye will pull the center of the picture closer thus making the shot much sicker.
Nov 15 2006 7:55PM
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xnick11
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Fish eyes are wider then a wide lense,you have a better chance of getting the person in with a fish eye.Use a fisheye for following and if ur camera doesnt have a handle then make one.

Go to skateperception if you want more information on camera stuff.
Nov 16 2006 10:41AM
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MacMahoooon
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I prefer to use a wideangle. still allows you to get the skier in the shot without distorting everything too much.

also like people above have said dont try to look through the eyepiece, even looking at the LCD causes you to try and overcompensate too much and results in a shaky shot. practice just holding the camera low with your arm lose (1 hand not 2) and follow the person adjusting mostly your hand and not your arm. This technique I find works best for higher speed follows into jumps and such. if you are doing follows on rails at slower speeds you can use the viewfinder to lineup the shots a little better
Nov 16 2006 1:42PM
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Ryno
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Fisheye lenses are so fuckign irritating now
Nov 16 2006 2:06PM
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Henry
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just go out and try some follow cams, review your footage and see what you did wrong, go back and try again. and you don't need a fisheye or wide angle lens, it just makes it easier, i prefer not to use one
Nov 16 2006 3:28PM
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[steez]wrecka18
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Use two hands to stabilize it and use the viewfinder if you can safely. I wouldn't really recommend fisheye for follow shots, just looks really weird.
Nov 16 2006 5:08PM
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EVAN.F
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how expensive are high quality cameras
Nov 17 2006 4:37PM
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xnick11
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If you have a good camera and a good fisheye it wont distort the image.

Furbear-Good cameras range from $1,500+
Nov 17 2006 5:05PM
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Crock360
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ahhhh AMEN BROTHER. I thought I was the only one that felt that way.
Nov 17 2006 6:09PM
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Crock360
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basically as much as you are willing to spend. $1000-$100,000
Nov 17 2006 7:57PM
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jimmychung
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are wide angle lenses as expensive as fish eye? and is it stupid to do a follow cam with neither?
Nov 19 2006 11:34PM
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FigmentFilmski
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exactly what this cat said, perfect tips
Nov 22 2006 8:06PM
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ECM
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get your shit straight man. a fisheye is made to distort the image the better the fisheye the better the distortion.
Nov 22 2006 10:09PM
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snocompton
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no no no. Dont use 2 hands it throws ur body off and every single little bump you hit will show becuase you cant use your other hand to balance anything out. Dont use viewfinder, just practice follow cams. It all comes with practice. Just always look ahead cuase your day will be ruined the second you fall with your cam. I fell with my GL1 and "destroyed" doesnt even begin to describe it.
Nov 23 2006 1:16AM
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tBatt
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deffinately played out. seems as tho most movie posted here are ALL fish eye lenses the whole time. these people need to learn when to use it and when to not
Nov 23 2006 12:52PM
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=nick=
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ah i would be very, very unhappy.
Nov 23 2006 6:30PM
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Lineskier-101
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There is a movie with some sick follow cams, like the guy goes switch off a pretty big jump and does a zero, will fliming perfectly.
Nov 23 2006 7:49PM
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