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Good filming techniques

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styl.tweakit
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what are some sick ways to film jumps and rails?
Mar 29 2008 6:57PM
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encludemeout
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With cameras and squeaky elephants to get their attention.

Mar 29 2008 7:08PM
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supportillmitch
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If you are trying to make a video, the most important thing is variety. Use as many different shots as you can. Some ideas that come to mind are: close up with a fisheye lense, far away zoomed in, follow cam, a shot of just the lip of the jump, and a shot of only the landing. There is more, just be creative. If you dont use variety, your video will be very boring. good luck!
Mar 29 2008 7:15PM
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supportillmitch
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^ also get some ideas from magazines and videos. Look at the shot, and try to figure out how they got the shot.
Mar 29 2008 7:17PM
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eheath
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Different angles, STILL shots, shakey shots suck.
Mar 29 2008 7:25PM
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travispersaud
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yeah andy im think you should use a camera that has charged batteries.
Mar 29 2008 8:06PM
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styl.tweakit
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lol, this coming from the kid who wasted an half an hour of logans batteries filming the inside of his backpack in his locker.
thanks tips
Mar 29 2008 8:26PM
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Silence
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haha pawn

As evan said, shaky shots ruin everything, so concentrate on getting a good angle lined up and keeping the shot smooth and the skier in full view
Mar 29 2008 8:37PM
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poofartpee
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tripod, dolly, and crane=the most baller shots u will ever get
dolly and crane for when u become more advanced at the stuff eh?
Mar 29 2008 9:24PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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never go handheld and dont over use follows because it is extremely hard to make them clean
Mar 29 2008 10:43PM
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Silence
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except if you are jon hatviet
Mar 29 2008 10:47PM
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huckaberry
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or colby west
Mar 30 2008 2:29AM
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XtRemE11
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follows are pretty easy to do clean, i think the best follows are when your using just a wide angle, not fisheye, or just long lense and using the lcd screen to keep them perfect in the shot, they can look amazing. and handheld is alot easier for some stuff when a tripod would move too slowly to get the shot. plus tripods can be a pain in the ass to take around, especially if your moving around alot.
if your gonna be 500 feet away filming a 70 footer for a couple hours, then you need a tripod, but when your just cruising around the park hitting everything its much better to go without one.
Mar 30 2008 2:47AM
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ben_southworth
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tripods help shots turn out good
and spend tim finding agles that are unique or make the feature look bigger
Mar 30 2008 3:14AM
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eheath
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It's not that hard...
Mar 30 2008 3:16AM
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The_Oakley_Kid
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judging by the last edit you posted, i'd say you're lying
Mar 30 2008 12:19PM
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XtRemE11
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i thought it was pretty smooth, there were only like 2 shots where you could notice shaking, the rest were pretty damn smooth, also the dvc30 is a small camera, its alot easier when you have a bigger heavier camera to make it smooth.
Mar 30 2008 12:38PM
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