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Help with filming jumps

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Sch00lBoy
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My park is opening up jumps this year and I'd like to get sick shots of my friends. I use a go pro hero 3 black with the steady cam smoothie. I am just looking for advice on following techniques or ways to improve the look of the raw shot. I had a nicer camera but, ah, I dropped it while filming last year and that was the end of that.
Jan 15 2015 11:03PM
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edai
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Stand on the knuckle with a long pole (like 6 ft) and get close ups of your riders in the air with the gopro. DO NOT follow cam with a go pro, without any sort of external stablization (glidecam), that footage will be unbelievably shaky.
Jan 17 2015 8:00AM
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CameraWiz
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eazy.Stand on the knuckle with a long pole (like 6 ft) and get close ups of your riders in the air with the gopro. DO NOT follow cam with a go pro, without any sort of external stablization (glidecam), that footage will be unbelievably shaky.


I've seen plenty of people do follow cams with a pole mount. Just have to concentrate on filming rather than skiing
Jan 17 2015 7:47PM
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Chubz.
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helmet mount follow cams would be cool, idk. just mess around on the knuckle i guess
Jan 17 2015 8:07PM
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edai
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CameraWizI've seen plenty of people do follow cams with a pole mount. Just have to concentrate on filming rather than skiing


i watched some of his edits and it looks like hes tried follow camming just not on jumps as im assuming his mountain hadnt built one yet. i dont think based on his previous attempts on the rails itll look that good for a jump, just too shaky.
Jan 17 2015 9:27PM
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SnipRated
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practice, practice, practice.
Jan 18 2015 11:43PM
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Sch00lBoy
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Ok I do have a steadycam smoothie that I use with my go pro, in my videos I made a short video instagram to test the quality. Just got back from filming last night, stood before jump and panned as skier approached, followed and stood on knuckle. Following only works if I'm really focusing on the camera and rig. Also thanks for all the advice.
Jan 19 2015 7:35AM
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