Weekends footy

[sizlesteve]

A little bit from this weekend. Im new to filming so on lines im a little shakey.
CRITISISM NEEDED! please. Theres no skating of me in there just my friends.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV39RoTY94g

[Unknown Skater]

Alright skating, but I think you need to work on editing.
Good job, though!

[Mikeal]

the skating was pretty good




i really hated the filming, try to keep the camera steady and find more interesting angles, or if you can't really keep the camera steady then move farther away so that it looks better

[geskater]

don't use fisheye for every single clip. and for some of the clips the camera was too low to the ground, but other than that ok skating

[crazy_dave]

Skating was great. However the camera was to low down and parallel with the set.

[sizlesteve]

OK, so whats the best angle to get with a fisheye if there doing sets , ledges, gaps etc. And when your filmiing a line and you have to turn or go from slow to really fast how do they keep so still and not shakey.

[SteenBlakai]

OK, so whats the best angle to get with a fisheye if there doing sets , ledges, gaps etc. And when your filmiing a line and you have to turn or go from slow to really fast how do they keep so still and not shakey.
for sets u wanna prolly sit on the bottom step and point it to the place where the person is coming from, then when they pop move it smooth but quick with the skater then when he lands stop moving the camera and let him roll away, the ast part u dont have to but if u have a decent fisheye it will see the guy on the side. For lines usually u wanna move at the same speed as the skater but ur frends skate wicked slow and when they land there tricks they slow down when they land. So what ur sposed to do is get like 3 good hard pushes the focuse on keeping the camera steady that way u dont worry bout pushing or keeping up.
But since ur frends skate slow u wanna just get one good push and follow.
Another thing when filming lines is u wanna get pretty low and point up. And the ast thing is filming from behind is a bad idea but again since ur frends sate slow and sketchy try and get closer and diagnol.
and the last thing is, if ur filming from behind the skater and he lands something or slows down dont slow dont cause when u stop hell start again and ull be jerking the camera.
PS: im not sure but i think ur steady shot (eis [electronic image stabilizer]) is on so the vig (the black circle) moves around and makes the filming look alot shakier so turning it off will help.
hope this helps

[Loc187]

skating was alright
sketch style...
bad filming

[skizzate]

Skating wasn't bad. Work on your style alittle. Get some better angles for your filming. Move out from the stairs/ledges alittle and put angle on it. No need to be right under them.

[Miniflipkid]

On fisheye shots you have the basic idea of them, but just get closer and don't raise it too much but get it so you can't see the ground right in front of the camera in the shot, and probably point up more.

[kevman]

Nice skating i think the editing was a little ok. But keep practicing.

[rodneymullen123]

yeah skating was good just make sure your mates land n the bolts everytime. yet again filming needs to be more steady but nice tricks in there.

[scarecrow476]

filming wasn't too bad I've definately seen worse. For stairs like the other ppl said you might want to film a little higher because you're to low and you'll get better and less shaky as you film more too. Though, please work on your editing some clips weren't cut out and they just like randomally popped in for a second

[sizlesteve]

Alright, thanks guys. It helps tp hear what people wanna see and how it should be done. But one mor question. Where do i find the eis..electronic image stabalizer?

EDIT: I found something called an Optical Image Stabilizer....which im assuming is the same thing but before i do anything and start recording a hole day with it turned off i wanna make sure its the right thing. And also should i only turn it off when using a fisheye or always. Cause i kinda figured it would be turned on for a reason since most companys assume youll be using the normal long lens that it comes with.

If anyone could answer itd be a big help.
Thanks

[SteenBlakai]

Alright, thanks guys. It helps tp hear what people wanna see and how it should be done. But one mor question. Where do i find the eis..electronic image stabalizer?

EDIT: I found something called an Optical Image Stabilizer....which im assuming is the same thing but before i do anything and start recording a hole day with it turned off i wanna make sure its the right thing. And also should i only turn it off when using a fisheye or always. Cause i kinda figured it would be turned on for a reason since most companys assume youll be using the normal long lens that it comes with.

If anyone could answer itd be a big help.
Thanks
o u have ois
optical is wayyyyy better than electronic
u turn it off during fisheye shots
but during long lens u keep it on
ur lucky u got ois for a new filmer

[sizlesteve]

Ok thanks man youve been a big help. And so hs everyone else.

Thanks

[Dookie416]

yeah i try to tell my friends that it's better to not use a fisheye sometimes but all they want is a fisheye filming their "big ollie"

[falkowski]

IMO... the video was... like a 5 out a 10 cuz... to me first off iam not trying to be a jerk just adding my 2 cents..

kay filming could have been better everything seemed really slow.. and most of the skaters had really stiff style like they like had to take a dump of something idk

shakiness.. must stop,.. when u skate with a cam only have yr push foot moving hard to say it but yeah like be in a half kneeled position and a stiff hard and wrist and go with the bumps oh yeah if yr just a Filmer then get soft wheels so u don't here or see in the video the bumpiness.. also angles need a bit adjustments and thats it i think ... and yea.

[sizlesteve]

Yea im not just a filmer but if i get more serious into it i would prob get bigger and softer wheels. And the reason i used the fisheye for everything is because i just got and i was a little obsessed with it so i wanted to use it.

[SteenBlakai]

Yea im not just a filmer but if i get more serious into it i would prob get bigger and softer wheels. And the reason i used the fisheye for everything is because i just got and i was a little obsessed with it so i wanted to use it.
yeah man dont worry about everyone starts out that way its just that the fiseye is so cool.
But u should fool around with the cam more
like get better at long lens
learn to do some cool zoom in zoom out stuff, or like be unfocused at first then focuse in and zoom out it really fun just playing around and making ur own style.
Good luck hope to see some footy from u soon.

[sizlesteve]

Thanks again for all the help steen. Its really helped alot. I was starting to think that no one would help out.

Thanks

[snow_skate]

a good tip to keep the camera still is tuck and keep your elbows to the side of your body

[SteenBlakai]

Thanks again for all the help steen. Its really helped alot. I was starting to think that no one would help out.

Thanks
yeh its really no problem
i really wanna see some better videos on here so hopefully u can get some real artsy anles and bring some well edited and filmed videos to this site.
U should join skateperception its a skater filmer site its wicked cool and theres tons of promos and videos and things for sell.
Basically all my filming stuff came from that site its an amazing forum.
And im not really a filmer im a skater but im still welcome on the site.
www.skateperception.com

[Ramp]