How to make videos good videos? - Snowboarding Forum

Ronixish · 09-12-2010, 08:32 PM

Me and my friends are going to make some videos this year and I was wondering if anybody has some suggestions on how to film, angles to film from, editing software suggestions (preferably free :P), music suggestion and how to edit. Also I'm looking for a new video camera so suggestions on a good cheap one (cheap so if I drop it or land on it and wreck it it's not that big of a deal).

legallyillegal · 09-12-2010, 09:01 PM

you have to increase the level of CORE

clearly you're not CORE enough

BurtonAvenger · 09-13-2010, 01:29 PM

Film school

JeffreyCH · 09-13-2010, 02:09 PM

Tips for filming snowboard videos - Snowboarding - Helium

Googled "How to film snowboarding" and that's what I got.

NinjaSteez · 09-13-2010, 02:14 PM

Yeah just dont film like your having a siezure. I would say thats a number 1 in what not to do with filming.

Suburban Blend · 09-13-2010, 08:25 PM

Shoot establishing scenics as well as the action. Don't shoot Butt-shots. I'm digging the new SLR's with HD capacities. Add a POV camera or two to the mix. Watch all the latest vids to deconstruct what the pros are doing and try to do it at your resort. (like shot angles, urban locations, etc.) Premiere Elements or Sony Vegas are a baseline for editing software. Do use dumb transitions to go between shots.

Derek · 10-04-2010, 04:12 PM

This really isn't the right forum to ask about advice to filming.... Hit up skateperception.com or snowperception.com for that.

Skate perception is for skateboarding media, but it's a lot busier than snowperception and it's a good place to start.

ElChupocabra · 10-05-2010, 01:59 AM

Make a narrative. Not a plot or a story but a narrative. Shoot alot of B-footage to edit to.
Also helps if you have good riding and interesting features. Too many videos of morons flailing around in a generic park.

lareaper · 10-05-2010, 06:10 AM

What do you mean by narrative? And B-footage?

Derek · 10-06-2010, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lareaper

What do you mean by narrative? And B-footage?

I think by b-footage he means b-roll, it's just footy of things other than snowboarding. So for example b-roll would be a clip of a guy undoing his bindings or a time lapse of a chair lift

Oh and you probably won't want a MiniDV or hard drive memory camcorder for filming snowboarding, they're easily damaged. They both have moving parts so if you fall on it, you'd lose all your footy and have to pay for repairs. You'll probably want something that records to solid state memory.

HF200's are great if you want HD.

09-12-2010, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ronixish Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 47	How to make videos good videos? Me and my friends are going to make some videos this year and I was wondering if anybody has some suggestions on how to film, angles to film from, editing software suggestions (preferably free :P), music suggestion and how to edit. Also I'm looking for a new video camera so suggestions on a good cheap one (cheap so if I drop it or land on it and wreck it it's not that big of a deal).

09-12-2010, 09:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
legallyillegal -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: fuck Snowboarding Posts: 4,446	you have to increase the level of CORE clearly you're not CORE enough __________________ THERE ARE SPECIFIC REASONS AS TO WHY I AM MORE LOCAL THAN YOU GOD IS DONUT

09-13-2010, 01:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,057	Film school __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

09-13-2010, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
JeffreyCH -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,492	Tips for filming snowboard videos - Snowboarding - Helium Googled "How to film snowboarding" and that's what I got. __________________

09-13-2010, 08:25 PM	#6 (permalink)
Suburban Blend Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Western New York Posts: 761 Blog Entries: 5	HD sucka Shoot establishing scenics as well as the action. Don't shoot Butt-shots. I'm digging the new SLR's with HD capacities. Add a POV camera or two to the mix. Watch all the latest vids to deconstruct what the pros are doing and try to do it at your resort. (like shot angles, urban locations, etc.) Premiere Elements or Sony Vegas are a baseline for editing software. Do use dumb transitions to go between shots. __________________ Suburban Blend

09-13-2010, 02:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
NinjaSteez Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 162	Yeah just dont film like your having a siezure. I would say thats a number 1 in what not to do with filming.

10-04-2010, 04:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Derek Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 81	This really isn't the right forum to ask about advice to filming.... Hit up skateperception.com or snowperception.com for that. Skate perception is for skateboarding media, but it's a lot busier than snowperception and it's a good place to start.

10-05-2010, 01:59 AM	#8 (permalink)
ElChupocabra Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 182	Make a narrative. Not a plot or a story but a narrative. Shoot alot of B-footage to edit to. Also helps if you have good riding and interesting features. Too many videos of morons flailing around in a generic park.

10-05-2010, 06:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
lareaper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 156	What do you mean by narrative? And B-footage? __________________

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