Best ideas for filming yourself on video

[Waihou Thumper]

Taking pictures is easy, you can set up a tripod or similar and ride past and then wander back to your camera....
Even filming yourself is easy...
BUT, what about filming yourself when riding from a front on perspective? (Nigel no mates esp)
This would give the video a great deal of variety rather than cockpit cam....as most of us do.
I know GoPro has a pole, and this got me thinking...
From a second hand shop buy an old fishing rod and throw it out the front at an angle to capture you as if you were following BBC1 camera man :)
I am thinking of trying this and with the angle of the lens, the pole will not be seen if it is strategically placed.....:)

What say you guys? I would be interested to hear from all of you expert cameramen/women out there....
Might give it a go :)

[george formby]

Sounds like jousting... or harpooning.

I stick my go pro in all sorts of odd places:facepalm:, some work better than others. I think you would need to use at least a 24kg rated game rod to minimise the wobble at the tip.
At the very least you would need something triangulated, firmly attached to sprung, immobile parts of the bike. Certainly doable, not sure how the feds would view it, though. Having said that, you would only really be talking a few inches ahead of the front wheel.
Next.

I guess you don't see to many popos where you ride..

[Waihou Thumper]

Sounds like jousting... or harpooning.



Or Impaling! Yeah, dumb Idea, really. What WAS he thinking :) I guess holding the little POV 1.5 lens in front of me and to the side on a straight bit of road will suffice :)

[george formby]

Or Impaling! Yeah, dumb Idea, really. What WAS he thinking :) I guess holding the little POV 1.5 lens in front of me and to the side on a straight bit of road will suffice :)

Well, that's two of us have had the same dumb idea. I filed it in the "takes too much effort box", I can't even edit properly so it's pretty pointless for me.

To keep yourself in shot the camera has to be static so it needs to be mounted from engine bars or some such. To stop up & down movement you need a third, central, mounting point. This means you can only ride in a straight line..
Or. Make up a wee frame from light aloominum tubing & have the camera in a position looking back down at you. The mounting points would have to be far enough back to avoid the bars as they turn but again, doable.
Or. Get your fishing rod, attach it behind you & tie it down to the head stock, forming a curve over you. Then from the apex of the curve attach a straight bit of tube or summat with the camera on the end.
I'm a great fan of the Heath Robinson school of design.

It's doable, go forth & pontificate.

[Timmeh:P]

How about this?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKmO-0ADbUc

[tigertim20]

you can buy an item like that. attaches to the helmet and can be made to swivel or stay in one place, fucked if I know where youd find it though, but you could make one if you put the time in no doubt.

[Waihou Thumper]

How about this?



I can hardly afford Reg now on two bikes, let alone pay for a WOF and a Reg for a trailer carrying a fucking little camera...:laugh:
I think the pole would exclude the video from going viral too :).....But thanks, nice idea....Bring it on!
On the negative side to this idea, wouldn't last long on a NZ road....haha

[george formby]

How about this?


I do believe the OP is male and one butt cam vid is enough<_<. Nevertheless, lateral thinking. Be a short vid on gravel...:laugh:

[george formby]

I can hardly afford Reg now on two bikes, let alone pay for a WOF and a Reg for a trailer carrying a fucking little camera...:laugh:
I think the pole would exclude the video from going viral too :).....But thanks, nice idea....Bring it on!
On the negative side to this idea, wouldn't last long on a NZ road....haha

The vid of you taking the trailer in for a warrant might go viral. VTNZ is the place, no sense of humour in my experience.

[Night Falcon]

the rod idea sounds a little fishy :shifty:

[george formby]

the rod idea sounds a little fishy :shifty:

I've had my fist in my mouth for an hour to avoid punning.:laugh:

[Waihou Thumper]

I've had my fist in my mouth for an hour to avoid punning.:laugh:


You didn't take the bait then....
I didn't either.....:)

[george formby]

Bugger. You had me hooked for a bit. I thought you were for reel.

[paturoa]

Taking pictures is easy, you can set up a tripod or similar and ride past and then wander back to your camera....
Even filming yourself is easy...
BUT, what about filming yourself when riding from a front on perspective? (Nigel no mates esp)
This would give the video a great deal of variety rather than cockpit cam....as most of us do.
I know GoPro has a pole, and this got me thinking...
From a second hand shop buy an old fishing rod and throw it out the front at an angle to capture you as if you were following BBC1 camera man :)
I am thinking of trying this and with the angle of the lens, the pole will not be seen if it is strategically placed.....:)

What say you guys? I would be interested to hear from all of you expert cameramen/women out there....
Might give it a go :)



You are talking about motorcycling aren't you? If you posted that on any other porno forum you'd get many more answers!

[Box'a'bits]

You sure you hadn't seen this?

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[Waihou Thumper]

You are talking about motorcycling aren't you? If you posted that on any other porno forum you'd get many more answers!


:facepalm: Damn, wrong forum...sorry guys...:Oops:

[ADVGD]

you can buy an item like that. attaches to the helmet and can be made to swivel or stay in one place, fucked if I know where youd find it though, but you could make one if you put the time in no doubt.

I've seen those in action, quite cool when used right

For something different... not had experience with these, the tracking looks a little jerky in some parts, but kind of cool idea for a different way to solo shoot

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[george formby]

Fook me! It's all go. I can publicly be an onanist.

[paturoa]

And for my second un-helpful post ... I'm sure the popo have cameras on poles and in vans too, but only stills not video.

[Waihou Thumper]

You sure you hadn't seen this?

Nice....Yeah, saw the pole thing and a rotating swivel design.....When the professionals do it, looks good..:)

[Night Falcon]

You didn't take the bait then....
I didn't either.....:)

I did it just for the hell a bit

[Marmoot]

I need to redo mine.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IR2jvVZLxZg

[R650R]

That set up in MCN vid looks sweet, simple and effective. Will have to try it on the Mountainbike when my dropper post comes pack from shop. Helmet already has a suitable curved mount from my night lights. Due to the head moving around a lot more will have to be a weak point in the mount somewhere for the inevetible darwin moment between two trees. But I have two sacrificial cameras that are ready for a mission like this.

I've tried a few different things on the Mtb. That other fella was right, mounted to somewhere solid on frame, not swingarm or lower fork leg as too much vibration coming through there. Still lots of options on bike for different angles, try reflections off visor etc. Reckon down by skid plate looking at backwheel somewhere out fo rockstrike zone would be good to.

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[clint640]

I need to redo mine.


...or just get some hot chick in tight leathers to ride the bike :shifty:

Clint

[caspernz]

...or just get some hot chick in tight leathers to ride the bike :shifty:

Clint

Blimmin heck, just imagine the motion of that pole mounted cam if she was riding something with, ahem, enthusiasm...:innocent:

[rickstv]

How about this?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKmO-0ADbUc

It never ceases to amaze me how some riders go to a lot of trouble videoing themselves riding shit lines then throw it up on You Tube for the world to see:gob:
Rick.

[NordieBoy]

Something like this?
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[Box'a'bits]

Yup that last one was real shit. :laugh:

[ADVGD]

Something like this?

Now that is nicely done, both footage and editing was mint

[Waihou Thumper]

Now that is nicely done, both footage and editing was mint

That is bloody nice, well done that man! :) I counted at least four different camera angles and he must have either taken it off the pole and placed on a tripod or had more than one camera positioned?
I guess with a pole, you are limited to higher trees and not many tight corners? :)

One more thing, I know if I place a tripod somewhere, I am likely to steer right towards it and bowl it!
That old fixation thing, where the eye is looking, you go :laugh:

[NordieBoy]

With a tripod (or gorillapod) it takes fcukin ages to get anywhere with all the stopping and doubling (tripling) back...

[ADVGD]

With a tripod (or gorillapod) it takes fcukin ages to get anywhere with all the stopping and doubling (tripling) back...

I agree with you there brother, lots and lots of work. I was going to go that avenue for route report videos for Adventure Guide like this...

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...but it took far far too long and now using GoPro helmet style

It can produce a cool outcome with the right footage/editing though, one of my favorite adventure riding DVDs was done 100% in this manner; solo and in tripod style. He did a fantastic job, great DVD

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[NordieBoy]

I agree with you there brother, lots and lots of work.

Thi river crossing in my 2nd Maungatapu Videography vid took 2 camera placings (full size tripod), 4 angles and about 20 minutes.
And then I didn't even use 2 angles...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nCFQ9GqGGUE#t=385s

[Waihou Thumper]

There are some pleasant surprises when using remote cameras. I was getting some footage of myself walking so placed a camera on the track.
When I got home, there was some great footage of a Fantail playing with the camera and tripod....So, that was cool. :)