Quickly threw a video together

Scott Murray

Scott Murray

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Here is a video I quickly threw together of the recent hiking we had done, I hope you can sit through it (9mins) and give me some feedback. Video is definitely not what I am good at but it does show the landscape in a different light, you even get to hear my Aussie accent near the end lol.
@Lawrence I should be right for our epic adventure.


Any feedback welcome.
 
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nickt

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Beautiful place, peaceful, yet exciting.

I have NO knowledge of shooting video so this comment is purely as a viewer... I see many minutes of the back-ends of the hikers. A few occasional glimpses spliced in from the vantage point of the lead man looking back might be a nice touch so we can see the hikers' faces as they make their way.


I'm jealous of the outdoor activity, temperature was -15F (~ -26C) here this morning.
 
Scott Murray

Scott Murray

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nickt said:
Beautiful place, peaceful, yet exciting.

I have NO knowledge of shooting video so this comment is purely as a viewer... I see many minutes of the back-ends of the hikers. A few occasional glimpses spliced in from the vantage point of the lead man looking back might be a nice touch so we can see the hikers' faces as they make their way.


I'm jealous of the outdoor activity, temperature was -15F (~ -26C) here this morning.
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Yeah I didn't want to bother my friends with stopping etc. But it was something that I was aware of. Will be practising more and will try and get something like that happening :) thanks for looking.
 
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Eyelight

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Overall, I'd give it a thumbs up. I liked the stops and slow pans the most, the jerks and fast swings the least. There was one point I was beginning to lean forward as if tipping off balance(might just need more coffee).:)

There was once or twice when the next hiker was blocking a high percentage so maybe a little father back when hiking behind a group.

I could see doing this to document a trip for a group in which it would be good to stage a few shots where you run ahead and let them walk by.

Don't know how planned it was, like laying the camera at an angle for the cool-off-dive, but that was pretty cool.

They make gizmos to smooth out video when walking and you can make one. Even a bit of weight attached to the mount socket will help steady. Course it adds weight.

Enjoyed it.
 
Scott Murray

Scott Murray

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Eyelight said:
Overall, I'd give it a thumbs up. I liked the stops and slow pans the most, the jerks and fast swings the least. There was one point I was beginning to lean forward as if tipping off balance(might just need more coffee).:)

There was once or twice when the next hiker was blocking a high percentage so maybe a little father back when hiking behind a group.

I could see doing this to document a trip for a group in which it would be good to stage a few shots where you run ahead and let them walk by.

Don't know how planned it was, like laying the camera at an angle for the cool-off-dive, but that was pretty cool.

They make gizmos to smooth out video when walking and you can make one. Even a bit of weight attached to the mount socket will help steady. Course it adds weight.

Enjoyed it.
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Nothing was planned all was ad lib, definitely could have smoothed the video out even more in post but didn't see the need. One thing that I did notice is that I need to remove that scarf on my dash when recording through the windscreen or maybe place the camera outside. All is possible when I find the front cover to the water proof case lol.
 
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Lawrence

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Well I guess one can find fault if one looks (and I mean that in a nice way) but I would only do that with critical eye and then only on the second and subsequent viewing.
Watching it was just cool and relaxing and it looked very natural.

Overall a big thumbs up.
 
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cbay

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If you don't mind sharing, what kind of post work you do on video? Brand new to it all, but i'm thinking about a program for basic editing. (PD13 maybe).
 
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