Go_Jim |
02-09-2014 07:49 PM |
Here are a few suggestions:
When recording fast action (and especially if you're recording things like wakeboarding), set your GoPro to record at 120 frames per second at 720p, rather than 30 fps or 60 fps at 1080p, if you expect to slow down any of your footage during playback. By doing so, your slowed-down playback will be much, much smoother. You may think you're giving up a lot by shooting at 720 instead of 1080, but unless you're watching on a big screen television, you'll never really notice the difference. (That's even more true when viewing on a computer monitor.) The quality will still be excellent at 720.
Take advantage of your GoPro's photo capabilities and make some interesting timelapses to add to your videos. For example, about 30 minutes before sunrise (if you're an early riser) or sunset, point your GoPro toward the rising or setting sun, set the photo interval to five seconds, and let the camera do its job. It will be even more dramatic if there are some low-level clouds moving through the scene. It's really quite easy to do, and timelapses are almost always visually interesting.
If you can, don't rely on just your GoPro for footage. Many inexpensive point-and-shoot cameras, for example, have high-definition video capabilities, and their ability to zoom in to get close-ups just isn't possible with GoPro's. If you don't have a point-and-shoot, your smartphone or tablet computer might do it.
Finally, please, please, PLEASE don't simply stick your GoPro on one spot on your boat and post on YouTube a five-minute video of the footage you captured from that one angle. After 15 seconds, it gets boring, after 60 seconds, it's painful to watch, and after two minutes, you'll prefer to be waterboarded than to watch the rest of the video. (It also guarantees that no one will ever watch the video a second time.) Take the time and effort to get footage from as many angles as possible, including pointing it at the passengers onboard. It'll make for a much more interesting video that you'll enjoy for years to come.
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