How to film the Snowboarding
For my main task the TV channel I plan to make is going to share the same audience as the popular sports channel, Extreme Sports. However, whereas Extreme Sports show the worlds best competing in the worlds biggest stadiums I aim to create a channel for the more amateur riders of snowboards and Moto X bikes.
To shoot the footage I need for the advert i
need to use a helmet cam for both of the chosen sports. As this is a school project and I have a
low budget I couldn't afford to buy a professional standard helmet camera. To get around this I used a hand-held camera called a 'Flip Cam'.
I found 'Flip Cam' suitable for the filming side to my coursework because it will allow me to record up to 2 hours of footage and simply transfer the footage through use of a USB socket that 'Flips' out the side of the camera. As shown in the image below...
Good Points to 'Flip Cam'
- Small and light
- Hours of storage
- Easy to use
- High standard image
- Compatible with Mac and PC programmes
- Doesn't blur in motion
Bad Points to 'Flip Cam'
- Hand-held
- Non-waterproof
- Not very strong against impact
As the camera is only hand-held I needed to find a way to film the Snowboarding and the Moto X while riding. To do this I have come up wi
th 3 possible solutions...
Idea 1...
This idea had its up sides as it showed the v
iewers the view I get when I actually snowboard. It had decent stability but however, the downsides to this was that it compromised my line of sights which could potentially cause danger which didn't seem appropriate.
Idea 2...
This idea proved to be a very good way to film because the body provided a extremely stable way to keep the camera offering a better way to film as the image was more steady. another good point to this way of filming was that I could get a better view of the slope ahead because the way i mounted it on my head needed me to slightly look towards the floor for a better shot. Finally the best point to this method was that the strap can be tied on to my body giving the camera a much better chance to stay
on my body with all the jumps and bumps.
Idea 3...
This idea turned out to be the least suitable for the task I had in mind. Firstly because it didn't give the camera a steady shot of the slope ahead and it also didn't allow me to test it on jumps as it did not withstand any of the impact.
