Comments on: Maiden Voyage

By: Vlastik

Vlastik — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:07:01 +0000

It is always good to have recordings of mechanical things to cut them into the movie, to enhance dynamics of the clip: Pressing the clutch, operating the throttle, using indicators, working suspension and rear arm, spinning discs, chain movements (if you had one, DOH!), changing gears, boot coming up from the ground onto the pegs, view from the instrument panel onto you (closing helmet, looking around, greeting others, switching on the camera),…
Such fillers can be used to keep the dynamics of a clip, could be nicely tied to the soundtrack and if you are on a road for a bit longer, you could have few different recordings in the same weather conditions.
If you are driving through a wooded area, also shots upwards could be useful.
Not to mention using as subject and also camerawoman your passenger!

By: Vlastik

Vlastik — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:57:52 +0000

Oh, I almost forgot about you, sorry! I thought you were holding tight, or just knitting back there
Honestly, I am very interested what you are looking at, while being a passenger. I had never been a passenger on a longer trip, so I have absolutely no clue, how does that look and what can be seen.

By: ryan

ryan — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:38:59 +0000

Thanks for the ideas. I’m Thinking about a few more mount locations, just need to get creative with some cable ties. I should be able to mount the second camera a few inches above the ground, just not sure what it’d be like with rolling shutter. More experimentation required!

By: julie

julie — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 11:56:30 +0000

Wow, I get to look around way more than you do… I think I get the good deal.

I always wondered what you were listening to when you start bobbing your head about the place. Although I spose you better not do that when you’ve a camera attached to it…

By: Vlastik

Vlastik — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:47:16 +0000

I really liked that, especially the cuts to the second camera. If you know in advance that you’ll be passing something on the side, what about having the camera pointing to the right or to 2 o’clock direction?
Another idea would be to mount the second camera much lower, onto the bottom bar, so you have really low POW. And the faster for this camera, the better. Change of the bike angles could make us really dizzy
It’s great to see your toys are working well for you. I cannot wait to see more soon.

By: aafke

aafke — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:57:08 +0000

ha, had your blog sitting ready for viewing when the phone rang. all of a sudden the mbp’s fan started humming like an airplane taking off…. didn’t know what was happening
(your video had started without me realising…thankyouverymuchforthesurprise)
safe travels