dylanwinter
Well-Known Member
I often get asked what I use
so I made a little blog about the gear and how to get slightly steadier shots
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/blogs/cameras-and-steady-shots/
use the flip out viewfinder rather than the eye piece
hold the camera in the middle of your body – at the level of your solar plexus
wear dark clothes so that you can see the image and not the reflections
stand like a gorilla – legs apart – bent at the knees, elbos a bit bent – try to hold something steady in the frame – just concentrate ion the top of the sail of the boat you are filming
use the camera on top of folded tripod – it gives you a bigger thing to hold onto and makes the camera a bit heavier
never use the zoom – if the thing you are filming is too small in the viefinder then get closer – or film something bigger
bungee the camera and tripod to the stern rail – at least then the boat is still in the frame
bungee the tripod to a boat hook for some high shots
occasionally slow the film down to 80 per cent – you suddenly become 20 per cent more steady
crank up the contrast and brightness by ten per cent before uploading the film to youtube
wind noise is always a problem – so hold the camera down low in the cockpit for two minutes when you film where it will be out of the wind but will record the sound of the boat
then move that boat sound over the windy bits
film over the bow, film the stern, film the sails, film the penant, film the wash, film ropes moving, film sparkles on the water, don’t be afraid to film into the sun, film bouys, passing trees, bits of crud in the water, sailing is about moving. Let each shot last for at least ten seconds – if the camera wobbles then start counting again
but remember that you need something moving – a bird flying across the horizon, a post passing, another boat
if you want to get some low shots of water then using the tripod hold the camera upside down near the water then flip the image in the edit
don’t use a go pro
Dylan
so I made a little blog about the gear and how to get slightly steadier shots
http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/blogs/cameras-and-steady-shots/
use the flip out viewfinder rather than the eye piece
hold the camera in the middle of your body – at the level of your solar plexus
wear dark clothes so that you can see the image and not the reflections
stand like a gorilla – legs apart – bent at the knees, elbos a bit bent – try to hold something steady in the frame – just concentrate ion the top of the sail of the boat you are filming
use the camera on top of folded tripod – it gives you a bigger thing to hold onto and makes the camera a bit heavier
never use the zoom – if the thing you are filming is too small in the viefinder then get closer – or film something bigger
bungee the camera and tripod to the stern rail – at least then the boat is still in the frame
bungee the tripod to a boat hook for some high shots
occasionally slow the film down to 80 per cent – you suddenly become 20 per cent more steady
crank up the contrast and brightness by ten per cent before uploading the film to youtube
wind noise is always a problem – so hold the camera down low in the cockpit for two minutes when you film where it will be out of the wind but will record the sound of the boat
then move that boat sound over the windy bits
film over the bow, film the stern, film the sails, film the penant, film the wash, film ropes moving, film sparkles on the water, don’t be afraid to film into the sun, film bouys, passing trees, bits of crud in the water, sailing is about moving. Let each shot last for at least ten seconds – if the camera wobbles then start counting again
but remember that you need something moving – a bird flying across the horizon, a post passing, another boat
if you want to get some low shots of water then using the tripod hold the camera upside down near the water then flip the image in the edit
don’t use a go pro
Dylan
