flyhi 24 #1 February 28, 2003 I currently have a PC101, firewire, s/w, and have ordered a camera helmet (2K FF2). I have never shot video, but would like to start, initially at least, not for money, tandems, or teams. I enjoy and do mostly RW and would like to start by shooting from inside the formations. I have done formations from 2-ways to 40-ways and feel very comfortable with my skills. I realize I will need a .3 lens for best results and plan to get one. My question to you is: What input do you have on how to get the best video, how to progress, advisability of this approach, techniques, areas on which to focus, … Thanks in advance.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cajones 0 #2 February 28, 2003 Looks to me like you should have very few troubles. First, I'd recommend building some "sight discipline" - there's another thread on this with excellent advice, so look around. Second, I'd insist you develop some additional emergency procedures. For every situation you and the other camera flyers you know might conceive - and practice them thoroughly and frequently. The more you rehearse on the ground, the less you have to improvise in the air. Third, I'd say keep doing the dives you are doing, already. By now, your body flight should be pretty instinctive. Flying without thinking about the mechanics of it are where I'd like to see every jumper before they consider putting a camera on their head. By continuing doing the skydives you are already doing, put together with your sight discipline, you'll find that whatever you look at, you'll be shooting. In a few skydives, the feedback of watching your video will translate to an internal framing picture, that tells you what's in the frame as you're skydiving. Additionally, try to pay attention to from-where and how much light you are getting. We all give the generalized advice of "put the sun at your back" as sort of a camera axiom. Shooting inside video doesn't always have this luxury, and paying specific attention to this factor will make the feedback from watching your video a bit more insightful. There's much more, I'm certain, so I'm sure some other flyers will have posts to follow my own. Take all of it (including mine) with you to the DZ, and filter it through a camera flyer you trust. Best of luck. The laws of physics are strictly enforced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites