Videography...Cameras...Accessories

Finished with Editing and capturing for the day. Two DVDs created and burned with two videos on each. One a speed version with a 10x increase and one normal speed edit of about 28 minutes with three cut scenes in it. Titles and then DVD titling took a while. Feel and sense of what works and wont work is key to making an okay video into a great video. You don't want your friends saying.. Oh Oh.. here he comes with another lame "family picture" type show. You really do not want that.

So today I am going to go over some of my tools. Top of the list.... GoPro Hero2 cameras!

http://gopro.com/

Excellent all around camera for a good price.

This camera has the display back attached.

Which you can get at  http://www.amazon.com/ or http://www.rei.com/search?query=gopro+hero+2

This is the hero2 with tripod cam mount. Since I like my videos to have a wider view I use this mount to attach to any one of these arms..

http://www.manfrotto.com/flexible-arm
http://www.adorama.com/GTBHMI.html

This also has the Manfrotto Super Clamp on it and the Giotto mini ball head. Great for attaching to hot air balloon burner frames. Quick to attach and quick to adjust.

My other arm is a combination of fixed arm, clamp and T flash mount...

It adjusts from 0 to around 2 feet out, down, around.. whatever you need. I use this arm when I want to mount two GoPros close to each other on one arm. It can carry the weight without too much flex. The Flexi arm will not stay in position with two camera mounted. I also use it if I think the flexi arm may get bent by hard hits or when I want a more fixed mount. Your decision which way you want to go.

I do have a photography website and I do post my personal use only videos there.

http://invisibleblack.zenfolio.com/

I will show edited videos in the future but in a separate section or I will host my own site for them. I DO NOT use copyrighted music for any videos except for my personal use. As you would play a video and listen to your favorite rock band in your own home. I could just say "listen to this music when this video is playing"instead.  If I am contacted by a group and they want me to remove something I will surely do that.

I use only free source music or music that is open by an artist on videos I edit for other than personal use. I will link to my favorite artist here... I will do this in future blogs too because he is great!

http://www.danosongs.com/

Great selection of music. Go look.

Tomorrow a good friend of mine will hit the skies again after a long time on the ground repairing himself. I will post the video and pictures to my website if it goes off. Its raining outside now so who knows.

Have a great one!  Get out and shoot something WITH YOUR CAMERA!!!!!

P