POV Sucks

[bvibert]

Time to break out the Winger, Poison, and Twisted Sister then.

-w

Good ideas for my next production... :beer:

 

[from_the_NEK]

Looks like the Ski Patrol Guys at Burke tried out a homemade mount yesterday. I like it other than it would be awful for starting and stopping recording.

 

[bvibert]

Looks like the Ski Patrol Guys at Burke tried out a homemade mount yesterday. I like it other than it would be awful for starting and stopping recording.

Interesting angle. Seems like it'd be a bit unwieldy in the trees though...

 

[awf170]

I also fall into the boat of hating POV. What I truly hate about it is that there is absolutely nothing artistic about it. When setting up a shot/video you analyse the terrain, what you want in scene, how to crop, etc. With a POV you just ski so there ends up being nothing artistic/creative about what comes out.

Here is a video that is shot right, and IMO is more enjoyable to watch than any POV I have ever seen:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/goat-mtn-video-19-more-perfection/

 

[bvibert]

I also fall into the boat of hating POV. What I truly hate about it is that there is absolutely nothing artistic about it. When setting up a shot/video you analyse the terrain, what you want in scene, how to crop, etc. With a POV you just ski so there ends up being nothing artistic/creative about what comes out.

Here is a video that is shot right, and IMO is more enjoyable to watch than any POV I have ever seen:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/goat-mtn-video-19-more-perfection/

Big difference between a full production like that and the videos that most people shoot. Personally I'm usually too busy trying to get in as much skiing as possible to remember to pull the camera out. With the POV at least I have something at the end of the day. Lazy and unimaginative? Yes. But it's better than nothing, IMHO.

 

[Cannonball]

I guess a lot of this come down to what you define as "POV". The discussion here interchanges "GoPro cameras" with "point of view". All cameras shoot from a point of view. It's what you choose to do with that view. I'm certainly not at the artistic level of FIS films but I shot this whole thing with a GoPro and feel like it took at a certain level of planning, thinking, and creativity to put it together. It certainly took a long time to shoot (probably 30hrs filming for these 3 minutes). And a long time to edit (about 8hrs). And it's all from my POV....

(apologies for the cross post)

 

[bvibert]

Just to keep this thread alive for the POV lover out there...

 

[Greg]

Just to keep this thread alive for the POV lover out there...

Sick
POV!

 

[from_the_NEK]

I also fall into the boat of hating POV. What I truly hate about it is that there is absolutely nothing artistic about it. When setting up a shot/video you analyse the terrain, what you want in scene, how to crop, etc. With a POV you just ski so there ends up being nothing artistic/creative about what comes out.

Here is a video that is shot right, and IMO is more enjoyable to watch than any POV I have ever seen:

http://www.famousinternetskiers.com/goat-mtn-video-19-more-perfection/

Bvibert: Big difference between a full production like that and the videos that most people shoot. Personally I'm usually too busy trying to get in as much skiing as possible to remember to pull the camera out. With the POV at least I have something at the end of the day. Lazy and unimaginative? Yes. But it's better than nothing, IMHO.

+1 for Bvibert's comment. Back when I was young, single, no kids, not a home owner, and had lots of free time I could devote 4-5 hours to producing a decent movie. Granted that was before POVs were popular.

However, these days I have many other time commitments that are a higher priority than video production. POV is an easy/quick way to show conditions. I don't know what the lives of the F.I.Skiers are like outside of skiing but they obviously have time to dedicate to quality production.

 

[luvinjaycloud]

Pov

This is the way to shoot and edit POV! What you think now?



http://www.youtube.com/user/jedalba#p/u/4/akhUHK1To7g

 

[severine]

This is the way to shoot and edit POV! What you think now?

 

[gmcunni]

ok, who will be the first to post one of these?

Introducing the GoPro 3D HERO System

http://gopro.com/hd-hero-accessories/3d-hero-system

 

[wa-loaf]

Check this out:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/battalion.html#/NYT/Features/36

 

[bvibert]

Check this out:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/world/battalion.html#/NYT/Features/36

Pretty cool. The angle is a little off though...

 

[Nick]

Some does suck but man I love this official gopro video. the editing is sweet. The soundtrack is sweet. The whole thing just makes me drool to go skiing.



EDIT: Post 1000!

 

[bvibert]

Here's a different take on POV

 

[dmc]

Here's a different take on POV

Cool!!!!

 

[Nick]

Just to keep this thread alive for the POV lover out there...

Good tune! 8)

 

[bvibert]

Good tune! 8)

Thanks. That was fun to re-watch with the hot weather outside! Plus it reminded me that I need to get another set of those gloves. Love those things! Too bad I left one of them on the top of my car in the middle of last season... :roll:

 

[benwhiteskis]

the best gopro footage I've found

http://vimeo.com/21321850

It's Andrew Whiteford's Jackson Hole edit. It's incredible