?How to Film

How you film the skating is half of what makes the video look good. If you have a bad filmer you have a bad film, do you see what I’m getting at here? There are some ways to fix things like shaky cameras and poor lighting but first I want to explain equipment. Depending on whether you’re taking video or pictures your cost is going to vary. Obviously video costs more but photos come in handy as well especially if you don’t land the trick but it looks sick in the middle. If you are going to film you need a nice camera, you get what you pay for, and some good lighting, pretty straight forward. If you are going to take photos however, you’re going to need a camera, also you get what you pay for, and several flashes that you can program to go off simultaneously.

Now if you’re taking pictures you’re going to want to make sure the flashes are set up properly and get in a good spot that has a nice frame and then sit on your butt and whatch people skate. Pretty easy. If you’re filming, especially if you’re filming a line it takes more effort. You are going to want a board with loose trucks an incredibly soft wheel to push the filmer on so that they get a nice steady shot that follows the skater closely. This is how every skate filmer does it. Just make sure that if the last trick in the line is down a ten your person pushing doesn’t shove the filmer and $10,000 camera over the stair as well. You also want to keep the camera close to the ground and use a fish eye. It makes the shot look sick! So go out, find some friends and go make a skate video.