Hi,
Im new to these forums but have been a non-registered guest for a while.
I've decided to make a *Parkour* documentary but have no idea on how to make it look professional and not as if some kid just picked up a random video camera and shot people with it.
Its extremly low budget (another words, 1 camera, 4 guys, 10 quid). I understand it's not going to look like a TV documentary but i want the general documentary style then quility.
*Parkour is a urban sport that is growing quite fast on the streets. For more infomation go to urbanfreeflow.com or google it.
make it professional? start with a tripod
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yep, am quite familiar with parkour. suppose it depends on presentation - are you going for an MTV look/style, or something more BBC-ish? More of an advert for the sport or a look at certain people within it, or something completely different?
also, duration: if not simply a 5 min clip, like so many on the web, you'd do well to story board it. Will make the story flow better IMHO, rather than just pointing a camera at people leaping off tall things. Story, story, story.
IMHO
Hi,
never heard of Parkour before so, I had a look at the link provided and then navigated to the Glasgow Parkour webite, I was well impressed by some of the jumps getting made but, then I thought back to when I was a young teenager and we did similar stuff, only, back then, we called it, messing around at the park.
I did enjoy the video, especially the out takes at the end, must take a lot of guts to do some of those jumps, guts that you only have when you are a youngster.
Cheers John
Thanks for the reply's, im looking for someing kinda MTV style and more of a, as you say, advert for parkour. Yeah tripod obviously :P would resting the camera on things be ok aswell as a tripod?
Thanks again.
sure thing.
I recommend getting a bean bag, or making one yourself. Literally just get a cloth bag / make one, and half fill it with raw beans. As simple / cheap as that. Could use sand too, or something similar, but don't want it to be too heavy
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also, hopefully your camera allows manual control, of exposure especially. Will enable you to be more creative than leaving it on auto. Learn how to adjust everything manually, only using auto in an emergency.
also, the SOUND. If you're going to be interviewing someone, look into ways of getting good sound - off camera mic, etc. Your visuals can afford to be crappy (ie 'artistic') but not your sound. Ever.
heard an interesting tip, though haven't tried it myself: IF you want to get a more filmic look on a lightweight camera, bolt a 5kg weight to the bottom. Will force you to wield it / move it with the dynamics of a pro camera. Plus more stability. Just eat loadsa spinach beforehand.
IMHO