Sooo yeah, I know that I need to use a tripod, and film multiple angles etc..

But, how do you all get the "following cam" ?
That you ride and the cam follows you..

I tried to do it but im always out of frame etc :\

You mean a fisheye lens?

you mean pan motion when you edit.

no, people have the cam in their hand and following their hand

Bobbernaut wrote:

no, people have the cam in their hand and following their hand

ohh they use special camera handle to film.

look up an opteka x grip, camazing grip, cheap as hell. also if you want to do that, a fisheye is almost required and ethier and extreamly stead hand or auto balance

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Opteka-Professional-Camcorder-Stabilizing-Accessory/dp/B003PBB4ME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357755075&sr=8-1


These are good for filming low and if your generally holding the camera when you record

Fisheye+ handle= mikeshneider videos like..

You can do that ^^.. or use another fingerboard as a dolly lol

i have a cannon gl1 with a 68mm death lens it works great

1. Charge camera
2. Turn on camera
3. Point lens at the place in which your fingerboarding shall take place
4. Press record
5. Fingerboard
6. Press the record button again to end clip

Just be creative and have loads of fun! If you can, use a mate to hold whatever camera you use while beeing very sturdy pointing the camera and try to follow your hand. The trick is to keep things in frame when following someones hand performing tricks. Sometime it is needed to go out of frame for effect too though, like after a line. But mainly keep things in frame when tricks are performed and youre good. Creativity is kea..dare to be different and stand out from the crowd..

Never get the X-Grip, i thought It was a well known fact that it's a piece of shit. If you need to get a handle go with a Cam Caddie Scorpion. Or if you have a DSLR get an Opteka DSLR handle (cheaper version of EZ handle)

^Thankyou, opteka xgrip is so bad, my friend has one and it's so stupid to use feels really tacky as well. If I want to do follow recording I just use my gopro in my other hand and then stabilize it when editing. If you want to do a follow cam then the first step would be to get a fisheye, everything is normally out of frame otherwise, but with a fisheye it is more guaranteed that shots will be in frame.

Thanks all! I already ordered a fisheye btw!

sick

Like Taylor R's videos?

If so; hes using an electric dolly, they're very expensive.

the easiest and cheapest way to answer about the "following cam" is.. ask your friend to film you.. that's what friends are for.. lol

I have no friends that FB..

Bobbernaut wrote:

I have no friends that FB..

Same...

Bobbernaut wrote:

I have no friends that FB..

My wife, but she's so busy with other stuff so it's really just me who does it seriously

I have a camcorder, so i just hold it backwards

try to use a fisheye and maybe have someone film for you?