bassboy33 Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Hey guys i'm going to start a Youtube channel. Glenn has really inspired me. I will be purchasing a go pro hero 3 white edition camera. My question is what do you guys think is the best way to film fishing. I like the head or chest mounts but I am not sure which one. Thanks! Quote
CJV Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 You don't want a white edition especially if your going to be taking a lot of pictures. Another thing you want to consider is not only shooting video but the editing part is even more important. 1 Quote
starcraft1 Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 You don't want a white edition especially if your going to be taking a lot of pictures. Another thing you want to consider is not only shooting video but the editing part is even more important. had a talk with Shaw Grisby when the elites were out on the west coast a few yrs. ago, and he told me it takes up to a week to flim his show. You can figure a lot of editing goes into every short clip on you tube. More hrs. looking at flim than on the water. Not to many want to see cast after cast. Use the "no strike" casts for your learning process and the catches for everyone else. Good luck! Quote
bassboy33 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Posted July 8, 2014 You don't want a white edition especially if your going to be taking a lot of pictures. Another thing you want to consider is not only shooting video but the editing part is even more important. I understand the white edition is not the top of the line. I am on a very strict budget and it is all I can afford. For editing, I plan to film the camera on loop, so I can still have footage besides just reeling in the fish. I also have windows movie maker so I guess that is my editing software! Quote
Droppingshot Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 I use a hero 3 silver edition. The white should be just fine for video. I have been using the jaws clamp when I'm on my boat or kayak, and the chest mount on ocation when I want to switch up angles. Chest mount is going to cost almost double to the head mount, and might only have the slight advantage that you can wear a hat if you are fishing, and that you will get more arms and rod/reel in the video which is an added bonus. I've never filmed on a loop before. What I usually do is film till I catch a fish, then start a new clip so I don't have to search through hours of footage to edit out the boring stuff. Good luck man. 1 Quote
bassboy33 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Posted July 8, 2014 Thanks. Lovin all of your guys' support! Quote
ATX Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 I recently bought the white hero. I'm not trying to make videos for the world to see but thought it would be cool to put something together for the family. Figured it would help my fishing to. I could critic hook sets, casting and posture to help eliminate back and shoulder pains. And how cool would it be to record a personnel best fish! Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted July 8, 2014 Super User Posted July 8, 2014 I understand the white edition is not the top of the line. I am on a very strict budget and it is all I can afford. For editing, I plan to film the camera on loop, so I can still have footage besides just reeling in the fish. I also have windows movie maker so I guess that is my editing software! Go on GoPro's website and download their film editor. Windows will allow you to do a few other things with the footage, but use the GoPro software to decompress the footage. Even if you use that to save the uncompressed file for future editing, you'll have better results. Quote
gastler Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 For a good general filming of the entire catch I like to mount my GoPro on the top of my outboard. Then you can always pose with your catch in front of the camera for a few seconds and then grab a screen shot to save as a pic. Audio is not the best from this position, but it does a nice job of capturing the entire cast-fight-land sequence. Quote
Super User Scott F Posted July 8, 2014 Super User Posted July 8, 2014 The "Best" way to film fishing is to have a dedicated camera man to get more than one angle on the action, and a camera that does not have a fixed wide angle only lens. You need a variety of shots not just the shakey, chest mounted view. The wide angle lens of the GoPro is fine for a few minutes from the point of view angle but it's hard to watch over time. Quote
bassboy33 Posted July 8, 2014 Author Posted July 8, 2014 Go on GoPro's website and download their film editor. Windows will allow you to do a few other things with the footage, but use the GoPro software to decompress the footage. Even if you use that to save the uncompressed file for future editing, you'll have better results. Thanks I will probably do this! Quote
blongfishing Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Mount it to the window on your console. It's great for you. Quote
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