Different camera angles?

Kangbang

Kangbang

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This is a noob question. What I don't get is how can people get different angles of a shot and you can't see the camera. I just watched my friend's video and he got a few shots that were different angles but the same trick. How do you do that?

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I make all my skiers do lots of tricks multiple times. If it is a big jump trick, then there will generally be at least two shots of it. One shot will be of the take off, and one will be on or below the knuckle so that you can get the landing.
 
Are you troloololing?

Step 1:

Get subject to do stunt

Step 2:

Change camera angle

Step 3:

Get subject to do same stunt

Step 4:

you just did magic

Step 5

High Five!

 
That's what I was thinking as well, but the transition is so flawless looking it seems like the trick wasn't done twice. Thanks guys.
 
Just ask the guys I filmed with how much they oh so love hiking back up a backcountry jump to hit it again so I can get an in run shot or top angle.

Same with urban, but thats not as big of a deal.

Filming with 2 cameras does help as well.

 
If he was smart about that, he could have had most of those angles with 4 cameras and different focal lengths on tripods, without showing other the other cameras.

But, unless he's got 4 cameras and tripods, he was likely just having them re-do the trick.
 
when a rider starts out trying a trick, i usually film it for a more artsy and creative angle (in other words, a more difficult shot). this way, even if they don't land it, i have the beginning of the trick captured. as they get closer to landing it, i move to a better angle where you can see the landing. then just put the shots together to make it look like one fluid trick.

or you just have the riders do the trick twice, or at least hike for an in-run shot after they land it. they hate that kind of thing, but pressuring your riders to do it is part of being a filmer.
 
Yea pretty simple way to do it. But it can be a pain in the ass if it's a hard trick that someone lands every once in a while. I can't wait to get a camera and tripod, I like filming sometimes. And getting that flawless transition is a great feeling.
 
I usually don't even have to ask, most skiers (at least the ones i shoot) try to get their trick like perfect before they move on, or do the same trick over and over on one jump because its all they want to do. pretty easy to get two angles.
 
It varies for me.

When we know we have limited time to assemble edits, some of the skiers I film with will list out the tricks that they want before we get to work. Once they get a trick, they probably won't repeat it unless I make them.
 
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