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Here’s How Hard It Is To Shoot a Short Motorcycle Video

Here’s a classic scenario - you get inspired by some online videos to get yourself and your bike filmed while riding and make an awesome short clip. So you grab your camera, ask a friend to capture some footage, download it to your computer, throw them in Movie Maker, add some music and then discover it’s nowhere near what you saw before. Well, making a short, catchy motorcycle clip is not as easy as you think.
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As you’ll see in this video below, the first thing you should notice is the fact that your clip needs variety. And that comes from multiple scenes, shot at different angles, stationary and in motion.

And because it’s frustrating to do the same thing over and over just to film the action from multiple points of views, you will need more than one camera to shoot your clip. Let’s say you’ll put one on the bike or on your helmet, another one could be placed on a car following you and another one will be hand-held by someone on the curb.

Oh and if you want a clean shot from that person holding the camera with their hand, you should also buy or borrow into a gimbal. That should hold the camera steady even if the guy or girl holding it runs around.

Pass once, with every camera rolling and you’ll get some cool shots for around 10 to 15 seconds in your final clip. So you know what to do right? Find another spot, rinse and repeat.

Another tricky part is represented by the sound you record. Let’s say you want to add some motorcycle engine roar to your clip. Well, you’ll definitely need dedicated sound recording as the integrated microphones on your camera or phone were not meant for such a task, and you’ll end up with a lot of noise and distorted sounds.

One other reason to use a dedicated sound recorder is wind noise, which can be reduced by using one of those ‘dead cats’. You know, those fluffy things that wrap around the microphone itself.

Of course, the list goes on, but you can take a look at the short video bellow and learn what other things you should consider before even starting.

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