I’ve captured some great footage with my GoPro camera. I’ve also taken boatloads of mediocre footage and created at least a few videos that didn’t have the pop I wished they had. Here are six reasons my footage hasn’t always been up to snuff, with some tips on getting around these issues. If you've been at this for a while, a lot of these are probably quite obvious -- this is probably most helpful to newbies.
1) One long continuous shot is usually not that interesting, unless the footage is stellar . As viewers, we expect multiple camera angles in even :15 commercials. Full-length movies are made up of thousands of individual shots. Even a basic two-way interview employs two cameras switching back and forth throughout. Purposely long shots do have their place, of course, but how many different shots are you using in your GoPro videos?
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| Sure, it was fun to ride. But is twenty-five minutes of this fun to watch? |
