What Camera Zoom Do You Prefer?

[Cacty]

Recently ive been trying to polish up my filming because i can clearly see that my filming is straight up sloppy, Any suggestions on how much zoom as in mm,

As of late ive been filming for a new video, and basically its a kind of skating like Permy, Demz, and some pawn in there, and ive been trying some 10mm footage, I like it but some times it gets too distorted i guess, So please hit me up and let me know what u recommend,

Cacty=D

[jpdidde13]

Its really based on the feel your going for or your own STYLE I usually use between 18-20 for lines when going for a realistic style filming but TBH i've really been enjoying the 10mm wicked hoverboard type filming simply because its somethin different and makes it fun now that the ghosting's gone u can really play with the angles and make the distortion work for something more entertaining.......... The best thing you can do is find something you like and the feel you want and just go with it trust yourself i mean your vid is your vision right so play with em all and do what you wanna do

[PyR0MaNiAc225]

13 and below allllll ttthhhheeeeee ttttttiiiiiiiiiiimmmmmmeeeee

[pawnluvguitarist]

18mm 24mm 75mm 150mm

[realskater96]

14mm

[knexzor]

10mm close
200mm long

and when I'm in the mood I can do both above in the same clip just for the hell of it

[Nelson]

10 or die

[Demzilla]

10....

depending on how you want to film can be beautiful...
but it doesnt always work for every spot/trick...

hense the reason why i owl cam down across and over everything...



200....

just far enough to set markers..

i dont understand why people only film the board and ankles while in 200 but w.e..
i take 200 and physically move back so the depth of field is there...



skelli 10 is unwatchable...
perm 10 is getting there...
knex 10 is perfect...
my 10 is sloppy but semi controlled-ish...

bullet 200 is too close sometimes...
stevland 200 is perfect...
my 200 is kinda shitty...
anchors 200 wins though...

just example and my opinion...

[HorseHead]

17=lines.

115=everything else.

[SeksulChokolate]

i go 15 for lines
between 130-215 for ll depending on the trick

[Skatehead]

15..lines
150-200 long...

[Roccityroller]

i dont understand why people only film the board and ankles while in 200

12 for wide
150-250 long, depending on the location, not the trick and what i want to do with the cam.

[jest118]

I don't go with a set mm for close or long. I know it's not exactly the most helpful bit of info but it's true. Depending on the trick and angle I just play with the mm and the cam distance until I find something I think looks good.

[i am a snail]

i experiment with a bunch of stuff, my lines are usually about 15mm, singe tricks are either 15mm or 200mm, and if i'm skating in a bowl or miniramp i usually do a bunch of zooming stuff.

[fallingskyline]

fishy: 12-14
normal 35-50
wide: 150-250
i just take what looks best imo

[Permy]

i film in 8

[Stevland]

fish: 14mm
long: between 75 and 130ish. i rarely go higher.
i never use anything inbetween.

[thebullet]

lines= 15-16. I try to get as close and low as possible while keeping the whole guy in frame. A lot of times, when the line starts with a gap or handrail or something I start at the bottom or middle of the stairs with my camera zoomed in to about 100 and then zoom out to 15 for when he lands, only cause I don't like doing the owl cam thing over stairs/gaps. I don't mind it when other people do it, but I just don't like doing it myself. I do the same thing in reverse when the line ends with a gap/rail

long= 230-500 I used to try and do what demz did and move the camera around to keep my guy always in frame and have depth and all that, but lately i haven't been trying that as much, and kinda like it when you just see from the knees down. I have always felt that long lens has been my biggest weakness and still haven't really figured out any formula that I'm 100% happy with.


I do agree with Demz that Anchors wins when it comes to long lens. I still don't know how he makes everything look so good.

[Skatehead]

i film in 8

yeah u do jerkoffassfaceshark..
love u.

[Permy]

lines= 15-16. I try to get as close and low as possible while keeping the whole guy in frame. A lot of times, when the line starts with a gap or handrail or something I start at the bottom or middle of the stairs with my camera zoomed in to about 100 and then zoom out to 15 for when he lands, only cause I don't like doing the owl cam thing over stairs/gaps. I don't mind it when other people do it, but I just don't like doing it myself. I do the same thing in reverse when the line ends with a gap/rail

long= 230-500 I used to try and do what demz did and move the camera around to keep my guy always in frame and have depth and all that, but lately i haven't been trying that as much, and kinda like it when you just see from the knees down. I have always felt that long lens has been my biggest weakness and still haven't really figured out any formula that I'm 100% happy with.


I do agree with Demz that Anchors wins when it comes to long lens. I still don't know how he makes everything look so good.

YEAH
SO ALL YALL NIGGAS SAYIN I FILM LIKE BULLET, fuck yall, i hella owl cam that shit up.
MUTHAFUCKAS

yeah u do jerkoffassfaceshark..
love u.

llove you 2 <3

i also started filming in 360, aka 1mm it's hecka amazing

[Jack]

a healthy dose of 10 mm, low, obviously, if it's a really good trick I'll get the cams in a semi straight line and put the skater right dead in the center so I have the whole trick in frame and then I'll go back marker by marker and tweak the pan without physically moving the position of the filmer, until the hands, feet, legs, and board fill the corners of the screen, especially on filthy landings.

I've also been filming in 13 mm recently, less distortion than 10 but almost all the same benefits.

180 for stationary cams with full depth of field, and about 110 for moving long lens cams, with the occasional 300 mm cam when I get bored, but 300 can be really finicky.
Occasionally I use a "zoom drop cam" ( I have no idea what to call this because I don't film in real life) Usually a Zoom Out, I usually move the camera from a birds eye view straight to the ground starting with maybe 180 mm all the way 10 mm on the landing.

[thebullet]

YEAH
SO ALL YALL NIGGAS SAYIN I FILM LIKE BULLET, fuck yall, i hella owl cam that shit up.
MUTHAFUCKAS

I know right? What the hell was up with all that?

[Permy]

I know right? What the hell was up with all that?

you know how a lot of people insinuate, or at least a lot of people say a lot people insinuate that "realistic skaters" film the same.
i believe the tides have turned
NOW everyone thinks i film the same as you
I SIR
film terribly
YOU SIR are a fakeskate cinematographer

WESTSIDE TIL WE DIE.

[Riggs]

I think I film in the highest mm out of anyone here lol....18 for me. perm already scolded me for it.

[GreatWhiteAfro]

Really depends on where I'm skating and what tricks I'm trying to capture...

[m.seven]

i like the way 75mm looks.still learning with the lower lenses.i used to always try to film realistic but lately it's
been more fun trying all different angles,anywhere from low to astronaut,and the hoverboard's been gettin a workout.

[Stevland]

YEAH
SO ALL YALL NIGGAS SAYIN I FILM LIKE BULLET, fuck yall, i hella owl cam that shit up.
MUTHAFUCKAS

isn't it just one guy who says that? that one guy who has his head up to his toenails in in n outs bumhole, but still complains about everything? blah is a copy of blah etc. and all because his penis grows towards the inside.
sad.

[Nelson]

I throw my camera man down stairs sets I don't give a fuck either I pay his health insurance...

[Permy]

i throw my camerman up stairs

EAST SIDE SHIT NIGGA?!!
YES!

[schnavolda]

13mm only nowadays. fluck long lens.

since throwing cam realism mostly overboard i have a lot more fun filming.

[NateOrDino]

usally between 14-12, and for long lenses around the 180's & 190's

[Roccityroller]

fluck long lens.

since throwing cam realism mostly overboard i have a lot more fun filming.

This

[jpdidde13]

10mm hoverboard filming FTW 100%realistic cams blow now imho yeah film for fun its a game thats my new philosophy and i luv it

[SuperMutantFerf]

i probably film more 35-50mm than anything else....

10 or 250+ mm lenses are only for adding variety to my video parts.

[The Revolutionist]

Lines- 10mm

Anything else depends on what mood im in.

[Manolo]

never below 24 then up to 500,i love my 500.
10mm hurts my fuckin head,it's way too much distorted.real life century death lens have barrel but not that stretch from center thing when you go below 20 in the game.

[Embers BLS]

17mm and 83mm

yeah i said it

[SupaFly]

I made the switch from 13 to 10 owl cam for days....fuck rules,i shall not conform.

[thesignguy]

I made the switch from 13 to 10 owl cam for days....fuck rules,i shall not conform.

Plus it's the quickest
I think any cam can look good

[robley]

15mm for fishes, long lens i usually set a 75mm keyframe at the landing, then go back for the pop and zoom in to whatever looks right.

if anybody rips me off i'll fucking sue.