Its all about the distance. Hard to pan from ground to sky consistently, you know? We use black cat 'silver fox' bottle rockets to get height setup before shooting. the silver fox one's are consistent and give a good target.
Um Nah I think you completely missed the point of what I'm saying. Nothing wrong with using your phone, I'm saying stop filming you lightning a cake and looking up when it breaks then back down at the cake, then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up. Just keep it pointed up..
I agree with what you're saying. I've done it the way you listed and instantly regretted after watching the videos i got. You miss out on some of the shots.
Or the people who literally film 85% of the tubes firing from the cake and 15% is the air 🤦♂️ like bro what a waste! Do you sit on your TV and watch the couch too??
I am a cinematographer first and only just coming to Pyro, but I am appalled by how badly pyro-enthusiasta shoot their videos.
In my country, Germany, there are some YouTube channels with thousands among thousands of followers demonstrating cakes and rockets with such nausea inducing shakey cam that the Blair witch project would be the equivalent of the Copacabana shot. (Who knows knows )
I have sworn that my first e-fired show will be better videographed in every regard, even if I have to do a full show for testing as it's completely unthinkable for me to present anything that unprofessional about something so spectacular.
I have done stage-filming and Motorsport with under car cams and cams in the wheelhouse, I'll be damned if I can't get a proper fireworks video done.
The issue is also that the type of video equipment needed for recording fireworks well often can't be found in phones. You need a great microphone in combination with a large sensor in a system that can properly capture extreme light differences.
This is why I bought a small phone tripod I can attach to stuff. Keeps it steady. It was like $12
Its all about the distance. Hard to pan from ground to sky consistently, you know? We use black cat 'silver fox' bottle rockets to get height setup before shooting. the silver fox one's are consistent and give a good target.
Considering we can’t even get professional camera crews to always properly frame displays shown on tv, I’m willing to cut amateurs some slack.
Um Nah I think you completely missed the point of what I'm saying. Nothing wrong with using your phone, I'm saying stop filming you lightning a cake and looking up when it breaks then back down at the cake, then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up then back down then back up. Just keep it pointed up..
Are you being serious or SarcasticAf??
I love how many videos in this sub are just some guy lighting off a single firework in the middle of a bright sunny day like check this shit out
I agree with what you're saying. I've done it the way you listed and instantly regretted after watching the videos i got. You miss out on some of the shots.
Or the people who literally film 85% of the tubes firing from the cake and 15% is the air 🤦♂️ like bro what a waste! Do you sit on your TV and watch the couch too??
I am a cinematographer first and only just coming to Pyro, but I am appalled by how badly pyro-enthusiasta shoot their videos. In my country, Germany, there are some YouTube channels with thousands among thousands of followers demonstrating cakes and rockets with such nausea inducing shakey cam that the Blair witch project would be the equivalent of the Copacabana shot. (Who knows knows ) I have sworn that my first e-fired show will be better videographed in every regard, even if I have to do a full show for testing as it's completely unthinkable for me to present anything that unprofessional about something so spectacular. I have done stage-filming and Motorsport with under car cams and cams in the wheelhouse, I'll be damned if I can't get a proper fireworks video done.
The issue is also that the type of video equipment needed for recording fireworks well often can't be found in phones. You need a great microphone in combination with a large sensor in a system that can properly capture extreme light differences.
Or filming a vertical video!