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Post by jackedup on Apr 1, 2014 17:49:23 GMT -5
^^^ Oh yea, don't forget about the fist fights. I also make sure to film anyone who gets DQ'd and decides to have a chat with the officials. Sometimes I add in the little bubbles to the video if I'm too far away to get audio.
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Post by ukbangerdan on Apr 2, 2014 14:36:28 GMT -5
I had drivers reactions in mind but handshakes & smiles rather than fist fights lol
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Post by jackedup on Apr 3, 2014 15:35:44 GMT -5
Ha, If you go out in the pits at some county fairs your bound to find a fist fight over nothing at all. If your lucky you'll even find a cat fight. Derby I filmed two or three years ago was right after a flood. I spent more time recording girls falling in the mud and mud wrestling than the actual derby. It was a great day!
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Post by fallinskiestwice on Apr 3, 2014 17:55:31 GMT -5
90% of fights I see in the pits are caused by loud mouthed wives.
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Post by ukbangerdan on Apr 4, 2014 16:28:50 GMT -5
Generally speaking fights over here, all be it pretty rare, are started between a drivers cling-on followers rather than drivers themselves, any violents is an instant 12month ban.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2014 3:26:47 GMT -5
Good points. I am subscribed to Mitch and in my opinion, he has the best quality videos out there. I really enjoy the pit walk throughs and the fact he tapes the whole track, not a specific car.
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Post by Antonisbob on Apr 14, 2014 15:44:49 GMT -5
Yup, I agree. When I film I follow a general rule set like this too.
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Post by Punisher 66J on Apr 16, 2014 16:27:21 GMT -5
I always find it interesting to see shots of cars when they're fresh & then wrecked: walk round the pits & get some shots of any cars that catch the eye, whether its the way they look/sound etc. & then afterwards when they're junk, inside & outside the car is always cool Don't be afraid to leave the camera rolling before & after the heat, sometimes you can catch the little cool stuff that happens most people will miss. You have to be careful with this though, if filming a car in the pits film from a distance. If you are up in my filming you are going to get knocked out. Or at least ask first.
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Post by shake on Apr 21, 2014 15:04:03 GMT -5
In that video of me in the yellow polkadot buick at grovedale.... all I did was walk around looking at the other cars..buddy got in my face blamed me for messing with his car (I dont mess with another mans wife..and the guy get the same respect with his car) ..told me to f off bla bla bla.... That wrote the story...when I saw that wagon , it became my goal to F him up.....;-) Dont be an a $$ if someone wants to look ... I always find it interesting to see shots of cars when they're fresh & then wrecked: walk round the pits & get some shots of any cars that catch the eye, whether its the way they look/sound etc. & then afterwards when they're junk, inside & outside the car is always cool Don't be afraid to leave the camera rolling before & after the heat, sometimes you can catch the little cool stuff that happens most people will miss. You have to be careful with this though, if filming a car in the pits film from a distance. If you are up in my filming you are going to get knocked out. Or at least ask first.
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Post by ukbangerdan on Apr 21, 2014 15:34:59 GMT -5
Ah there goes my plans of getting some neat artistic style photographs/video of beefy cars & twisted steel if i'm able to get over to the States at some stage. Dented, muddy steel under big flood lights with smoke & steam filling the air always looks cool!
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Post by jackedup on Apr 21, 2014 15:48:44 GMT -5
If you walk up introduce yourself first you should be OK (Especially if your not from the states). You'd be surprised how many guys will walk you through their entire build and BS about anything if you just ask. I'll let anyone look at my car before or after the derby as long as you talk to me first. If you run over to my car and crawl all over it without saying a word to me you've just set the tone for a good ol fashion beat down. I had people sitting inside my car at a big money derby last year while it was in quarantine. If I'm not allowed to be withing 100ft of my car nobody else better be over there either!!!
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Post by demol888 on Apr 24, 2014 21:18:35 GMT -5
After wasting way too many hours on youtube watching terrible demo derby videos, I figured it would be very helpful if we made a section teaching other people exactly How to film a derby. You may stop right now and say "oh, but it's simple. Just aim the camera and follow the cars". But unfortunately there is much more than that. So here is a general Do and DO NOT list for filming derbies. Follow all of these rules and you will have great quality and enjoyable demo derby videos for the world to see. 1. DO NOT film a 30 second clip of a derby and upload it online. This is pointless, what am I watching? Who wins? I saw maybe 2 hits. Stop wasting everyone's time. 2. If you are going to film a derby, film the ENTIRE heat. Do NOT shut the camera off when it's down to the final 3 cars, etc. We were kind enough to watch all of your video, now please be kind and give us the ending. 3. This is the year 2014. Video cameras and HD was invented LONG ago and is easy to buy. If your camcorder shows blurry balls as cars. Then THROW. IT. AWAY.Again see number 1. What am I watching and who wins? 4. If you are NOT standing at the front of the derby, in the BRIGHT daylight, and your phone was built in 2012 or older. Then DO NOT film a derby with a cell phone...It may seem cool and a good idea at the moment, but when the time comes to watch your crappy cell phone video. It will be nothing but bad focus, shaky movement, occasional sideways views, fading noises and low light visibility. 5. If you are holding a video camera filming a specific person in the derby. Do NOT scream at the driver.Derby Drivers CAN NOT hear you. People watching the video CAN. We like our speakers to remain working, so keep the shouting at a minimum. If you can not contain yourself from screaming, then please allow somebody else to record the video. 6. If it is midnight and the derby arena has zero lights. DO NOT attempt to film the derby.If we wanted to see blackness we would go to sleep instead of watching your video. Remember human eyes see better in the dark than a camera. Feel free to add suggestions to grow this list. I would love to see this get stickied at the top of the video section sorry i known i m record many shitty video on my channel for unknown reason my video come dark
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Post by ukbangerdan on May 3, 2014 17:23:20 GMT -5
I'll post up a few examples of my photos to get your take on them. As for videos/photos coming out too dark your best bet would be to change the aperature (how open the shutter is to allow more/less light) or white balance (how the camera is sensetive to colour/light)
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Post by jackedup on May 6, 2014 19:53:37 GMT -5
Ha!!! Colour... sorry, it just cracks me up some times.
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Post by aaronw on May 6, 2014 19:56:11 GMT -5
I used to video derby's 20 yrs ago with an ancient on the shoulder VHS recorders type of deal. My vids 2 decades ago were better than a lot of stuff I see today with all of the fancy gizmo's for the reason's you listed.
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