GoPro HERO

The GoPro HERO was practically built for sports, and not just the extreme kind. It's compact, durable, and produces high-quality footage at a high-frame rate—just the kind of camera you want for shooting fast-moving athletes outdoors. Rich Harrington drops in at the local skate park and shows how to shoot grinds, kickflips, and ollies from multiple angles, including a head mount and an under-the-board point of view. He also shows how to plan for other equipment you'll need, like Steadicam rigs for extra stabilization or clamps and poles to capture interesting angles. Plus, learn how to film interviews on location without having to switch cameras, and set your GoPro to capture overcranked footage. Best of all? The techniques shown only require one camera, so if you have a GoPro, you're good to go.

Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Before the Shoot
• 2. Configuring the Cameras
• 3. Attaching the Camera to a Skateboard
• 4. Handheld Cameras
• 5. Mounting a Camera on the Athlete
• 6. Positioning Cameras for Coverage
• 7. Capturing Interviews on Location
• 8. Capturing High-Frame-Rate Footage
• 9. Lessons Learned
• Conclusion