 Poster: A snowHead
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Watched Ski Sunday yesterday and every week I marvel at the camera control that Graham Bell displays when he does the downhill run. Not only does he manage to give us some great commentary but he even has the time to turn the camera on himself!
Is he using a special no wobble camera?
When I tried something similar with my camcorder the picture was all over the place and I just didn’t get the same type of view that Graham manages to get.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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BOD,
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When I tried something similar with my camcorder the picture was all over the place
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I was lent a BBC mini cam a while back. It was very small (but pretty heavy) and had the most amazing anti-shake system - hand held stuff looked like it was shot from a tripod. Didn't see yesterday's run but downhill runs aren't like the kind of piste you were probably skiing on. On pistes everyone turns in different places so you get tons of undulation even if it looks fairly flat. Downhill piste on practice days (when he does it) would be like a millpond in comparison plus he, and the planks he's on, are smooth at high speed.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Doesn't Graham Bell handhold one camera and have one strapped to a ski boot?
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I was shaking just watching the run
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rob@rar.org.uk, re-watched the footage, you're right some of it is from an angle that shows the ski tips and a shadow shows him hilding a little camera. I'd like to know what camera it is.
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It was amazing watching that run and comparing it to the game that a few of us have been playing. The computer run is really accurate!!! I could tell each corner and my best time on the computer was 1:58 which i think was close to the wining time?
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Dan, what game is that?
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| rob@rar.org.uk, re-watched the footage, you're right some of it is from an angle that shows the ski tips and a shadow shows him hilding a little camera. I'd like to know what camera it is. |
I had a quick glimpse of it when he did his run at Val d'Isere. It/they didn't look any bigger than a domestic camcorder, maybe a Sony Handicam in DVCAM format rather than miniDV.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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rich, yeah that's the one!
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Word of advice.
A few years ago I fell at speed with a camera. I received some quite serious brusing to my chest & was severely winded enough to warrant medical attention.
Leave it to the Pros.
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I assume Martin has/is reading this, can he persuade Graham to pop on this thread and say hello and tell us all about it, great footage from Wengen today 
regards,
Greg
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Poster: A snowHead
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I met the other cameraman, the one who filmed Graham, he skis backwards with a full sized camera on his shoulder to get the pictures of Graham, now thats impressive, by the way Graham had already left Wengen before the race on Saturday, I think he filmed his run on Practise day (Thursday) or possibly Friday before the Combined
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Got close to the net didn't he? Balls the size of watermelons!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well done Graham. It was absolutley fantastic
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