Questions for Rodneyvideo1

[HOYTnMUZZYboy]

Rodney I was just wondering if you had any lil tricks or anything like that for us guys and gals that do our own filming. Any help in the general topic would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!!

[rodneyvideo1]

two things that make a hunt better is stability and audio,having a good tripod or camera arm will help keep the camera still." even when buck fever kicks in" lol.. and a wireless mic or good shotgun mic will capture sounds that make a hunt better.

[Jorden]

Hey Rodney I have another question for you. How did you get get started in filming and eventually get your foot in the door at realtree? Also what advice would you give someone out there who would be interested in a career filming hunts?

Thanks
Jorden

[rodneyvideo1]

I got lucky. A friend of mine started his own show also live in same town as David . Best thing to do is start filming your friends and put you a dvd together of some of the hunts. That way you can send it to different companies to watch. If that fails there are some camera schools you can go to but that can get expensive.

[GWSmith]

Rodney, How much weight do you carry into the woods in camera gear alone?
How do you get all that up in the treestand safely?

[rodneyvideo1]

With camera, extra batteries ,the base ,arm ,and tripod its around 40 pounds sometimes more. As for getting it up a tree its best to lower a rope and have the hunter tie stuff on piece by piece.And yes it can get hectic trying to get everything on the tree while being quiet and a hunter on the ground wanting to get in the tree.

[GWSmith]

Thanks...Hey...if you took Tim's bow up with you first I bet he'd have that stuff up to you in a jiffy:D

[rodneyvideo1]

Now that would be fun to watch.lol....

[toddyboman]

i think this was already asked but what video editing software do you use?

How much actaul footage do you have per hunt......I know we only see a few mintues of the hunt... We see the good stuff how much gets cutt out?? ;):)

[rodneyvideo1]

Right now i use adobe premiere. On a 5 day trip you could easily go threw 4 60min tapes the trick is having a story line so you have to keep track of every thing that goes on in the hunt to make it tie in together. The amount cut out depends on if its for tv or video ,video hunts last around 3 to 5 mins ,whereas tv hunts go a little more in depth.

[GWSmith]

...As for getting it up a tree its best to lower a rope and have the hunter tie stuff on piece by piece.And yes it can get hectic trying to get everything on the tree while being quiet and a hunter on the ground wanting to get in the tree.

Have you ever considered using a camo softsided bow case...instead of tying on each piece separately?
I have to admit that I just about abuse mine. I've used it for hauling up gear, a seat cushion, leg covering/warmer, and even a roof from the snow!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/GWSmith/SoftBowCase.jpg

[Tim Andrus]

Dont give him any ideas Gary!!! Last time cost me a steak dinner!

[GWSmith]

Dont give him any ideas Gary!!! Last time cost me a steak dinner!



I cant remember seeing this thread or saying anything:D
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b345/GWSmith/monkeys2.jpg

[HOYTnMUZZYboy]

Thanks for some great advice! I have the gorilla tree arm, and a decent camera, dont get me wrong its nothin spectacular but it does the job and it shoots fairly decent footage. How much did the program you use run you? I am havin a hard time finding the cable to hook my camera to my computer. Im usein the mini dv. My camera is made by JVC.

[rodneyvideo1]

Gary,Thats a good idea i will have to try that. thanks

[rodneyvideo1]

Matt, The setup i use runs around 3000, but you can find some cheaper and you can get that cable from b&h cameras

[HOYTnMUZZYboy]

Thanks for the help Rodney!