Experimental Multimedia Artist: 3D, Video, Photography, Motion Graphics and Beyond..
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GoPro Custom Pole Mount.
Dec 9th
With my recent Purchase of the GoPro HD Hero I’ve been experimenting with new filming techniques. One of the most radical is attaching the camera to a pole and have it facing the person in control. This has been done before (see video below) so I wanted to spice it up a little. I set out to find something that would be appropriate. I found a shop on eBay that was selling 2cm diameter by 1m length acrylic rod for around £10 inc delivery.
GoPro HD HERO Camera: Snowboarding with the Pole Cam Mount from GoPro on Vimeo.
Below are a couple of shots of the finished mount. I used a old bike handle grip and the mount I made earlier in the year. Over all I’m pretty happy with how it came together.
UPDATE:
So after a week of using this thing up in the Alps I can safely say its totally awesome! It was particularly good because I was able to give it to friends who have no idea about filming and still get great shots. Below are a few screen grabs and the trailer for the DVD I helped put together.
Nottingham Trent Snowsports Val Thorens 2010 Trailer from Rob Antill on Vimeo.
If you fancy seeing a few more clips of this in action check out this and this post.
GoPro HD Hero: Mini Review and Custom Mounts..
Sep 3rd
I recently got my self one of these small digital video cameras…
They are made by a American company called GoPro and this is the HD model. I picked it up for £270 from this small online shop. The camera shoots in various modes including 720p @ 60 Fps(for some nice slow mo action), 960p @ 30Fps and 1080p @ 30Fps. It also has a Time lapse feature that takes photos in intervals of 2,5,10,30 and 60 seconds. It takes a SD card up to 32Gb and can record for about 2.5 hours on a single charge.
Here’s what’s Included (The suction mount that’s usually an extra £30 was free with a special offer minidvcam had on at the time of purchase)
After the first week of playing around with the camera and the various mounts I put this quick video together. Here you get an idea of what the camera is capable of 
I decided to set my self a little project and make a 360 pano time lapse motor. I got the Inspiration from Rambo on the GoPro forums. Check out the following videos to see my first tests..
Below is the rig I used to capture the above time lapses. click ‘MORE’ below to see how I made this…
