new to self filming

what tips/tricks/experiences do you have that you would like to share?

 

Always make sure your camera is on and don't forget to hit the record button.

 

familiarity with your camera is key, anticipate where the quarry is moving to and get ready. I have also learned if you think you have filmed enough footage, film some more, can never have too much.

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Do it because you enjoy telling a story and have a deep interest in filmmaking, not because hunting is awesome and everyone else is filming their hunts.

 

Read everything in this forum, spend thousands of dollars, miss a few opportunities, and keep on doing it cuz when it happens for ya there's nuthin better.

 

Buy a big SD card. Buy a decent camera arm too. I've gone cheap and had to deal with the results. Practice getting into your tree and setting up your camera...in the dark...before season. You don't want to do it for the first time on the first day. And lastly I'd say learn where to place the camera/camera arm so it doesn't require a ton of movement to turn on/operate and also doesn't get in the way of your shot.

Good luck. It's a ton of fun. Just make sure you know why your doing it.


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Make sure your batteries are charged.
Go out and practice. Start off in a stand you don't think you'll see many deer and practice. Its all new movements so you want to get used to it.

If you plan to edit your hunts:
Always shoot more footage than you think you'll need
Leave the camera on and let it capture things like leaves falling or raindrops.

Good luck and have fun with it.

 

always make sure your having fun with it!

 

Don't worry, you will learn the most from your mistakes

 

Get a muddy mount that hooks to a bow arm and a little HD camera. Light and does the trick.

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Like pops said practice, practice, practice. Figure out the ideal placement for the camera for you. Some like it higher some like it lower. Then make sure you can manipulate it, move it around with out much difficulty and still prepare for the shot. Make it a part of you shot routine.

Bow mounted cameras are great but they can be less than ideal in some cases. Since you are first trying don't break the bank. get a decent camera arm and you can find a HD camcorder used for a couple hundred bucks. its nice to have one with a LANC connection to help minimize motion but not required. Definitely don't buy a $1000+ camera until you decide its something you like and want to stick with.

Also remember that you can upgrade over time as your budget allows.

Most importantly have fun with it. Good luck.

 

I just discovered a cool lil trick for second angle with my GoPro. The go pro was hit or miss for me wearing it on a headsrap. I never knew exactly where it was pointing. Had lots of footage of it pointing away from what I was trying to film. I found the go pro app on my Ifone and it can control the go pro as well as allow you to see what its filming thru "Preview"....Kool..... HOWEVER........ now your self filming...........here comes the deer......turn on the big camera......turn on the shotgun mic...... hit record.....turn on the go pro........ hit record........pick up the bow....... track the deer with the big cam.........try to control the adrenalin.......Is he in frame?......Is the zoom good..........do I have a clear shot.......squeeze.........

DAM HE WAS OUTA THE FRAME.................great fun

 

Set the GoPro to start videoing at start up.

That way it's one touch to video and stop.


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1. Do it cause you enjoy it. If it's becoming a burden...just hunt.
2. Charge and have enough batteries.
3. Shoot, shoot, and shoot more than you need.
4. Minimize...take what you only need.
5. Capture good audio. You can get away with poor video, but poor audio will not pass.
6. Be well organized.

 

Learn as much about your camera as you possibly can before you hit the woods. Including how to use your manual focus correctly and ditch auto focus. Auto focus bit me 2 years ago on a good buck during muzzleloader season when it was fairly cold. Everything was rolling fine, then the buck came in, then poof smoke cloud and my camera focused on the smoke and everything else was a wash.... Manual would have seen the smoke briefly but still stayed focused on the intended target.

 

Large SD card, extra camera batteries, film a lot so you can edit it down, practice around with it before hunting and Muddy makes a great inexpensive camera arm that works great for me personally.