I sometimes do. I used to occasionally shoot short snippets of entertaining events unfolding, or of certain rides in between taking photos, but back in 2010 I started shooting a few CF Live videos. I've done three so far, and will hopefully film a couple more before the end of the year.
Shameless plug:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MouseAT/videos
Snoo said:
Used to. Youll see some of me on the CF YT channel. But.. I've grown more to just enjoy the day then film. I might start taking photos however.
furie said:
There's a balance between "capturing the day" and actually enjoying it first hand :lol: It's difficult to do both, but sometimes there's opportunity and I have the l337 skillz
It is a difficult trade off to make. When I'm taking photos (along with the odd small video clip), it's easy just to go with the flow and take the odd snap here and there when the opportunity presents itself. Taking photos with a (fairly) compact camera doesn't detract from my day in any way. When I'm doing an event video, far more effort is required.
I need to be alert so that I can capture entertaining stuff when it happens. I need to think ahead, and decide what clips I'm going to need ahead of time. I'm often standing around for a while during the day waiting for things to happen so that I can get a particular shot. I usually end up wandering around the park on my own for a while (often during the lunch break) trying to get some decent off-ride footage to use in the video. It's a bit of a pain in the ass, and only worth it under very specific circumstances.
I'll only make videos if I'm with a group. Half the fun of shooting a Live video is capturing antics. Sure, I always put ride footage in my videos, but I don't make that the focus. CF Lives are all about people having fun on and off the rides, rather than about the rides themselves.
Secondly, I'm pretty much the exact opposite of Scott in this regard:
Scott88 said:
I mostly film at events with Pleasure Beach Experience, but like to film at parks I haven't been to before or to parks I rarely get to.
So far I've only filmed CF Lives at the parks I visit regularly, have done to the death and know like the back of my hand. I generally find I can't do both photos and videos at the same time, so I have to pick one or the other.
When I've been to a park many times, I've already got all the signature pictures, so I'm not bothered about passing up the photo opportunities, and I'm not too bothered about passing up riding something silly in order to get some good video of people gooning it up. If it's my first visit to a park, I generally want to get the most out of it, and I can't really do that if I'm filming.
I do love it when a good video comes together though. On the occasions when I do make the effort, I always feel like it was worth it.
