How to Film a Skate Video
If you are serious about skateboarding and are interested in being sponsored by a skateboard company, you need a skate demo video. This video should feature your best tricks, cool locations, and plenty of your own personality and creativity.
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Instructions
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Decide on a location to shoot your video. Choose locations that have plenty of room and have objects on which you can perform your favorite tricks. Places like abandoned or shut down factories are a great place to film because they usually contain loading docks, rails, and banks on which you can do tricks and display your creativity. You will also want to check out any skate parks in your area as well, since they were designed for skateboard tricks.
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Choose the number of scenes or segments to film. Make different video segments and clips for different styles of skating. For example, film a series of clips dedicated to street skating, another to freestyle skating, and a different one for vertical skating.
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Have a friend follow you with the camera. The goal is to capture you doing all your tricks. Then, capture segments of you doing a bunch of different tricks, which is called a "line." Be sure to only do the tricks that you have mastered and can do well, so that your skating looks smooth.
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Edit the video using video editing software. Add introductions to each segment and transitions to different scenes. Also, add some of your favorite music to the video to give it a personal touch and it's own flavor. A couple of really good programs to check out would be Adobe Premiere Pro CS24 or Sony Vegas Movie Studio.
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Save your video and burn it on a DVD-R. Now, you can send your video off to different skateboarding companies and also post the video up on viral video sites, such as YouTube.
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Tips & Warnings
Be aware that not every place allows skateboarding and you may get stopped by the police and fined if you are in a public or private location where skating is prohibited. Make sure that both the videographer and skateboarder have on the proper safety equipment such as a helmet, knee and elbow pads, and wrist guards to prevent serious injury.
