Film Fest Winner!

How to Make a Video in 60 Minutes from Jimmy McKeever on Vimeo.

Film Fest, a student wide event at Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Watertown WI, occurs during the spring semester each year. Students are permitted to submit a video of their own making in order to win monetary prizes. This year's winner of the Film Fest: "How To" category was a movie entitled "How to Make a Movie in 60 Minutes. The original idea came from Luke Tanis and Peter Duran, and the movie itself was filmed and edited by myself using a GoPro Hero 2, GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition, and Final Cut Pro X. 
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Creative Angles

Getting unique angles and good looking shots can be difficult with an ordinary camera. As this video demonstrates, a GoPro enables an individual to capture himself without the help of another. The far away feel of the shot adds a great deal to the video. Great job, Andrew Whiteford, for being so creative with your GoPro Hero Black Edition.

HERO3 Test- around JH from Andrew Whiteford on Vimeo.

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GoPro in the Sky

The versatility of GoPro expands everyday as people experiment with different mounting techniques. Chest mounts, head mounts, wrist mounts, helmet mounts, and suction cup mounts are typically used for GoPro. One of the newest mounting locations is on a remote control helicopter. 

The majority of these GoPro equipped flying devices are actually referred to as Quadcopters because of the number of propeller. 4 Propellers provide adequate stability and substantial maneuverability. Because GoPro cameras are so light, they can be easily attached to these flying machines with out much difficulty.

DJI Phantom Aerial UAV Drone Quadcopter for GoPro

As illustated in these picture, GoPro quadcopters come in all shapes and sizes. Often they are homemade devices, but some copters such as the white one pictured directly above can be purchased from Amazon for only $679. This particular model contains a GPS system that will automatically fly the quadcopter back to the remote with the touch of a button. 


Quadcopters have revolutionized how GoPro cameras can be used. The following possibilities have been made available through the combination of Quadcopters and GoPro.

• High Angles
• Surveillance
• Fast movement through the air
• Professional edge
• Unlimited accessibility in hard to reach areas

Here is a video demostrating the power of this amazing piece of technology. Enjoy!

Minute Nine - Quadcopter Snowboarding from Rob Antill on Vimeo.

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GoPro Array

GoPro Cameras have amazing capabilities and new capabilities are being discovered everyday. One such feature that GoPro is being used for is called GoPro array. Basically this technique freezes the shot and give the appearance that the camera is rotating while the video is frozen. In order to achieve an effect as complex as this, have multiple GoPros is necessary. 

Typically the people who create these vides are sponsored by GoPro so they do not have to purchase 10 or more GoPros. Here is a video which I found on Vimeo that gives a good sense of what a GoPro array looks like. Enjoy!



My GoPro Array from Marc Donahue on Vimeo.

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