AndyT

mm.. so my tickets are from march 14th through april 5th, which means no time after koxx days to do things. Whats the likelihood of me coming up to england for a big group ride / fun times before the koxx camp? What are people schedules like?

what ddays are you going boiiiiiii

its all about filming, capturing, editing it all yourself...that is why you never see me in the movies, whenever I ask someone to film me it comes out looking like shit I wrote some long thing over on OTN, let me try to find it for you here it is, apparently sparked from a PM someone sent me Was responding to a PM from an english chap, wound up writing a load of stuff. Posting if anyone is interested in a read: fkin hit the wrong button and deleted your PM but i got you now... I don't know really, most of my inspiration comes from within..kind of natural, but I have gotten better over the last couple of years. With anything- just practice alot, watch alot of BMX and skate films (i guess mtb films as well, i haven't seen any recently). Do alot of filming and editing and see what people think of it, see what kind of criticizms they have and try to change what they say sucks. I like to film and edit, I don't really like to capture but it is a very important part as well. They are all 3 separate deals, all equally important and all are different...if you have bad filming you will have a bad vid, likewise if you have bad editing but good filming it wont' be that good. In the beginning shoot for OK , not great, filming editing and capturing..don't shoot for the stars, people can tell when you are trying too hard and the final product will be shit. People capture differently. Some just set it to capture and get a huge f**king file of the whole tape on their computer, I can't do it like this. I have to go through each tape and take out every part I want piece by piece. It's a great help to have multiple folders for this in premiere (i'd take a screenshot but im 2000 miles from my home computer). Sometimes I cut off stuff that I would like to use when making the actual movie and I get hosed later so capture 3-5 seconds before the move starts and end the capture 3-5 seconds after the move. It is a PITA but you get used to it. I then watch the footage a few times, get some ideas of songs in my head then listen to the songs as I'm watching the clips to see if any of them match the feel of the video..this takes forever! sometimes days for me. Once I get the song i put it into premiere and start putting clips into it. Try not to get too crazy with cross fades - this is an easy way out...it might look wierd to just jump cut between clips (no fading between them, just one screen to the next) but people wont' notice it..they will notice if you fade between everything. Put a few fades here and there to match the music or if its a continuing section. The severe basics for music choices.....fast music with fast riding (usually urban), slow music with slow riding (usually natural). Fast or decently rythmed "rock"/"alternative" for sunny day footage and slower music/hip hop for dark/dreary/rainy or night footage. These aren't concrete rules by any means but if you follow them you won't come out with crap. The best music has a nice mix of slow and fast, it is really hard to do all fast in trials unfortunately (really really hard in fact, unless its a 30 second song). Music, imo, is 75% of the video. I can't watch videos repeatedly unless I like the music; it makes it so much more enjoyable. I don't know what kind of camera you have, but hopefully its a mini DV. There are cheapo "fisheye" lenses (fake ones) that work fine, mine is a piece of shit scratched to hell. Try to get something that doesn't distort it too crazy as people complain about this for no reason. I don't know #'s or anything but just dont' get anything that looks like a peephole. When filming try to get some shots without the fisheye on it if you can, it gives a little bit of variety and most people wont notice it but its still nice to do. uhh what else... titles. Very important. Don't put some big gay thing that just pops up in the middle of the screen for no reason then it jumps to someone riding. Treat the titles like the fluffing on the cake, it makes it all look good and when treated well. I tried some wierd shit in the early ftc videos (1,2,3) where I would make a title in photoshop and then bring it into premeire. Don't do this, it really looks like shit...but mine added a little bit of intereste with the photos- the quality just comes off as shit in the end after compression etc. Try to use premiere (i'm tinkering with after effects a little these days...) to do all your titles, pick one typeface and keep with it in all your series. It's like your corporate identity- peopel will get used to seeing it and they will be familiar and happy with it. DO NOT change typeface more than twice in the same film, and if you do make sure its not a great change or there had better be a great reason for it. in/out black fades are classic and you can't go wrong with simple 2 color stuff. Look at select bikes movies, they are pretty decent at it (the big pink/black selectbikes logo staring at your face). Also at the end of videos, you can get away with using type on a clip. Take the 2006 vincent H video I made, where vince is sitting on the mountain looking across the plain. This makes for a great place to put the title and you can see how it worked just fine. I'm probably forgetting lots of stuff so pm me more questions if you like, I can't really see shit on this lcd screen so sorry for spelling problems.

Thanks...I know there are some ultimate problems with it as is but I got my job done The development is more the designs i've been working with (over 50 shirt designs), and business jazz like talking to local shops, making brochures, making a business plan, aquiring the best printer for the money...etc. etc... Plus in that time I've made a few other full sites (one which encompassed clothing, film and design in it... so 3 in one!)

everything used: pencil, pen, paper, scanner, 350d, computer, illustrator, photoshop, freehand, indesign (only briefly), dreamweaver, flash.

EEEEEEEEK

I recognized you from the vids I'vee seen before...little skinny guy rocking a bike hmm dave. did i meet you before? I know who fatmike is now ! the rest of the folks sending me their pics on msn....all look the same to me!

I agree with everything! The only reason I used flash is because i'd never used it before and wanted to learn it! This was just a fun project for me to learn a new skill Future sites will never be flash only...the resolution was a bit of a fop on my part, the first 3 sites I made were for 1024 then this one half way through I realized f#ck me This site was made in 5 days- between designing and programming...not too long IMO. The whole swf is just at 400k, basically the same as loading 2-3 picures so it really does nothing to my bandwidth. Soz for the low resolution people, on my 17" 1024 looks like an apple IIgs...thanks for the other comments.

You I remember, you look exactly like jeff lenosky...tall...same face I also remember the chris guy? And then the guy with long-ish blond hair, and of course hyland/slinger/fletcher(fletch coming again this year?), the shortish guy who went around with hyland...the rest is a blur right now.

www.fredmiranda.com , all you need to know...especially if you're getting a canon edit: its even alot faster than this forum, wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy wayyyyyyyy more people..

Thanks mark..the gallery might be reworked, wouldn't take very long. I just did simple html so people could save the pics if they wanted to, didn't work too hard on it obviously! In terms of advertising- are you talking about on this forum? I know i've seen lots of clothing sites showing their sites off, didn't think this would be any different....if its a problem let me know.

I know what waynio looks like but how about the rest of the people who are going? I'm going to be very confused, I don't really pay attention to names unless I know a face. Post some pictures !!!

http://www.vwvortex.com one of the top 10 biggest forums on the internet!! I've been a member since 1999

http://www.momentdesigns.com Works in firefox now, sites all ready...flash and high resolution required (well...strongly recommended, as well as a decent computer ) Check out the pics too, horsetoooth pics on the main page of the flash site; let me know what you think...as for availability of clothing in the UK- tarty bikes will probably be carrying a full array of outfits in a few months once the balls really start rolling. cheers for any comments, hope you enjoy the pictures

if it snows that'll be fine- snow biking down the rocks with vodka in one hand weeeeeeeee

a huge tattoo on you of something that she represents to you. You'd have to be f**king nuts to get it though, women aren't worth it

I'VE SAID TOO MUCH NOESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It is a special guest. Someone who wasn't at the camp last year. Someone who I am extremely excited to film/photograph.

oo ooo...... I know one pro who is going to be there all week...... /cleaning lenses and buying more dv tapes

nah they weren't...the americans were do you know if keita and the crew will be coming again? Good times... only a few other americans will be coming this year, as opposed to 14 or so of last year so I might have to hang out with the english crew benito/kenny/vince won't drink or do anything, I'd be afraid to be around vince or benito...they might try to mount you or something ...keita throws down like a mother f**ker though

Why don't you say biketrials instead of trials I can whip up some cum sandwiches if thats your flavor.

aahahaha.no don't worry i've been contacted by a few who actually know what it is. Most people find out when they are 12 years old :dunno: edit: hint...he better make some brownies for me with some mary jane.

holy shit guys come on...you don't know what mary jane is

did you find me or did I find you?? I was wasted, pretty sure someone like took me out there. Ir eally don't remember. so much substance abuse that week best bet from paris to buthiers is the train!!! take the train, then koxx will pick you up if you go to them...last year it was 8 yanks with huge bike boxes and bags and everything, 2 guys went out to find buthiers camp and came back wth koxx cars...watch my koxx 05 vid, the firs tone- all the end part is traveling! Buthiers train station is in it you won't be able to ride at night! You right from breakfast- lunch, then from lunch-dinner...there is no way you could be physically interested in riding even mroe after all that shit...believe me you get burnt out. could I request some sort of mary jane from an englishman? We got lucky and stumbled onto some chavs in buthiers who sold us a brick of hash last year dunno if we can do the same this year...