Something I’ve noticed in my latest videos (not a lot of it can be shown for different reasons) is that I’m not as good as I want when it comes to following the motion with a handheld camera rig. I like the organic feel of handheld but I usually end up just holding it “still” or doing a short pan or so. That doesn’t really utilize the possibilities of handheld so I need to get better at moving with the action.
I asked my girlfriend if she was going to the gym (outdoor of course because of you know what) today and if I could tag along to make a video of it. She said yes and within an hour we where away! Sadly that was not enough so we just got about 20 min of shoot time before the sun went down. A sad miscalculation on my part after looking at maps and sun data and not realizing there where tall buildings right next to the gym that would block the sun 1 hour earlier than I predicted. You live and you learn.
Anyway, I still ended up with a video and I quite like it. The plan was to almost do sort of a “commercial spec”, in other words a fake commercial to show what you can do. Think about for a brand of shoes, gym clothes or maybe more some sort of video of a brands sponsor.
Without further ado, here it is! Just make sure you watch it in 4K, even on a FullHD monitor because wow how Youtube compresses the 1080p version crazy bad. Check the images beneath the video.
Here are some stills from the 1080p and 4K versions both captured in the same real resolution on screen.
4k vs 1080p Youtube compression.