As per jonKranked
The start of the video being the rider pushing their bike uphill.
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The start of the video being the rider pushing their bike uphill.
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What we're tired of seeing in bike videos.
- Thread starter Electric_City
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-pushing uphill
-slow motion panoramas of scenery
-time lapse shots of clouds, rivers, etc
-working on bikes
-drivetrain closeups waiting for someone to "drop in"
-driving places to ride
-taking a ferry someplace to ride
-complaining about soundtracks instead of just pressing "mute"
-slow motion panoramas of scenery
-time lapse shots of clouds, rivers, etc
-working on bikes
-drivetrain closeups waiting for someone to "drop in"
-driving places to ride
-taking a ferry someplace to ride
-complaining about soundtracks instead of just pressing "mute"
Espresso machines. Or to some, eXPresso
-repeated shots of the same turn from slightly different angles
-camera getting sprayed with BROWN POW
-camera getting sprayed with BROWN POW
un-necessary drifting around 1 mph tight corners
whips over 1 ft root gaps
jumping over shit and hopping around just to do so
goggles being put on
pumping nothing
rain drops in puddles
derailuers that wont shift right
drones over top of trees showing forest
POV cameras
bikes in videos
videos in videos
videos
people bitching about videos
people not bitching about videos
tires that wont mount on rims
26" wheels
manuals
wheelies
stoppies
no footed can can
superman seat grab
high fives
whips over 1 ft root gaps
jumping over shit and hopping around just to do so
goggles being put on
pumping nothing
rain drops in puddles
derailuers that wont shift right
drones over top of trees showing forest
POV cameras
bikes in videos
videos in videos
videos
people bitching about videos
people not bitching about videos
tires that wont mount on rims
26" wheels
manuals
wheelies
stoppies
no footed can can
superman seat grab
high fives
- Rider waking up and cooking breakfast
- Slomo on the rider putting his goggles on
- Rider on the computer/phone keeping in touch with the fans via Instabook
- Too much slomo
- No audible bike noise
- Forced product placement (e.g.: rider casually holding an energy drink can while concentrating on his upcoming race run)
- "Profound" and philosophical thoughts from rider on how the real meaning of life is just "being out there riding your bike with your mates"
- Slomo on the rider putting his goggles on
- Rider on the computer/phone keeping in touch with the fans via Instabook
- Too much slomo
- No audible bike noise
- Forced product placement (e.g.: rider casually holding an energy drink can while concentrating on his upcoming race run)
- "Profound" and philosophical thoughts from rider on how the real meaning of life is just "being out there riding your bike with your mates"
any theme that isn't "kick ass mountain biking"
there's always Xprezo: http://www.xprezo.ca/
I've watched that last 12 minute Vital RAW vid a few times now. I'd be perfectly okay if it was twice as long.
bro its just all about this bro, riding bikes with my bros, wait, hold on i have to update my instagram to get my sponsors some exposure, but bro it's totally all about just hangi....wait, I got a few likes and comments I must respond to, where was I? oh yea, bro I mean it;s just to real to be real and ride bikes for the pure love of *ring ring* yeah? Oh, cool, they have the production crew signed? Ok great, and how much will i get for my next rad vid? Ok, I thought we talked about more than that? ok, thanks manager guy.
Anyway bro, it's like so rad to just stoke the smile on the faces of my homies while we all shred the gnar and get rad for the love
Anyway bro, it's like so rad to just stoke the smile on the faces of my homies while we all shred the gnar and get rad for the love
this^
probably a sign of crotchety & jaded old age, but i've got no tolerance for anything but the short raw edits these days. no interest in tedious & pretentious big budget flicks like unreal & their ilk. the brannigan / masters-potter / brayton ripper segments work for me, however. and the vital raw dh bits, or course.
Reminds me of the Claw on WTTE. His insightful, profound voice over lines have so less in common with his 19yo speech when he's riding it's hilarious.
One minute he's like "... And we knew this was just the beginning of our journey yaddayaddayadda" and the next one he goes "yeah dude that was like totally sick Bro!"
My big complaint is when the chick looks at the camera...just totally screws up the vibe for me.
Oh...wait...bike videos. Umm, I don't like when they don't care about what I like in bike videos. I will probably watch most of them anyway (albeit, with the mute on in most cases).
Oh...wait...bike videos. Umm, I don't like when they don't care about what I like in bike videos. I will probably watch most of them anyway (albeit, with the mute on in most cases).
Slow-motion.. Stop with the fvcking slow motion.
Completely matched kits (clothes, bikes, goggles, helmet, sox) you are not always that fresh GIVE ME SOME MISMATCHED COLORS
Not steep stuff
Completely matched kits (clothes, bikes, goggles, helmet, sox) you are not always that fresh GIVE ME SOME MISMATCHED COLORS
Not steep stuff
Telonix, Pine Valley. We get it, those are sick riding areas. We don't need to see them in every video since 1995.
Hah! I totally nailed that Vouilloz video. Was about to click on it and realized it might be a trap to make me pissed about how shitty enduro is to watch.
I'm feeling pretty good right now.
Anyway, aside from the obvious "slomo sucks" I'll point out that there are a few videos that aren't vital raw that are pretty good.
Eddie Masters has produced some good ones, there was that one of Brannigan in New Zealand, and pretty much everything Kovarik touches turns to pure gold.
Anything that shows how balls out fast somebody is going is awesome. Anything that is not that, is also not awesome. Thus, things like putting on goggles, slowmo, talking about how you were feeding off the boys, is not boring, and something I don't want to watch.
I'm feeling pretty good right now.
Anyway, aside from the obvious "slomo sucks" I'll point out that there are a few videos that aren't vital raw that are pretty good.
Eddie Masters has produced some good ones, there was that one of Brannigan in New Zealand, and pretty much everything Kovarik touches turns to pure gold.
Anything that shows how balls out fast somebody is going is awesome. Anything that is not that, is also not awesome. Thus, things like putting on goggles, slowmo, talking about how you were feeding off the boys, is not boring, and something I don't want to watch.
ain't nothing wrong with that hope one that came out the other day...
The relatively new prevalence of video equipment and "ability" has kinda ruined action sports videos for me. Every videographer and rider is constantly spewing out some kind of shit resulting in too fucking many videos to sift through for gems.
At least Vital RAW is the shit
At least Vital RAW is the shit
Videos that lack creativity / originality. Ie videos that are just copypasta of prior videos
Spastic zooming/panning to try to make the rider look fast as they stupidly pump over small features in the terrain. Fast riders will look fast even if the camera is holding steady zoom/pan. Makes it look like a tweaker got a hold of the camera otherwise.
helmet cam
donkey shuttles
making tea
sleeping bags
holding bike over head
high fives
puddle splashes
frame cam mount angles (of pedaling, cassette rotating, erratic steering/fork compression)
floppy chain slo-mo
donkey shuttles
making tea
sleeping bags
holding bike over head
high fives
puddle splashes
frame cam mount angles (of pedaling, cassette rotating, erratic steering/fork compression)
floppy chain slo-mo
Drones will get old fast too. Just saying...
Thanks to those who want to have some fun. Others just take shit too seriously!
Thanks to those who want to have some fun. Others just take shit too seriously!
-Showing the same jump from 15 different angles just to get the desired 3 minute video.
-Mediocre music. I get along with rock, metal, hiphop, hell, even electronica. But it has to be a good tune.
-Most DH riding of non-WC pros.
-Mediocre music. I get along with rock, metal, hiphop, hell, even electronica. But it has to be a good tune.
-Most DH riding of non-WC pros.
Pssshhhh
You started it.
The earth based kickout still cracks me up. Because no one does it if they don't think they're being watched. There's a kurt sorge video around with long stretches of helmet cam on him........not once. The fool does it like 3 times in every shot when he knows the camera is pointed AT him though. It's like the mountain bike version of truck nuts. When you see it........you just know they're out to impress
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- anything that isn't riding
- drones for no other reason but drones
- drones for no other reason but drones
Helicopters filming helicopters that film drones while filming riders.
(Isn't there a Xzibit meme around for that
)
DH-riding of WC pros on japanese vulcanos.
(Isn't there a Xzibit meme around for that
)DH-riding of WC pros on japanese vulcanos.
If we're on the same page here, I read somewhere that it's referred to as the "Kamloops kicker"! Hahahahah!The earth based kickout still cracks me up.
Freeride flick, fart flicker, kamloops kicker, EBK.......................all perfectly acceptable nomenclature.
Nothing against Doerfling-the guy can rip. But this had many of the fine cinematic affectations mentioned above, including one I believe not yet mentioned, the "foliage flick."
http://m.pinkbike.com/video/430904/
http://m.pinkbike.com/video/430904/