Posts tagged mtb

One Friday morning we had an hour to film our mates who had just built themselves a ski bike. The Chill Factore (a.k.a. the Manchester Alps) were very kindly letting us test the bike out on their slopes before the centre opened.  We didn’t have long to film but we made use of  unusual angles and lots of gadgetry.  We filmed using a Panasonic GH2 & GoPro HERO’s 1 & 2.

About the bike: The idea was to make a mountain bike into something capable of sliding down pistes, and snow covered hills, in such a way that the bike could turn back into a bike, and also ideally the result should not be catastrophic failure, injury to rider or other snow users etc. It was a big success and a lot of fun.

We set ourselves a new goal to build a smooth, lightweight cable cam that is small enough to fit in your day pack and able to accomodate a GoPro HERO or similar action camera. 

Maia Media 2012 Showreel made from footage filmed during 2011.  

The motley crew who bring you the Howies Dyfi Enduro created a brand new event for 2011 in the UK’s most famous mountain biking forest - Coed Y Brenin. 

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Here’s a little video of our first test with an 8ft Kessler Crane. Didn’t want anything too gnarly, so went to the park and followed Patrick about on his bike.  Can’t wait to hump the 20kg of gear up a big hill now and test it out on some proper mountain biking. 

We made our own DIY Cable Cam and this little video gives you an insight into how we made it and the end results. All biking was filmed on The Beast in the Peak District on a Panasonic GH1. It was rather overcast on the day but we did the best we could. 

Another mtb video following my boyfriend around on his mountain bike at Wharncliffe Woods. It was filmed on my GH1. I also took along my glidetrack. Small colour alterations made using Magic Bullet Looks. 

I liked the aesthetics of video with DSLR’s so I recently dug deep into my pockets and purchased a Panasonic GH1. This is my first practice. 

The video follows my boyfriend mountain biking at Lee Quarry. I also took along my glidetrack. 

Music is ‘Sweet Disposition’ by The Temper Trap