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What to do!?

Ah, I have finally recieved confirmation that I have access to the college's camera equipment to take back home for my birthday. However now that I have the equipment I am unsure as to what I should film. I need to shoot a bunch of stock footage for the college i.e., nature stuff. I live in Canada around Lake Superior (That big puddle of water that isn't an ocean.) and need to think of things to shoot. Anyone have any suggestions? Especially if you have no idea what it looks like around there, I grew up there so it's old news to me. I need a fresh pair of eyes. I'd love to hear new ideas. Thanks!

Oh yeah this post is mostly for the sake of posting. I hadn't written anything in a while.
shoot placed for peaple who fish or do water sports or go birdwaxhing

interesting places like waterfalls butterfly pond

i realy have no idee also but i just felt like posting today :lol:
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Here's a simple idea. Shoot everything. It's actually quite easy.

Get a boat, go on the lake, shoot from there.

Shoot from land at the place where you are a boat.

Shoot footage of once place and hold. Like, let's say there's an island. Point the camera at the island at record...15 seconds of footage.

If you notice a bird flying by, try to shoot it.
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What I like to do when I'm out shooting nature pictures, is get a different perspective. Sit on the ground, climb a tree, be in the lake with the camera just above water level. (Not recommended for video) :)
I would shoot in the places that have memories for you, be it good, bad, or blah.

My $.02.
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Vracar wrote:Here's a simple idea. Shoot everything. It's actually quite easy.

Get a boat, go on the lake, shoot from there.

Shoot from land at the place where you are a boat.

If you notice a bird flying by, try to shoot it.
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Also try and get different types of shots - close ups and long distance shots. Extreme Close Ups of maple leaves and stuff perhaps too?

The other point I'd add is don't just shoot from shoulder height - shoot from different angles, above your head or low down to give a kid's view on nature.
Do the whole things in D-E-V (Dog's Eye View). Make a documentary on the life through the eyes of a Dog. :wink:

Of course... my idea is really stupid.

-Cub. =o)
I like to shoot (with a vid cam :)) things that people usually don't take any notice of, like animals going about their business and stuff. I also like to then edit those videos, and make stories out of em and stuff :)
These are all very good suggestions (even Cub's, though I still suspect he's lost it).

1. Shooting everything could be rather time consuming and expensive, not to mention you may be back at square one when finished.

2. Nature? The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is teeming with wildlife along Superior's shoreline, so I can only imagine the amount of wildlife on the Canadian side. Perhaps choosing wildlife that frequents or surrounds the lake might be another possibility.

3. Jen's ideas of climbing a tree, shooting from other angles and locations is really good. From a tree would give others a bird's eye view of things (like a dog but different).

4. Also, and many of you may not know this, but stepping into Lake Superior even in the summer is like stepping into an ice filled freezer. The water rarely warms up and can leave one with a terrible ache in the lower extremities. Been there, done that.

5. How about a contrast between nature and man's interventions? The lake as a backdrop against the large freighters and their possible impact on the environment.

6. Last but not least, take movies and/or pics of drunken college students falling into the ice cold water and getting frostbite while vomiting in the lake.
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Jim the old guy wrote:6. Last but not least, take movies and/or pics of drunken college students falling into the ice cold water and getting frostbite while vomiting in the lake.
...and, you will still have a film more worthy of watching than some that are out at the cinemas at the moment! :wink:

-Cub. =o)
Alright so the weekend has come and gone. I was a little upset that I did not get much use out of the $30 000 worth of equipment I was lugging around for my own personal projects, however I did get a few unique shots for the archives. For the most part I went to where I shot a prior movie, and reshot a lot of footage there. Waterfalls, sunrays, trees, animals, etc. All that happy nature crap people like to stare at when a channel is off the air. I took a few suggestions from the board and filmed that too. Thanks for all the ideas it helped a lot. As for the drunken college student footage for the archives, well I'm sure we have enough of that in there already. Some might say a little TOO much. Thanks gang.