When talking about filming wakeboarding there are a few things that first come to my mind. Where, Who, How and When are we shooting. From knowing those things we can kind of get a feel for the style, location and pace of video we will be making. On most of my shoots I do the cinematography as well as the postproduction part of things, which gives me total control of the final product. Different countries have different lakes, rivers, scenery, obstacles and local riders. Knowing how is a huge part because we always need to be aware of what gear we might use, and knowing when just gives us an overall idea of the time set and natural lighting conditions. (If there are any at the time)
I think the biggest difference about filming someone ride behind a boat vs. a cable park is that when you shoot behind a boat unless you have a chase boat/jet ski you’ll be pretty stuck in that one angle, from the boat that pulls the rider. Or you can always try to set up off shore but that wont always be close enough, so sometimes you might have to crop into your footage later just to bring some more details. When filming someone ride cable you can pretty much walk around the lake and stand close to different obstacles for different time periods, constantly changing up the angles/location from which your filming from.
I like mixing up the shots as much as possible when editing, giving an intense experience that gets viewers/riders stoked about wakeboarding. Another huge advantage of the cable is that you can have up to 8 of your friends riding beside you, following you and gaining experience on the water while having a good time watching everyone else do the same thing.
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